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Armies

Army

An army An army An army (from Latin arma "arms, weapons" via Old French armée, "armed" (feminine), in the broadest sense, is the land-based military of a nation or state. It may also include other branches of the military such as the air force via means of aviation corps...

have military rank

Military rank

Military rank is a system of hierarchical relationships in armed forces or civil institutions organized along military lines. Usually, uniforms denote the bearer's rank by particular insignia affixed to the uniforms...

systems that are often used by other military services such as air force

Air force

An air force, also known in some countries as an air army, is in the broadest sense, the national military organization that primarily conducts aerial warfare. More specifically, it is the branch of a nation's armed services that is responsible for aerial warfare as distinct from an army, navy or...

s or marines.

NATO rank codes

To aid in the comparison of ranks in the armed forces of different countries, NATO rank codes are used. These are established codes for determining the seniority of officer and other ranks in NATO countries for a particular joint task group or command structure, although specific appointments designate a higher level of seniority over other equivalent rank codes in a given situation. Officer ranks go from OF-1 (applying to all subaltern officers below captain) up to OF-10; OF(D) being a special category for trainee officers awaiting a commission. Other Ranks (those considered enlisted men in the United States forces) are classified from OR-1 to OR-9. Warrant Officer

Warrant Officer

A warrant officer is an officer in a military organization who is designated an officer by a warrant, as distinguished from a commissioned officer who is designated an officer by a commission, or from non-commissioned officer who is designated an officer by virtue of seniority.The rank was first...

s in the United States forces are a special case as they are single track career specialists between the enlisted and officer ranks in terms of seniority, and have no NATO rank code. The system should not be confused with the pay grades used in the US military.
While countries outside the NATO command structure do not strictly fall into this classification structure and there may be incidences of overlap (particularly in OR ranks between countries), the codes still provide a useful gauge in determining what ranks are broadly equivalent.

General officers

These are the highest ranks. Promotion to OF-10 rank is now rare and usually reserved for wartime.

Note that there is doubt about rank equivalency in countries that have no brigadier-generals but both colonel-generals and full generals, such as the German Empire

German Empire

The German Empire refers to Germany during the "Second Reich" period from the unification of Germany and proclamation of Wilhelm I as German Emperor on 18 January 1871, to 1918, when it became a federal republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of the Emperor, Wilhelm II.The German...

and Russia - often it is considered that in these countries a colonel-general equates to an OF-9 rank, a general to OF-8, a lieutenant-general to OF-7, and a major-general to OF-6 (i.e. the ranks below colonel-general all move down one grade).

