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''Hauptmann'' is a German word usually translated as captain when it is used as an officer's rank in the German, Austrian and Swiss armies. While "''haupt''" in contemporary German means "main", it also has the meaning of "head", i.e. ''Hauptmann'' literally translates to "head man", which is also the etymological root of "captain" (from Latin ''caput'' head). It equates to Captain in the British and US Armies, and is rated OF-2 in NATO. More generally, it can be used to denote the head of any hierarchically structured group of people, often as a compound word. For example, a ''Feuerwehrhauptmann'' is the captain of a fire brigade, while the word ''Räuberhauptmann'' refers to the leader of a gang of robbers. Official Austrian/German titles incorporating the word include ''Landeshauptmann'', ''Bezirkshauptmann'', ''Burghauptmann'' and ''Berghauptmann''. In Saxony during the Weimar Republic, the titles of ''Kreishauptmann'' and ''Amtshauptmann'' were held by senior civil servants. The word may cognate with the Swedish Hövitsman, which has the root meaning "Head man" or "the man at the head" and is closely related to the word "hövding," meaning Chieftain. Since medieval times, both titles have been used for state administrators rather than military personnel. ;See also: ==Rank insignia == On the shoulder straps (Heer, Luftwaffe) there are three silver pips (stars). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hauptmann」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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