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Oberleutnant (English: First Lieutenant) is a senior lieutenant officer rank in the German-speaking armed forces of Germany (Bundeswehr), 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. In the former West Germany, it was also a rank in the Federal Border Guard ( Bundesgrenzschutz).
Oberleutnant is used by both the German Army and the German Air Force. In the NATO military comparison system, a German Oberleutnant is the equivalent of a first lieutenant in the Army/Air Forces of Allied nations.
The equivalent naval rank is Oberleutnant zur See.
In Nazi Germany, within the SS, Sturmabteilung and Waffen-SS, the rank of Obersturmführer was considered the equivalent of an Oberleutnant in the German Army.
| Service uniform (basic form) (Armored corps) | Field uniform (Armored infantry) | San OA | Service uniform (basic form) | Field uniform | San OA | Shoulder strap | Sleeve insignia | Mountain loop | San OA |
The equivalent rank in the Volksmarine (en: GDR Navy) was Oberleutnant zur See. Later it was shortened to simply Oberleutnant; however, internally Oberleutnant zur See continued to be used. With reference to the Soviet armed forces and to other armed forces of the Warsaw pact Oberleutnant was the second lowest officer rank until 1990.
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