Country	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6
Albania			Gjenerallejtnant	Gjeneralmajor	Gjeneralbrigad
Argentina Military of Argentina The Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic, in Spanish Fuerzas Armadas de la República Argentina, are controlled by the Commander-in-Chief and a civilian Minister of Defense...		Teniente General		General de División Divisional General Divisional General is a rank used in many armies to denote a rank of general, corresponding to command of a division. For convenience Divisional General is almost always translated into English as Major-General, the equivalent rank used by the UK, USA, etc., although this translation is, strictly...	General de Brigada Brigade General Brigade General is a rank used in many armies to denote the lowest rank of general, corresponding to command of a brigade. The rank is mostly used in countries where it is used as a modern alternative to a previous older rank of Brigadier or Brigadier General...
Austria Military of Austria The Österreichisches Bundesheer , is the name for the military of the Republic of Austria....		General	Generalleutnant	Generalmajor	Brigadier
Azerbaijan			General-Polkovnik	General-Leytenant	General-Mayor
Belarus			General-polkovnik	General-leytenant	General-mayor
Belgium Military of Belgium The Belgian Army is the national military of Belgium. The Belgian Army was established after Belgium became independent in October 1830... ¹		Général Generaal	Lieutenant-général Luitenant-generaal	Général-major Generaal-majoor	Général de Brigade Brigadegeneraal
Bosnia	General Armije General of the Armies	General General	General-pukovnik Lieutenant-general	General-major Major-general	Brigadni General Brigadier-general
Brazil	Marechal	General-de-Exército	General-de-Divisão Divisional General Divisional General is a rank used in many armies to denote a rank of general, corresponding to command of a division. For convenience Divisional General is almost always translated into English as Major-General, the equivalent rank used by the UK, USA, etc., although this translation is, strictly...	General-de-Brigada Brigade General Brigade General is a rank used in many armies to denote the lowest rank of general, corresponding to command of a brigade. The rank is mostly used in countries where it is used as a modern alternative to a previous older rank of Brigadier or Brigadier General...
Canada Canadian Forces Land Force Command The Canadian Army , previously called Land Force Command, is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Forces. The current size of the Army is 19,500 regular soldiers and 16,000 reserve soldiers, for a total of around 35,500 soldiers... ²		General général	Lieutenant-General Lieutenant-général	Major-General major-général	Brigadier-General brigadier-général
Chile Chilean Army The Chilean Army is the land arm of the Military of Chile. This 45,000-person army is organized into seven divisions, a special operations brigade and an air brigade....	Capitan General	General de Ejército	General de División	General de Brigada	Brigadier
China People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army is the unified military organization of all land, sea, strategic missile and air forces of the People's Republic of China. The PLA was established on August 1, 1927 — celebrated annually as "PLA Day" — as the military arm of the Communist Party of China... (Modern)		Shang Jiang 上将	Zhong Jiang 中将	Shao Jiang 少将	Da Xiao 大校
China 1950s	Da Jiang 大将 (also exists a rank one level above: Yuan Shuai 元帅)	Shang Jiang 上将	Zhong Jiang 中将	Shao Jiang 少将	Da Xiao 大校
Croatia Croatian military ranks -Army and air force ranks:Labels ranks for members of the Croatian Ground Army and Croatian Air Force and Defense are identical, except that the ranks of the Ground Army are gold and of the Air Force and Defense are silver.-Navy ranks:...	Stožerni general	General zbora	General pukovnik	General bojnik	Brigadni general
Egypt	Musheer مشير	Fariq Awwal (فريق أول)	Fariq (فريق)	Liwa (لواء)	Amid (عميد)
Finland Finnish Army The Finnish Army is the land forces branch of the Finnish Defence Forces.Today's Army is divided into six branches: the infantry , field artillery, anti-aircraft artillery, engineers, signals, and materiel troops.-History of the Finnish Army:Between 1809 and 1917 Finland was an autonomous part of... ³	Sotamarsalkka Fältmarskalk	Kenraali General	Kenraaliluutnantti Generallöjtnant	Kenraalimajuri Generalmajor	Prikaatikenraali Brigadgeneral
