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| image_size = | alt =| caption = shoulder board / cuff title / mounting loop| image2 = | image_size2 = | alt2 =| caption2 = | image3 = | image_size3 = | alt3 =| caption3 = Germany}}Germany}}| abbreviation = OLt zS| rank insignia =| rank = | NATO rank = OF-1| Non-NATO rank = | formation = 1898| abolished = | rank group = (OLt zS or OLZSWEB,weblink Bundeswehr Dienstgrade in der Marine, www.bundeswehr-dienstgrade.de, 22 March 2018, in the German Navy, Oblt.z.S. in the Kriegsmarine) is traditionally the highest rank of Lieutenant in the German Navy. It is grouped as OF-1 in NATO.The rank was introduced in the Imperial German Navy by renaming the former rank of Premier Lieutenant in 1890. Within the navy, officers of this rank were simply addressed as Herr Oberleutnant. To distinguish naval officers from those of the army, the suffix zur See (at sea) was added in official communications, sometimes shortened to z.S. (Oblt.z.S.). The rank has since been used by the Reichsmarine, Kriegsmarine, and Bundesmarine. In the Volksmarine, the rank was originally used in the same way until the suffix zur See was dropped. In the Kriegsmarine, engineers (Ingenieur – Ing.) of the same rank were distinguished as Oberleutnant (Ing.).{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; margin: 1.5em auto; clear: both;"junior rank(File:Bundeswehr Logo Marine with lettering.svg|50px)((Rank insignia of the German Bundeswehr#Commissioned officers (CO/ de: Offiziere)|German officer rank))senior rank

See also

• Ranks of the German Bundeswehr
• Rank insignia of the German Bundeswehr

References

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