Kapitän () is the German word for
Captain. It is also a shortened version of several ranks in the
German navy
The German Navy (, ) is part of the unified (Federal Defense), the German Armed Forces. The German Navy was originally known as the ''Bundesmarine'' (Federal Navy) from 1956 to 1995, when ''Deutsche Marine'' (German Navy) became the official ...
, ranging from
Korvettenkapitän
(; ) is the lowest ranking Field officer, senior officer in the German navy.
Germany
Korvettenkapitän, short: KKpt/in lists: KK, () is the lowest senior officer military rank, rank () in the German Navy.
Address
The official manner, in li ...
to
Kapitän zur See.
The general meaning is equivalent to
Captain.
References
Military ranks of Germany
German words and phrases
Naval ranks of Germany
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