France French Army The French Army, officially the Armée de Terre , is the land-based and largest component of the French Armed Forces.As of 2010, the army employs 123,100 regulars, 18,350 part-time reservists and 7,700 Legionnaires. All soldiers are professionals, following the suspension of conscription, voted in...	Maréchal de France Marshal of France The Marshal of France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a military rank. It is granted to generals for exceptional achievements...	Général d'Armée Army General For the army rank of General, as opposed to the specific rank of Army General, see General officer.Army General is a title used in many countries to denote the rank of General nominally commanding an army in the field...	Général de Corps d'Armée Corps General Corps General is a rank corresponding to the Commonwealth and US rank of Lieutenant General. For convenience the rank in foreign armies is normally actually translated as Lieutenant General. In France a général de corps d'armée is actually an appointment of Divisional General, rather than a...	Général de Division Divisional General Divisional General is a rank used in many armies to denote a rank of general, corresponding to command of a division. For convenience Divisional General is almost always translated into English as Major-General, the equivalent rank used by the UK, USA, etc., although this translation is, strictly...	Général de Brigade Brigade General Brigade General is a rank used in many armies to denote the lowest rank of general, corresponding to command of a brigade. The rank is mostly used in countries where it is used as a modern alternative to a previous older rank of Brigadier or Brigadier General...
Germany Bundeswehr The Bundeswehr consists of the unified armed forces of Germany and their civil administration and procurement authorities... (modern)		General	Generalleutnant	Generalmajor	Brigadegeneral
German Empire German Empire The German Empire refers to Germany during the "Second Reich" period from the unification of Germany and proclamation of Wilhelm I as German Emperor on 18 January 1871, to 1918, when it became a federal republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of the Emperor, Wilhelm II.The German...	Generalfeldmarschall	Generaloberst	General der Infanterie (Kavallerie, Artillerie, etc.)	Generalleutnant (until 1899, Generallieutenant)	Generalmajor
Nazi Germany Nazi Germany Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by... (Wehrmacht Wehrmacht The Wehrmacht – from , to defend and , the might/power) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer , the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe .-Origin and use of the term:... rank)	Reichsmarschall des Großdeutschen Reiches ---- Generalfeldmarschall	Generaloberst	General der Infanterie (Panzertruppen, Flieger, Artillerie, etc.)	Generalleutnant	Generalmajor
Nazi Germany Nazi Germany Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by... (SS rank)	Reichsführer-SS	Oberstgruppenführer	Obergruppenführer	Gruppenführer	Brigadeführer
Greece Hellenic Army The Hellenic Army , formed in 1828, is the land force of Greece.The motto of the Hellenic Army is , "Freedom Stems from Valor", from Thucydides's History of the Peloponnesian War...		Strategos Strategos Strategos, plural strategoi, is used in Greek to mean "general". In the Hellenistic and Byzantine Empires the term was also used to describe a military governor... (Στρατηγός / General)	Antistrategos (Αντιστράτηγος / Lieutenant General)	Hypostrategos (Υποστράτηγος / Major General)	Taxiarkhos Taxiarkhos Taxiarch, the anglicized form of taxiarchos or taxiarchēs is used in the Greek language to mean "brigadier". The term derives from táxis, "order", in military context "an ordered formation". In turn, the rank has given rise to the Greek term for brigade, taxiarchia... (Ταξίαρχος / Brigadier General)
Hungary	(tábornagy)	Vezérezredes	Altábornagy	Vezérőrnagy	Dandártábornok
India Indian Army The Indian Army is the land based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. With about 1,100,000 soldiers in active service and about 1,150,000 reserve troops, the Indian Army is the world's largest standing volunteer army...	Field Marshal Field Marshal (India) The rank of Field Marshal is the highest possible rank in the Indian Army. Only two Army appointments have been made by the Government of India since independence in 1947. An equivalent rank existed in the British Indian Army before 1947...	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier
Indonesia Indonesian Army The Indonesian Army , the land component of the Indonesian Armed Forces, has an estimated strength of 328,517 regular personnel. The force's history began in 1945 when the Tentara Keamanan Rakyat "Civil Security Forces" served as paramilitary and police.Since the nation's independence struggle,...	Jenderal Besar Jenderal Besar Jenderal Besar, translated literally as "Great General", is the highest rank of the Army of Indonesia. It is the equivalent of a General of the Army, and is used to translate that rank into Indonesian...	Jenderal	Letnan Jenderal	Mayor Jenderal	Brigadir Jenderal
Israel			Rav-aluf (רב-אלוף)	Aluf (אלוף)	Tat-aluf (תת-אלוף)
Italy Italian Army The Italian Army is the ground defence force of the Italian Armed Forces. It is all-volunteer force of active-duty personnel, numbering 108,355 in 2010. Its best-known combat vehicles are the Dardo infantry fighting vehicle, the Centauro tank destroyer and the Ariete tank, and among its aircraft... (since 2002)		Generale	Generale di Corpo d'Armata	Generale di Divisione	Generale di Brigata
Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... (1923–1946)	Maresciallo d'Italia	Generale (design.) d'Armata	Generale di Corpo d'Armata	Generale di Divisione	Generale di Brigata
Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... (MVSN Blackshirts The Blackshirts were Fascist paramilitary groups in Italy during the period immediately following World War I and until the end of World War II... )	Comandante Generale	Comandante			Console Generale
Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... (Imperial Japanese Army Imperial Japanese Army -Foundation:During the Meiji Restoration, the military forces loyal to the Emperor were samurai drawn primarily from the loyalist feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū... )	Gensui 元帥	Taishō 大将	Chūjō 中将	Shōshō 少将
Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... (Japan Self-Defense Forces Japan Self-Defense Forces The , or JSDF, occasionally referred to as JSF or SDF, are the unified military forces of Japan that were established after the end of the post–World War II Allied occupation of Japan. For most of the post-war period the JSDF was confined to the islands of Japan and not permitted to be deployed... )		Rikujō Bakuryōchō 陸上幕僚長	Rikushō 陸将	Rikushōho 陸将補
Jordan Jordanian Armed Forces The Jordanian Armed Forces , also referred to as The Arab Army , with all of it branches, is under direct control of the King of Jordan... ⁴	Musheer (Field Marshal)	Fariq Awwal (General)	Fariq (Lieutenant General)	Liwa'a (Major General)	A'mid (Brigadier General)
Latvia			Ģenerālleitnants	Ģenerālmajors	Brigādes ģenerālis
Lebanon			'Imād (General)	Liwā' (Major General)	'Ameed (Brigadier General)
Republic of Macedonia		Генерал	Генерал Потполковник	Генерал Мајор	Бригаден Генерал
Malaysia	Marshal Darat	Jeneral	Leftenan Jeneral	Mejar Jeneral	Brigedier Jeneral
Mexico Mexican Army The Mexican Army is the combined land and air branch and largest of the Mexican Military services; it also is known as the National Defense Army. It is famous for having been the first army to adopt and use an automatic rifle, , in 1899, and the first to issue automatic weapons as standard issue...	Supremo Comandante de las Fuerzas Armadas	General Diplomado del Estado Mayor	General de División	General de Brigada	General Brigadier
Mongolia	Маршал	Генерал	Дэслэгч генерал	Хошууч генерал	Бригадын генерал
Netherlands Royal Netherlands Army The Royal Netherlands Army is the land forces element of the military of the Netherlands.-Short history:The Royal Netherlands Army was raised on 9 January 1814, but its origins date back to 1572, when the so-called Staatse Leger was raised...	Veldmaarschalk	Generaal	Luitenant-generaal	Generaal-majoor	Brigade-generaal
New Zealand New Zealand Army The New Zealand Army , is the land component of the New Zealand Defence Force and comprises around 4,500 Regular Force personnel, 2,000 Territorial Force personnel and 500 civilians. Formerly the New Zealand Military Forces, the current name was adopted around 1946...			Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier
Nigeria Nigerian Army The Nigerian Army the largest of the Nigerian Armed Forces, has about 100,000 professional personnel. The original elements of the Royal West African Frontier Force in Nigeria were formed in 1900....	Field Marshal	General	Lieutenant-General	Major-General	Brigadier
North Korea North Korea The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...	Daewŏnsu ---- Konghwagukwŏnsu ---- Inmingunwŏnsu	Chasu ---- Daejang	Sangjang	Jungjang	Sojang
Norway Norwegian Army Norway achieved full independence in 1905, and in the first century of its short life has contributed to two major conflicts, the Cold War and the War on Terror. The Norwegian Army currently operates in the north of Norway and in Afghanistan as well as in Eastern Europe. The Army is the oldest of...		General	Generalløytnant	Generalmajor	Brigader
Pakistan Pakistan Army The Pakistan Army is the branch of the Pakistani Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The Pakistan Army came into existence after the Partition of India and the resulting independence of Pakistan in 1947. It is currently headed by General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. The Pakistan...	Field Marshal	General	Lieutenant-General	Major-General	Brigadier
Republic of the Philippines Philippine Army The Philippine Army is the ground arm of the Armed Forces of the Philippines . Its official name in Tagalog is Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas. On July 23, 2010, President Benigno Aquino III appointed Maj. Gen...	Field Marshal Field Marshal (Philippines) Field Marshal of the Philippines was a rank created in 1937 to be held by Douglas MacArthur. MacArthur was accorded the rank as Military Advisor to the Commonwealth Government of the Philippines, which retained his services to form an army in response to the growing danger from Japan and the... (obsolete)	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier General
Poland	Marszałek Polski	Generał	Generał broni	Generał dywizji	Generał brygady
Portugal Portuguese Army The Portuguese Army is the ground branch of the Portuguese Armed Forces which, in co-operation with other branches of the Portuguese military, is charged with the defence of Portugal...	Marechal	General	Tenente-general	Major-general	Brigadeiro-general
