The commander of a regiment, who initially still commanded his own Fähnlein, was designated as the Obristfeldhauptmann ("senior field captain"), the most senior of the Feldhauptleute in the regiment.
Komandan sebuah resimen, yang masih mengkomando Fähnlein-nya, ditunjuk sebagai Obristfeldhauptmann ("kapiten lapangan senior"), Feldhauptleute yang paling senior di resimen.