What is "oberfeldarzt"

Oberfeldarzt (short: OFArzt or OFA) is a military rank in German speaking armed forces. It denotes a medical staff officer surgeon or medical staff officer dentist and is comparable in rank to lieutenant colonel (de: Oberstleutnant) or (naval) commander (de: Fregattenkapitän) NATO-Rangcode OF4 in anglophone armed forces.

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Rank insignia

German medical service ranks |-----

Introduction

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Rank group

Commissioned officers |-----

Army / Air Force

Oberfeldarzt (equiv. Oberstleutnant) |-----

Navy

Flottillenarzt (equiv. Fregattenkapitän) |-----

Short

OFArzt (OFA) |-----

NATOequivalent

OF-4 |-----