Definitions for "Oberst"
Group Captain Colonel
Oberst ([ˈoːbɐst]}} in German) is a military rank in several German-speaking and Scandinavian countries, equivalent to Colonel. It is currently used by both the ground and air forces of Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark and Norway. The Swedish rank överste is a direct translation, as the Finnish rank eversti and the Icelandic rank ofursti.