Military ranks of Hungary

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The following table contains the military ranks of the Hungarian Army, both Land Forces and Air Force ranks are all the same. Information taken from Hungarian Ministry of Defenses (HMoD).

Minor Ranks
NATO rank code Hungarian rank name literal translation English rank name according to HMoD
OR-1 Honvéd (hv) Home(land)-Defender Private (PV1)
OR-2 Őrvezető (örv) Guard-Leader Private (PV2)
OR-3 Tizedes (tiz) Squad (leader), Decury Private First Class
OR-4 Szakaszvezető (szkv) Platoon-Leader Corporal
OR-5 Őrmester (örm) Guard-Master Sergeant
OR-6 Törzsőrmester (törm) Staff Guard-Master Staff Sergeant
OR-7 Főtörzsőrmester (ftörm) Chief Staff Guard-Master Sergeant First Class
OR-8 Zászlós (zls) Flagbearer, Ensign Warrant Officer
OR-8 Törzszászlós (tzls) Staff Flagbearer, Staff Ensign Senior Warrant Officer
OR-9 Főtörzszászlós (ftzls) Chief Staff Flagbearer, Chief Staff Ensign Chief Warrant Officer
Officer Ranks
NATO rank code Hungarian name of rank literal translation English rank name according to HMoD
OF-1 Hadnagy (hdgy) Military-Major, Army-Major Second Lieutenant
OF-1 Főhadnagy (fhdgy) Chief Military-Major First Lieutenant
OF-2 Százados (szds) Squadron (leader), Century Captain
OF-3 Őrnagy (őrgy) Guard-Major Major
OF-4 Alezredes (alez) Junior Regiment (leader), Junior Regimentist Lieutenant Colonel
OF-5 Ezredes (ezds) Regiment (leader), Regimentist Colonel
OF-6 Dandártábornok (ddtbk) Brigad-General Brigadier General
OF-7 Vezérőrnagy (vörgy) Leader guardian "great" Major General
OF-8 Altábornagy (altbgy) Sub camp "great" Lieutenant General
OF-9 Vezérezredes (vezds) Chief Regiment (leader), Chief Regimentist General


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Hungarian Ministry of Defenses, ranks

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