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Discussion Groups / English Usage / July 2008Q. about military ranks
Hi An "Oberst" is a Colonel, a "Leutnant" is a Lieutenant. But what is the British equvalent of a "Oberst-Leutnant"? Someone out here knows? Nicholas > Hi > > An "Oberst" is a Colonel, a "Leutnant" is a Lieutenant. But what is > the British equvalent of a "Oberst-Leutnant"? > Someone out here knows? "Lieutenant Colonel" is the rank immediately below "Colonel". Does that seem correct for "Oberst-Leutnant"? (The "Lieutenant" in such two-word titles means "assistant, deputy". The simple title "Lieutenant" is presumably abbreviated from "Captain Lieutenant", that being where it fits in the rank order.) One can also say "He's my lieutenant" in non-military language, meaning "He's my right-hand man, my chief assistant", but that's rather old-fashioned. As you probably know, lieutenant is pronounced "leff-tennant" in British English, except in the Royal Navy where it's usually blurred into " l'tennant ". Alan Jones "Alan Jones" <atj@blueyonder.co.uk> schrieb: >> Hi >> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >Alan Jones Thank you for your kind explanation, Alan. Nicholas > Hi > > An "Oberst" is a Colonel, a "Leutnant" is a Lieutenant. But what is > the British equvalent of a "Oberst-Leutnant"? > Someone out here knows? The (German) Oberst-leutnant corresponds to lieutenant colonel (army) or wing commander (RAF). And an Oberst is a group commander in the RAF. >> Hi An "Oberst" is a Colonel, a "Leutnant" is a Lieutenant. But what is >> the British equvalent of a "Oberst-Leutnant"? >> Someone out here knows? > > The (German) Oberst-leutnant corresponds to lieutenant colonel (army) or > wing commander (RAF). And an Oberst is a group commander in the RAF. "Group Captain", I think? (Four thick rings round the sleeve, as for a Captain in the Royal Navy) Alan Jones |
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