Hauptmann

From Victory In Europe

Rank Summary
Rank Name:	Hauptmann
Level:	Level 15
Category:	CO
Career Path:	CO
Type:	Axis Heer and Luftwaffe
Last used in:	AZUL (ViE#6)

Hauptmann is an Axis CO rank used in Heer and Luftwaffe units. It is equal to the Kriegsmarine rank of Kapitänleutnant (Captain). It was first used in ViE#1, in the 1-GJ. This is one of the five original Axis ranks, being used since BFE#1.

Contents 1 Position within the Chain of Command 2 Insignia 2.1 ViE#1 2.2 ViE#4 2.3 ViE#5 2.4 ViE#6 3 Tag 4 Holders 5 ViE#5 6 See also

Position within the Chain of Command

Hauptmann is classified as OF-2 in the NATO System and Level 15 in Ewok's rank classification system. The next lower rank is Oberleutnant. The next higher rank is Major.

Rank Position
Lower rank:	Oberleutnant
Higher rank:	Major
Parallel rank(s):	None
NATO class:	OF-2
Ewok class:	15

See also: Order of Precedence

As a CO rank, this rank can only be reached through being appointed by a General, although successful qualification as a CO Cadet greatly increases the chance to reach it.

See also: Career System

Insignia

ViE#1

Created by Ewok and used in ViE#1.

ViE#4

Created by Ewok and used in ViE#4.

ViE#5

Created by Ewok and used in ViE#5.

ViE#6

Created by BRANCALEONE and used in ViE#6

Tag

*/ was used from ViE#1 onwards.

HPTM. was used in ViE#6

* was used in BFE.

Holders

ViE#5

• Thanatos

See also

• Axis ranks

Axis ranks in ViE
Level	Heer	Luftwaffe	Kriegsmarine	Italian	Romanian
1	Schütze, Jäger, Panzerjäger etc.	Flieger	Matrose	Soldato	Soldat
2	Gefreiter	Gefreiter	Gefreiter	Soldato Scelto
2b	Gefreiter OA	Gefreiter OA	Gefreiter OA
2c	Gefreiter UA	Gefreiter UA	Gefreiter UA
3	Obergefreiter	Obergefreiter	Obergefreiter	Caporale	Fruntas
3b	Obergefreiter OA	Obergefreiter OA	Obergefreiter OA	Caporale AU
3c	Obergefreiter UA	Obergefreiter UA	Obergefreiter UA	Caporale AS
4	Hauptgefreiter	Hauptgefreiter	Hauptgefreiter		Caporal
5	Stabsgefreiter	Stabsgefreiter	Stabsgefreiter	Caporale Maggiore
6	Oberstabsgefreiter	Oberstabsgefreiter	Oberstabsgefreiter
7	Unteroffizier	Unteroffizier	Maat	Sergente	Sergent
7b	Fahnenjunker	Fahnenjunker	Seekadett	Aspirante	Maistru Militar, clasa 4
7c	Unteroffizier FA	Unteroffizier FA	Maat BA
8	Unterfeldwebel	Unterfeldwebel	Obermaat	Sergente Maggiore	Sergent-maior
9b	Fähnrich	Fähnrich	Fähnrich zur See	Sottotenente	Plutonier
9c	Feldwebel	Feldwebel	Bootsmann	Maresciallo Ordinario	Maistru Militar, clasa 3
10c	Oberfeldwebel	Oberfeldwebel	Oberbootsmann	Maresciallo Capo	Plutonier-maior
11	Hauptfeldwebel	Hauptfeldwebel	Hauptbootsmann		Maistru Militar, clasa 2
11b	Oberfähnrich	Oberfähnrich	Oberfähnrich zur See	Tenente	Maistru Militar, clasa 1
11c	Stabsfeldwebel	Stabsfeldwebel	Stabsbootsmann	Maresciallo Maggiore
12c	Oberstabsfeldwebel	Oberstabsfeldwebel	Oberstabsbootsmann		Maistru Militar principal
13	Leutnant	Leutnant	Leutnant zur See	1° Tenente	Sublocotenent
14	Oberleutnant	Oberleutnant	Oberleutnant zur See	Capitano	Locotenent
15	Hauptmann	Hauptmann	Kapitänleutnant	1° Capitano	Capitan
16	Major	Major	Korvettenkapitän	Maggiore	Maior
17	Oberstleutnant	Oberstleutnant	Fregattenkapitän	Tenente Colonello	Locotenent-colonel
18	Oberst	Oberst	Kapitän zur See	Colonello	Colonel
19	Generalmajor	Generalmajor	Vizeadmiral	Generale di Divisione	General de Brigada
20	General der Infanterie/der Gebirgsjäger etc.	General der Flieger	Admiral		General de Armata
21	Generalfeldmarschall	Oberbefehlshaber der Luftwaffe	Großadmiral	Primo Maresciallo dell´Impero	Maresal
Ranks in black are planned but have not yet been used. Ranks in italics have been created but not used. All info according to Ewok, as of Feb. 2007. Romanian ranks updated by Barake, as of August 2008.