Germany
In the German forces, officers from Major to Colonel in the Army and Luftwaffe, or from Lieutenant Commander to Captain in the Navy are known as Stabsoffiziere (which could be translated as Staff Officers, though the meaning is different from that of "staff officer" in anglophone forces).
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