What is "oberst"

Oberst is a military rank corresponding to Colonel OF-5 in Anglophone countries, or Polkovnik in Slavophone armed forces.

Oberst may also refer to:

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Rank insignia

German officer rank |-----

Introduction

1956 |-----

Rank group

Commissioned officers |-----

Army / Air Force

Oberst |-----

Navy

Kapitän zur See |-----

NATOequivalent

OF-5 |-----

Army

Colonel |-----

Navy

Captain (naval) |-----

Oberst is a military rank in several German-speaking and Scandinavian countries, equivalent to Colonel. It is currently used by both the ground and air forces of Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, and Norway. The Swedish rank överste is a direct translation, as are the Finnish rank eversti and the Icelandic rank ofursti. In the Netherlands the rank overste is used as a synonym for a lieutenant colonel.

Oberst is a surname of Germanic origin, having originated as a topographic name for someone who lived in the highest part of a village or on a hillside, from Middle High German obrist, meaning ‘uppermost’ (later oberst), the superlative form of ober.