Ranks and insignia of NATO armies officers

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Rank comparison chart of all armies of NATO member states.

Contents 1 Flag Officers (OF 10 - 6) and Officers (5 - 1) 2 Warrant officers (WO5 - 1) 3 Notes 4 Source 5 See also 6 External links

[edit] Flag Officers (OF 10 - 6) and Officers (5 - 1)

NATO Code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1		OF-D-	Student Officer
Belgium (Edit)	No Equivalent	Général Generaal	Lieutenant général Luitenant-generaal	Général-major Generaal-majoor	Général de Brigade Brigadegeneraal	Colonel Kolonel	Lieutenant-colonel Luitenant-kolonel	Major Majoor	Capitaine-commandant Kapitein-commandant Capitaine Kapitein	Lieutenant Luitenant	Sous-lieutenant Onderluitenant	No Equivalent	No Equivalent
Bulgaria (Edit)	No Equivalent
		генерал	генерал-лейтенант	генерал-майор	бригаден генерал	полковник	подполковник	майор	капитан	старши лейтенант	лейтенант	младши лейтенант	офицерски кандидат
Czech Republic [edit]	No Equiv	armádní generál	generálporučík	generálmajor	brigádní generál	plukovník	podplukovník	major	kapitán	nadporučík	poručík	podporučík	No Equiv
Canada (Edit)	No Equivalent											No Equivalent
		General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier General	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant		Officer Cadet
		Général	Lieutenant-général	Major-général	Brigadier-général	Colonel	Lieutenant-colonel	Major	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-lieutenant		Eleve-Officier
Denmark (Edit)	No Equivalent													No Equivalent
		General	Generalløjtnant	Generalmajor	Brigadegeneral	Oberst	Oberstløjnant	Major	Kaptajn	Premierløjtnant	Flyverløjtnant	Løjtnant
Estonia (Edit)	No Equivalent												No Equivalent
		Kindral	Kindralleitnant	Kindralmajor	Brigaadikindral	Kolonel	Kolonelleitnant	Major	Kapten	Leitnant	Nooremleitnant	Lipnik
France (Edit)													stripe with curl
	Maréchal de France1	Général d´Armée	Général de Corps d´Armée	Général de Division	Général de Brigade	Colonel	Lieutenant-Colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-Lieutenant	Aspirant	Élève-officier
Germany (Edit)	No Equivalent	General	Generalleutnant	Generalmajor	Brigadegeneral	Oberst	Oberstleutnant	Major	Stabshauptmann Hauptmann	Oberleutnant	Leutnant	Oberfähnrich Fähnrich	Fahnenjunker Alternative: enlisted rank plus bottom thin silver cord indicating cadet's career
Greece (Edit)	No Equivalent												No Equivalent
		Στρατηγός	Αντιστράτηγος	Υποστράτηγος	Ταξίαρχος	Συνταγματάρχης	Αντισυνταγματάρχης	Ταγματάρχης	Λοχαγός	Υπολοχαγός	Ανθυπολοχαγός	Δόκιμος Έφεδρος Αξιωματικός
Hungary (Edit)	No Equivalent											No Equivalent	No Equivalent
		Vezérezredes	Altábornagy	Vezérőrnagy	Dandártábornok	Ezredes	Alezredes	Őrnagy	Százados	Főhadnagy	Hadnagy
Iceland (Edit)	No Equivalent	No Equivalent	No Equivalent	No Equivalent	No Equivalent							No Equivalent	No Equivalent
						Ofursti	Undirofursti	Majór	Höfuðsmaður	Liðsforingi	Undirliðsforingi
Italy (Edit)
	No Equivalent											No Equivalent
		Generale	Generale di Corpo d'Armata (Tenente Generale)	Generale di Divisione (Maggiore Generale)	Generale di Brigata (Brigadiere Generale)	Colonnello	Tenente Colonnello	Maggiore	Primo capitano Capitano	Tenente	Sottotenente
Latvia (Edit)	No Equivalent	No Equivalent										No Equivalent	No Equivalent
			Ģenerālleitnants	Ģenerālmajors	Brigādes Ģenerālis	Pulkvedis	Pulkvežleitnants	Majors	Kapteinis	Virsleitnants	Leitnants
Lithuania (Edit)	No Equivalent	No Equivalent										No Equivalent
			Generolas leitenantas	Generolas majoras	Brigados generolas	Pulkininkas	Pulkininkas leitenantas	Majoras	Kapitonas	Vyresnysis leitenantas	Leitenantas		Kariūnas
Luxembourg (Edit)	No Equivalent	No Equivalent	No Equivalent	No Equivalent	No Equivalent							No Equivalent	No Equivalent
						Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Capitaine	Premier Lieutenant	Lieutenant
Netherlands (Edit)	No Equivalent											No Equivalent	No Equivalent
		Generaal	Luitenant - generaal	Generaal - majoor	Brigade - generaal	Kolonel	Luitenant - kolonel	Majoor	Kapitein/Ritmeester	1e Luitenant	2e Luitenant
Norway [edit]	No Equiv	General	Generalløytnant	Generalmajor	Brigader	Oberst	Oberstløytnant	Major	Kaptein / Rittmester	Løytnant	Fenrik	No Equiv
Poland (Edit)												No equivalent	No equivalent
	Marszałek Polski1	Generał	Generał broni	Generał dywizji	Generał brygady	Pułkownik	Podpułkownik	Major	Kapitan	Porucznik	Podporucznik
Portugal (Edit)													No Equivalent
	Marechal1	General	Tenente-general	Major-general	Brigadeiro-general	Coronel	Tenente-coronel	Major	Capitão	Tenente	Alferes	Aspirante-a-Oficial
Romania (Edit)												No Equivalent	No Equivalent
	Mareşal1	General	General-locotenent	General-maior	General de brigadă	Colonel	Locotenent-colonel	Maior	Căpitan	Locotenent	Sublocotenent
Slovakia (Edit)	No Equivalent											No Equivalent	No Equivalent
		Generál	Generálporučík	Generálmajor	Brigádny Generál	Plukovník	Podplukovník	Major	Kapitán	Nadporučík	Poručík
Slovenia (Edit)	No Equivalent											Image:SLV-Army-OF1c.gif	No Equivalent
		General	Generalpodpolkovnik	Generalmajor	Brigadir	Polkovnik	Podpolkovnik	Major	Stotnik	Nadporočnik	Poročnik	Podporočnik
Spain (Edit)												No Equivalent	No Equivalent
	Capitán general1	General de Ejército	Teniente general	General de división	General de brigada	Coronel	Teniente coronel	Comandante	Capitán	Teniente	Alférez
Turkey (Edit)	Mareşal1	Genel Kurmay Başkanı Orgeneral	Korgeneral	Tümgeneral	Tuğgeneral	Albay	Yarbay	Binbaşı	Yüzbaşı	Üsteğmen	Teğmen	Asteğmen
United Kingdom Edit												No Equivalent
	Field Marshal1	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant		Officer Cadet
United States (Edit)												No Equivalent	Various
	General of the Army1	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier General	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	First Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant		Cadet/Officer Candidate
NATO Code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1		OF-D-	Student Officer

