Sztabskapitan
Sztabskapitan - in the Russian Empire an intermediate officer rank between a lieutenant and a captain. The equivalent of the military staff in the army was the rank of Chief of Staff (cavalryman) in cavalry.
Etym. - sztabs-kapitán (штабс-капитан), as above, with German Stab 'laska; crosier; staff'; Kapitän 'captain' from srdw. pour. capitaneus, see captain.
Poles who were in the Russian army had the rank of elite reviews Bibliography
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