Leutnant zur See

Leutnant zur See
shoulder board / cuff title / mounting loop
Rank insignia	German officer rank
Introduction	1890
Rank group	Commissioned officers
Navy	Leutnant zur See
Army / Air Force	Leutnant
NATO equivalent	OF-1b
Army	Second lieutenant
Navy	Ensign Acting Sub-Lieutenant

Leutnant zur See (Lt zS or LZS) is the lowest officer rank in the German Navy. It is grouped as OF1 in NATO, equivalent to an Ensign in the United States Navy, and an Acting Sub-Lieutenant in the British Royal Navy

The rank was introduced in the German Imperial Navy by renaming the former rank of Sekonde Lieutenant in 1890. In navy context officers of this rank were simply addressed as Herr Leutnant. To distinguish naval officers from officers of the army, the suffix zur See (at sea) was added in official communication, sometimes shortened to z.S. or Lt.z.S. The rank has since been used by the Reichsmarine, the Kriegsmarine and the German Navy. In the Volksmarine the rank was originally used in the same way until the suffix zur See was dropped.

junior Rank Oberstabsbootsmann	(German officer rank) Leutnant zur See	senior Rank Oberleutnant zur See

See also:

Equivalent in other countries

• K.u.k. Navy – Korvettenleutnant
• - Vaandrig-ter-zee 2de klasse/Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe
• - Acting Sub-Lieutenant
• - Poručnik корвете
• - Løjtnant
• - Enseigne de vaisseau de 2e classe
• - Σημαιοφόρος/Simaioforos
• - 3. Stýrimaður
• - guardiamarina
• - Luitenant ter zee der 3de klasse
• - Fenrik
• - Podporucznik marynarki
• - Guarda-marinha and Subtenente
• - Aspirant
• - Поручник корвете
• - Poročnik korvete
• - Alférez de Fragata
• - Teğmen
• - Sub Lieutenant (here: OF-1a and OF-1b)
• - Ensign (rank)