[edit] Warrant officers (WO5 - 1)

Warrant officers rank below officers and above enlisted servicemen.

NATO Rank	WO-5	WO-4	WO-3	WO-2	WO-1
Greece (Edit)	No equivalent	No equivalent	No equivalent	No equivalent
					Ανθυπασπιστής
Poland (Edit)
	Starszy chorąży sztabowy OR9	Chorąży sztabowy (Obsolete)	Młodszy chorąży sztabowy (Obsolete)	Starszy chorąży OR8	Chorąży	Młodszy chorąży
Romania (Edit)
	Maistru Militar Principal	Maistru Militar clasa 1	Maistru Militar clasa 2	Maistru Militar clasa 3	Maistru Militar clasa 4
United States (Edit)
	Chief Warrant Officer 5 (CW5)	Chief Warrant Officer 4 (CW4)	Chief Warrant Officer 3 (CW3)	Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2)	Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)
NATO Rank	WO-5	WO-4	WO-3	WO-2	WO-1

Countries not listed use only regular officer ranks, do not have warrant officers, or warrant officers are considered OR (Other/Enlisted Rank).

[edit] Notes

• ¹ Title; Honorary/Posthumous rank; War time rank.
• ² Greece has only one level of warrant officer. The regular warrant officers rank above draftee warrant officers.

[edit] Source

• STANAG 2116 NATO chart

[edit] See also

• NATO
• Ranks and insignia of NATO
• Ranks and insignia of NATO Armies Enlisted
• Ranks and insignia of NATO Air Forces Officers
• Ranks and insignia of NATO Air Forces Enlisted
• Ranks and insignia of NATO Navies Officers
• Ranks and insignia of NATO Navies Enlisted

[edit] External links

• History of NATO – the Atlantic Alliance - UK Government site
• NATO codes for grades of military personnel from STANAG 2116

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