Oberfeldarzt
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Not to be confused with the Oberfeldarzt of the Swiss Army as appointment/assignment to the most senior medical officer (up to OF7), and the German Bundeswehr “Oberfeldarzt” (OF4-rank).
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.
Oberfeldarzt | |||
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Rank insignia | German medical service ranks | ||
Introduction | |||
Rank group | Commissioned officers | ||
Army / Air Force | Oberfeldarzt (equiv. Oberstleutnant) | ||
Navy | Flottillenarzt (equiv. Fregattenkapitän) | ||
Short | OFArzt (OFA) | ||
NATO equivalent | OF-4 | ||