Romania Romanian Armed Forces The Land Forces, Air Force and Naval Forces of Romania are collectively known as the Romanian Armed Forces...	Mareșal	General	General-locotenent	General-maior	General de brigadă
Russian Federation Russian Ground Forces The Russian Ground Forces are the land forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, formed from parts of the collapsing Soviet Army in 1992. The formation of these forces posed economic challenges after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and required reforms to professionalize the force...	Marshal ----General armii	General-polkovnik	General-leytenant	General-mayor	-
Russian Empire Russian Empire The Russian Empire was a state that existed from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was the successor to the Tsardom of Russia and the predecessor of the Soviet Union...	General-feldmarshal	General ot infanterii (kavalerii, artilerii)	General-leytenant	General-mayor	Brigadir (until 1798)
Saudi Arabia		Fariq Awwal (فريق أول)	Fariq (فريق)	Liwa (لواء)	Amid (عميد)
Serbia Military of Serbia and Montenegro The Military of Serbia and Montenegro were the armed forces of the Serbia and Montenegro...		General-pukovnik	General-potpukovnik	General-major	General-poručnik
Singapore Singapore Armed Forces The Singapore Armed Forces is the military arm of the Total Defence of the Republic of Singapore; as well as the military component of the Ministry of Defence. The SAF comprises three branches: the Singapore Army, the Republic of Singapore Air Force and the Republic of Singapore Navy...			Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier General
South Africa South African National Defence Force The South African National Defence Force is the armed forces of South Africa. The military as it exists today was created in 1994, following South Africa's first post-apartheid national elections and the adoption of a new constitution...		General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier General
South Korea Military of South Korea The Republic of Korea Armed Forces or ROK Armed Forces, is the armed forces of the Republic of Korea...	Wonsu (원수)	Daejang (대장)	Jungjang (중장)	Sojang (소장)	Junjang (준장)
Soviet Union Red Army The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army started out as the Soviet Union's revolutionary communist combat groups during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It grew into the national army of the Soviet Union. By the 1930s the Red Army was among the largest armies in history.The "Red Army" name refers to...	Marshal Sovietskogo Soyuza ----General Armii/Marshal and Glavny Marshal of the ... (branch)	General-polkovnik	General-leytenant	General-mayor	-
Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	Capitán General	General de Ejército	Teniente General	General de división	General de Brigada
Sri Lanka		General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier
Sweden Swedish Army The Swedish Army is one of the oldest standing armies in the world and a branch of the Swedish Armed Forces; it is in charge of land operations. General Sverker Göranson is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Army.- Organization :...	Fältmarskalk	General	Generallöjtnant	Generalmajor	Brigadgeneral⁵
Switzerland		General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier General
Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following... (Republic of China Republic of China The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor... )	Teji-shangjiang 特級上將	Yiji-Shangjiang 一級上將	Erji-Shangjiang 二級上將	Zhongjiang 中將	Shaojiang 少將
Thailand Military ranks of the Thai armed forces -Royal Thai Army:The Royal Thai Army is the land based part of the Thai military.-Officers:-Other Ranks:Private 1st Class is a rank assigned to conscripts after they have finished specialist training...	Chom Phon Chom Phon Chom Phon or Field Marshal of Thailand is a military rank of Thailand in the Royal Thai Army, considered the equivalent to a Field Marshal or General of the Army . Today it is ceremonially held by members of the Thai Royal family and exists only on paper in the actual Thai military... (Field Marshal)	Phon Ek (General)	Phon Tho (Lt Gen)	Phon Tri (Maj Gen)	-
Turkey	Mareşal	Orgeneral	Korgeneral	Tümgeneral	Tuğgeneral
Ukraine Ukrainian Ground Forces The Ukrainian Ground Forces are the land force component of the Military of Ukraine. They were formed from Soviet Army formations, units, and establishments, including three military districts , that were on Ukrainian soil when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990-92.Between the fall of the USSR and...	Генерал армії України (Heneral armiï Ukraïny)	Генерал-полковник (Heneral - polkovnyk)	Генерал-лейтенант (Heneral - ley̆tenant)	Генерал-майор (Heneral - may̆or)	-
United Kingdom British Army The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...	Field Marshal	General	Lieutenant-General	Major-General	Brigadier
United States United States Army The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...	General of the Army	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier General
Vietnam		Đại Tướng	Thượng Tướng	Trung Tướng	Thiếu Tướng
Country	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6

