What is "kommodore"

This article is about the German Nazi Kriegsmarine rank Kommodore ( OF-5a), equivalent to Kapitän zur See (OF-5b). It should not be confused with the more senior Commodore (rank), which might be a one-star rank ( NATO code of (OF-6), nor the position of a WW II Luftwaffe combat wing commander, known as a Geschwaderkommodore. |-----

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Rank group

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Navy

Kommodore |-----

Army / Air Force

Oberst |-----

NATOequivalent

OF-5 |-----

Army

Colonel |-----

Navy

Commodore |-----

Kommodore (pronounced kom-o-'dor-eh) was the highest senior officer rank in the German Kriegsmarine, comparable to commodore in anglophone naval forces. According to modern armed forces it was the equivalent of the NATO OF-5 grade. There was no counterpart in the German Heer and'' Luftwaffe'', but Kommodore would have been comparable to Oberführer in the Waffen-SS.