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Über (German pronunciation: ⓘ, sometimes written uber / ˈ uː b ər / [1] in English-language publications) is a German language word meaning "over", "above" or "across". It is an etymological twin with German ober, and is a cognate (through Proto-Germanic) with English over, Dutch over, Swedish över and Icelandic yfir, among other Germanic languages; it is a distant cognate to the ...
Oberleutnant (English: First Lieutenant) [1] is a senior lieutenant officer rank in the German-speaking armed forces of Germany , the Austrian Armed Forces, and the Swiss Armed Forces. In Austria, Oberleutnant is also a designation for certain positions in the federal police and prison guards.
The Ober, formerly Obermann, in Austrian also called the Manderl, is the court card in the German and Swiss styles of playing cards that corresponds in rank to the Queen in French packs. The name Ober (lit.: "over") is an abbreviation of the former name for these cards, Obermann, which meant something like 'superior' or 'lord'. [1]
Oberstleutnant (German pronunciation: [ˈʔoːbɐstlɔʏtnant]) (English: Lieutenant Colonel) [1] is a senior field officer rank in several German-speaking and Scandinavian countries, equivalent to lieutenant colonel. [2] It is currently used by both the ground and air forces of Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, and Norway.
Ober may refer to: Ober (playing card), court card in the German and Swiss styles of playing cards; Ober, Indiana, an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Starke County; Oberek (also ober), a lively Polish dance in triple metre; Waiter (Dutch: Ober), a 2006 absurdist black comedy
Oberst is a German word. Spelled with a capital O, "Oberst" is a noun and defines the military rank of colonel or group captain.Spelled with a lower case o, or "oberst", it is an adjective, meaning "superior, top, topmost, uppermost, highest, chief, head, first, principal, or supreme".
Obergruppenführer (German: [ˈoːbɐˌɡʁʊpm̩fyːʁɐ], lit. ' senior group leader ') was a paramilitary rank in Nazi Germany that was first created in 1932 as a rank of the Sturmabteilung (SA) and adopted by the Schutzstaffel (SS) one year later. Until April 1942, it was the highest commissioned SS rank after only Reichsführer-SS. [1]
Emil Maurice as an Oberführer. Oberführer (short: Oberf, [ˈoːbɐfyːʁɐ], lit. ' senior leader ') was an early paramilitary rank of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) dating back to 1921.