Field and company officers

Country	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1
Albania	Kolonel	Nënkolonel	Major	Kapiten	Toger	Nëntoger
Argentina Military of Argentina The Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic, in Spanish Fuerzas Armadas de la República Argentina, are controlled by the Commander-in-Chief and a civilian Minister of Defense...	Coronel	Teniente Coronel	Mayor	Capitán	Teniente Primero	Teniente	Subteniente
Austria Military of Austria The Österreichisches Bundesheer , is the name for the military of the Republic of Austria....	Oberst	Oberstleutnant	Major	Hauptmann	Oberleutnant	Leutnant
Azerbaijan	Polkovnik	Polkovnik-leytenant	Mayor	Kapitan	Bash Leytenant	Leytenant	Kichik Leytenant
Belarus	Polkovnik	Podpolkovnik	Mayor	Kapitan	Starshiy leytenant	Leytenant	Mladshiy Leytenant
Belgium Military of Belgium The Belgian Army is the national military of Belgium. The Belgian Army was established after Belgium became independent in October 1830... ¹	Colonel Kolonel	Lieutenant-colonel Luitenant-kolonel	Major Majoor ---- Capitaine-commandant Kapitein-commandant	Capitaine Kapitein	Lieutenant Luitenant	Sous-lieutenant Onderluitenant
Brazil	Coronel	Tenente-Coronel	Major	Capitão	1º Tenente	2º Tenente	Aspirante-a-Oficial
Canada Canadian Forces Land Force Command The Canadian Army , previously called Land Force Command, is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Forces. The current size of the Army is 19,500 regular soldiers and 16,000 reserve soldiers, for a total of around 35,500 soldiers... ²	Colonel colonel	Lieutenant-Colonel lieutenant-colonel	Major major	Captain capitaine	Lieutenant lieutenant	Second Lieutenant sous-lieutenant	Officer Cadet;
Chile Chilean Army The Chilean Army is the land arm of the Military of Chile. This 45,000-person army is organized into seven divisions, a special operations brigade and an air brigade....	Coronel	Teniente Coronel	Mayor	Capitan	Teniente	Subteniente	Alferez
China People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army is the unified military organization of all land, sea, strategic missile and air forces of the People's Republic of China. The PLA was established on August 1, 1927 — celebrated annually as "PLA Day" — as the military arm of the Communist Party of China...	Shang Xiao 上校	Zhong Xiao 中校	Shao Xiao 少校	Shang Wei 上尉	Zhong Wei 中尉	Shao Wei 少尉
China People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army is the unified military organization of all land, sea, strategic missile and air forces of the People's Republic of China. The PLA was established on August 1, 1927 — celebrated annually as "PLA Day" — as the military arm of the Communist Party of China... 1950s	Shang Xiao 上校	Zhong Xiao 中校	Shao Xiao 少校	Shang Wei 上尉, Also exists one rank above: Da Wei 大尉	Zhong Wei 中尉	Shao Wei 少尉	Zhun Wei 准尉
Croatia Military of Croatia Croatian military is officially called Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia and it consists of three branches:* Croatian Army * Croatian Navy...	Brigadir	Pukovnik	Bojnik	Satnik	Nadporučnik	Poručnik
Denmark Military of Denmark The armed forces of the Kingdom of Denmark, known as the Danish Defence is charged with the defence of the Kingdom of Denmark.The Chief of Defence is the head of the Danish Armed Forces, and is head of the Defence Command which is managed by the Ministry of Defence. Constitutionally, the...	Oberst	Oberstløjtnant	Major	Kaptajn	Premierløjtnant	Løjtnant
Egypt Military of Egypt The Egyptian Armed Forces are the largest in Africa, and the Arab World, and is the tenth largest in the world, consisting of the Egyptian Army, Egyptian Navy, Egyptian Air Force and Egyptian Air Defense Command....	Aqid عقيد	Mokadem مقدم	Ra'ed رائد	Naqeeb نقيب	Molazem Awal ملازم اول	Molazem Thani ملازم ثاني
