Leutnant zur See

Naval officer rank

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Leutnant zur See is a military rank, used in a number of navies.

## Belgium

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See also: Belgian military ranks

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NATO code | OF-3 | OF-2

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Insignia[1] |  |
Flemish | Luitenant-ter-zee 1ste klasse | Luitenant-ter-zee
Belgian French | Lieutenant de vaisseau de 1re classe | Lieutenant de vaisseau
German | Linienschiffsleutnant 1. klasse | Linienschiffsleutnant

## Germany

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See also: Ranks of the German Bundeswehr and Rank insignia of the German Bundeswehr

Lieutenant at sea
Leutnant zur See

Shoulder board / cuff title / mounting loop

Country|  Germany
Service branch|  German Navy
Abbreviation| LZS
NATO rank code| OF-1
Formation| 1890
Next higher rank| Oberleutnant zur See
Next lower rank| Oberstabsbootsmann
Equivalent ranks| Leutnant (Army & Air force)

Leutnant zur See (Lt zS or LZS) is the lowest officer rank in the German Navy, grouped as OF1 in NATO.

The rank was introduced in the German Imperial Navy by renaming the former rank of Sekonde Lieutenant in 1890. In navy context officers of this rank were simply addressed as Herr Leutnant. To distinguish naval officers from officers of the army, the suffix zur See (at sea) was added in official communication, sometimes shortened to z.S. or Lt.z.S. The rank has since been used by the Reichsmarine, the Kriegsmarine and the German Navy.[2] In the Volksmarine the rank was originally used in the same way until the suffix zur See was dropped.

## Netherlands

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See also: Military ranks of the Netherlands armed forces

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NATO code | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1

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Insignia[3] |  |  |  |
Dutch | Luitenant ter zee der 1ste klasse | Luitenant ter zee der 2de klasse oudste categorie | Luitenant ter zee der 2de klasse | Luitenant ter zee der 3de klasse

## See also

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* Lieutenant (navy)
* Ranks and insignia of officers of NATO navies

## References

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1. ^ "Marinecomponent". mil.be (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 20 February 2005. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
2. ^ Showell 2002, p. 228.
3. ^ "De rangonderscheidingstekens van de krijgsmacht" (PDF) (in Dutch). Ministry of Defence (Netherlands). 19 December 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2021.

## Bibliography

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* Showell, Jak P. Mallmann (2002) [1999]. German Navy Handbook 1939–1945. Stroud, UK: Sutton Publishing. ISBN 0-7509-3205-8.

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German military ranks

Officers|

| Army & Air force|

* General
* Generalleutnant
* Generalmajor
* Brigadegeneral
* Oberst
* Oberstleutnant
* Major
* Stabshauptmann
* Hauptmann
* Oberleutnant
* Leutnant

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Navy|

* Admiral
* Vizeadmiral
* Konteradmiral
* Flottillenadmiral
* Kapitän zur See
* Fregattenkapitän
* Korvettenkapitän
* Stabskapitänleutnant
* Kapitänleutnant
* Oberleutnant zur See
* Leutnant zur See

non-commissioned officers|

| Army & Air force|

* Oberstabsfeldwebel
* Stabsfeldwebel
* Hauptfeldwebel
* Oberfeldwebel
* Feldwebel
* Stabsunteroffizier
* Unteroffizier
* Officer cadet
* Oberfähnrich
* Fähnrich
* Fahnenjunker

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Navy|

* Oberstabsbootsmann
* Stabsbootsmann
* Hauptbootsmann
* Oberbootsmann
* Bootsmann
* Obermaat
* Maat
* Officer cadet
* Oberfähnrich zur See
* Fähnrich zur See
* Seekadett

Enlisted|

| Army & Air force|

* Stabskorporal
* Korporal
* Oberstabsgefreiter
* Stabsgefreiter
* Hauptgefreiter
* Obergefreiter
* Gefreiter
* Soldat

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Navy|

* Stabskorporal
* Korporal
* Oberstabsgefreiter
* Stabsgefreiter
* Hauptgefreiter
* Obergefreiter
* Gefreiter
* Matrose

Historic:

* German Empire
* Weimar Republic
* Nazi Germany
* East Germany

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