Navy Chief Medical Officer

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The naval chief officer was one of the ranks of the German Navy . It corresponded to the rank of senior medical officer in the army and air force.

history

With the second copy of the order of the Federal President on the rank designations, the appointment and dismissal as well as the uniform of the volunteer soldiers of February 1, 1956, the rank of naval chief medical officer was newly created for marine medical officers. Corresponding medical officers of the Army and the Air Force held the rank of senior medical officer, which was created at the same time; Officers of the same rank in the Navy were corvette captains . The rank of naval chief medical officer ceased to exist with the sixth order of the Federal President on the rank designations and the uniform of soldiers from May 5, 1966. Since then, corresponding naval uniform wearers have also carried the rank of chief medical officer. At the same time, the rank of marine medical officer was dropped .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Federal President Theodor Heuss et al .: Second order of the Federal President on the rank designations, the appointment and dismissal as well as the uniform of the volunteer soldiers from February 1, 1956 . In: Federal Law Gazette Part 1 . tape 1956 , 4 of February 2, 1956. Bonn July 23, 1956, p. 63 ff . ( HTML [PDF; accessed May 12, 2015]).
  2. ^ Federal President Heinrich Lübke et al .: Sixth order of the Federal President on the rank designations and the uniform of soldiers from May 5, 1966 . In: Federal Law Gazette Part 1 . tape 1966 , 20 of May 13, 1966. Bonn May 5, 1966, p. 325 ff . ( HTML [PDF; accessed May 12, 2015]).