Kriminalhauptmeister

English translation: Detective lieutenant

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German term or phrase:	Kriminalhauptmeister
English translation:	Detective lieutenant
Entered by:	allemande

17:29 Jun 5, 2002

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German term or phrase: Kriminalhauptmeister

At the bottom of a police interrogation, the letters KHM appear behind the officer's name. I'm guessing it means "Kriminalhauptmeister". What would be the equivalent rank in an American police department?

Olav Rixen KudoZ activity Questions: 692 (3 open) (8 without valid answers) (26 closed without grading) Answers: 299 Canada
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Detective lieutenant

Explanation:
Mittlerer Dienst bei der Schutz-/Kriminalpolizei:

Amtsbezeichnung Polizei-/ Kriminalhauptmeister/in = Abkürzung
PHM / KHM

see:

http://www.polizei.niedersachsen.de/dst/brlg/pi_celle/wir/di...

Polizeiinspektion Celle

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Note added at 2002-06-05 18:53:14 (GMT)
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I found another site that\'s in English and discusses organization, functions and ranks of German police:

\"... Rank structure, pay and conditions etc. of the German Police are all regulated by general civil service law. They do not have any basic grades as it is with the prison service.

Rank structure is divided into three levels:

-middle service,(intermediate service)

-higher service,(higher intermediate service)

and

-senior - (literally =elevated, ) service.

The middle service compromises six ranks from recruit to Polizeihauptmeister; the higher service five Kommissar to Erster Hauptkommissar ranks and the senior service all ranks of Polizei-/ Kriminalrat and above.

In most German State the criminal police (detectives) and the uniform police have their separate chain of command right up to (but not including) the Inspector of Police.
...\"

http://www.ipa-calw.de/art_10.htm

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allemande
United States
Local time: 16:11

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Detective lieutenant

allemande

Captain?

brute (X)

Chief Inspector

Kim Metzger

Answers

17 mins confidence:

Captain?

Explanation:
In the military at least, the German Wehrmacht "Hauptmann" corresponds with the US Army Captain!

brute (X)
PRO pts in pair: 255

20 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Detective lieutenant

allemande
United States
Local time: 16:11
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Grading comment

Thanks so much!

41 mins confidence:

Chief Inspector

Explanation:
Or maybe detective superintendent. A Kriminalkommissar is a chief inspector. A Kriminalpolizist is a detective. I can't find the exact equivalent of Hauptmeister, but maybe this is similar.

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 14:11
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English
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