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Korvettenkapitän
Commander
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The Kapitänleutnant had to serve an average of 5 years or longer before being promoted to Korvettenkapitän (Dönitz needed almost 8 years in the twenties). During the war this time also became shorter. In 1942 'Teddy' Suhren got his promotion after only 8 months! The Korvettenkapitän wear the plain braid shoulder-strap (see left), the Korvettenkapitän (Ing.) has a cog-wheel on the shoulder-strap. They had a broader stripe on the shade of cap. On the arm they wear three broad stripes and the star (engineer officers also wore the cog-wheel).
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![Korvettenkapitaen](/media/men/ranks/krvkpt5.jpg)
Commander of U-37
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Korvettenkapitän 'Ali ' Cremer
Commander of U-333