Captain

Captain is both a nautical term and a military rank. The word came to English via French from the Latin capitaneus ("chief") which is itself derived from the Latin word for "head" (caput).

Insignia

A variety of images illustrative of different forces' insignia for captain are shown below:

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Image:Grade-capt-vaisseau.jpg|Insignia of a French Naval Captain

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Image:Pagon komandor m.png|Insignia of a Polish Comandor

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Image:Captain_insignia.gif|Insignia of a U.S. Navy Captain

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Image:GC_insignia.png|Group Captain insignia of Royal Air Force

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Image:UK-Army-OF2.gif|Captain insignia of UK Army (the Royal Marines insignia is similar, but not identical)

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Image:BwHauptmann.png|Hauptmann insignia of German Army

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Image:Captain_insignia.png|Captain insignia of US Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps

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