Lieutenant Scheisskopf
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Lieutenant Scheisskopf is a fictional character in Joseph Heller's novel Catch 22.
Scheisskopf's military rank changes throughout the book. He goes from "Colonel Scheisskopf" to "General Scheisskopf" in a what seems to be a matter of days.
It is interesting to note that "Scheisskopf" literally translates from the German as "Shit Head", a title by which characters in the book occasionally refer to him.
Scheisskopf seems to want a quiet life, being only interested in parades, and not beating or having sex with his wife (much to her dismay). Due to a running battle between two of the Generals, his parades are cancelled, to his great chagrin. He only recovers when General Peckem allows the compromise that he will be able to officially cancel the nonexistent parades, as and when he wants, thus indicating that he could have had a parade if he had wanted.