Finland Finnish Army The Finnish Army is the land forces branch of the Finnish Defence Forces.Today's Army is divided into six branches: the infantry , field artillery, anti-aircraft artillery, engineers, signals, and materiel troops.-History of the Finnish Army:Between 1809 and 1917 Finland was an autonomous part of... ³	Eversti Överste	Everstiluutnantti Överstelöjtnant	Majuri Major	Kapteeni Kapten	Yliluutnantti Premiärlöjtnant ---- Luutnantti Löjtnant	Vänrikki Fänrik
France French Army The French Army, officially the Armée de Terre , is the land-based and largest component of the French Armed Forces.As of 2010, the army employs 123,100 regulars, 18,350 part-time reservists and 7,700 Legionnaires. All soldiers are professionals, following the suspension of conscription, voted in...	Colonel	Lieutenant-Colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-Lieutenant
Germany Bundeswehr The Bundeswehr consists of the unified armed forces of Germany and their civil administration and procurement authorities... (modern)	Oberst	Oberstleutnant	Major	Stabshauptmann ---- Hauptmann	Oberleutnant	Leutnant
German Empire German Empire The German Empire refers to Germany during the "Second Reich" period from the unification of Germany and proclamation of Wilhelm I as German Emperor on 18 January 1871, to 1918, when it became a federal republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of the Emperor, Wilhelm II.The German...	Oberst	Oberstleutnant (until 1899, Oberstlieutenant)	Major	Hauptmann/Rittmeister	Oberleutnant (until 1899, Premierlieutenant)	Leutnant (until 1899, Sekondelieutenant or Secondlieutenant)
Nazi Germany Nazi Germany Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by... (Wehrmacht Wehrmacht The Wehrmacht – from , to defend and , the might/power) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer , the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe .-Origin and use of the term:... rank)	Oberst	Oberstleutnant	Major	Hauptmann/Rittmeister	Oberleutnant	Leutnant
Nazi Germany Nazi Germany Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by... (SS rank)	Oberführer ---- Standartenführer	Obersturmbannführer	Sturmbannführer	Hauptsturmführer	Obersturmführer	Untersturmführer
Greece Hellenic Army The Hellenic Army , formed in 1828, is the land force of Greece.The motto of the Hellenic Army is , "Freedom Stems from Valor", from Thucydides's History of the Peloponnesian War...	Syntagmatarkhes Syntagmatarkhis Syntagmatarchis , sometimes anglicized as Syntagmatarch, is used in modern Greek to denote the rank of Colonel. It is translated as "leader of a regiment ", and dates back to the Classical Age armies. However, the name is misleading in that the Hellenic Army retains very few regiments in its... (Συνταγματάρχης / Colonel)	Antisyntagmatarkhes Antisyntagmatarkhis Antisyntagmatarchis is used in the Greek language to mean "Lieutenant Colonel". The typical responsibility of an Antisyntagmatarchis is to exercise command of a battalion... (Αντισυνταγματάρχης / Lieutenant-Colonel)	Tagmatarkhes Tagmatarkhis Tagmatarchis, in more archaic context transliterated as Tagmatarches , anglicized as Tagmatarch, is used in the Greek language to mean "Major". More precisely, it means "commander of a tagma".... (Ταγματάρχης / Major)	Lokhagos Lokhagos Lochagos is used in the Greek language to mean "Captain". More precisely, it means "leader of a lochos".-Ancient Use:The term has been used since the times of Ancient Greece, where the place of the rank in the military hierarchy differed from city-state to city-state. For example, Xenophon... (Λοχαγός / Captain)	Hypolokhagos Ypolokhagos Ypolochagos is used in the modern Greek language to mean "First Lieutenant".In the modern Hellenic Army the rank is superior to that of Anthypolochagos and inferior to that of an Lochagos . The insignia consists of two silver stars... (Υπολοχαγός / Lieutenant)	Anthypolokhagos Anthypolokhagos Anthypolochagos is used in the Greek language to mean "Second Lieutenant". In the modern Hellenic Army the rank is the lowest commissioned officer rank and is inferior to an Ypolochagos . The insignia consists of a single silver star... (Ανθυπολοχαγός / Second Lieutenant)
Hungary	Ezredes	Alezredes	Őrnagy	Százados	Főhadnagy	Hadnagy
India Indian Army The Indian Army is the land based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. With about 1,100,000 soldiers in active service and about 1,150,000 reserve troops, the Indian Army is the world's largest standing volunteer army...	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant
Indonesia Indonesian Army The Indonesian Army , the land component of the Indonesian Armed Forces, has an estimated strength of 328,517 regular personnel. The force's history began in 1945 when the Tentara Keamanan Rakyat "Civil Security Forces" served as paramilitary and police.Since the nation's independence struggle,...	Kolonel	Letnan Kolonel	Mayor	Kapten	Letnan Satu	Letnan Dua
Israel	Aluf mishne	Sgan aluf	Rav seren	Seren	Segen	Segen mishne
Italy Italian Army The Italian Army is the ground defence force of the Italian Armed Forces. It is all-volunteer force of active-duty personnel, numbering 108,355 in 2010. Its best-known combat vehicles are the Dardo infantry fighting vehicle, the Centauro tank destroyer and the Ariete tank, and among its aircraft...	Colonello comandante di corpo ---- Colonnello	Tenente Colonnello	Maggiore	Primo Capitano ---- Capitano	Primo Tenente ---- Tenente	Sottotenente
Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... (MVSN Blackshirts The Blackshirts were Fascist paramilitary groups in Italy during the period immediately following World War I and until the end of World War II... )	Console	Primo Seniore	Seniore	Centurione	Capomanipolo	Sottocapomanipolo
Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... (Imperial Japanese Army Imperial Japanese Army -Foundation:During the Meiji Restoration, the military forces loyal to the Emperor were samurai drawn primarily from the loyalist feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū... )	Taisa 大佐	Chūsa 中佐	Shōsa 少佐	Taii 大尉	Chūi 中尉	Shōi 少尉
Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... (Japan Self-Defense Forces Japan Self-Defense Forces The , or JSDF, occasionally referred to as JSF or SDF, are the unified military forces of Japan that were established after the end of the post–World War II Allied occupation of Japan. For most of the post-war period the JSDF was confined to the islands of Japan and not permitted to be deployed... )	Ittō Rikusa (Issa) 一等陸佐(一佐)	Nitō Rikusa (Nisa) 二等陸佐(二佐)	Santō Rikusa (Sansa) 三等陸佐(三佐)	Ittō Rikui (Ichii) 一等陸尉(一尉)	Nitō Rikui (Nii) 二等陸尉(二尉)	Santō Rikui (San'i) 三等陸尉(三尉)
Jordan Jordanian Armed Forces The Jordanian Armed Forces , also referred to as The Arab Army , with all of it branches, is under direct control of the King of Jordan... ⁴	A'qid (Colonel)	Muqaddam (Lieutenant Colonel)	Ra'id (Major)	Naqib (Captain)	Mulazem Awwal (1st Lieutenant)	Mulazem (Thani) (2nd Lieutenant)
Latvia	Pulkvedis	Pulkvežleitnants	Majors	Kapteinis	Virsleitnants	Leitnants
Lebanon	'Aqeed (Colonel)	Muqaddam (Lieutenant Colonel)	Rā'id (Major)	Naqeeb (Captain)	Mulāzim 'Awwal (First Lieutenant)	Mulāzim (Lieutenant)
Republic of Macedonia	Полковник	Потполковник	Мајор	Капетан	Поручник	Потпоручник
Malaysia	Kolonel	Leftenan Kolonel	Mejar	Kapten	Leftenan	Leftenan Muda
Mexico Mexican Army The Mexican Army is the combined land and air branch and largest of the Mexican Military services; it also is known as the National Defense Army. It is famous for having been the first army to adopt and use an automatic rifle, , in 1899, and the first to issue automatic weapons as standard issue...	Coronel	Teniente Coronel	Mayor	Capitan Primero	Capitan Segundo	Teniente	Subteniente
Mongolia	Хурандаа	Дэд хурандаа	Хошууч	Ахмад	Ахлах дэслэгч	Дэслэгч	-
Netherlands Royal Netherlands Army The Royal Netherlands Army is the land forces element of the military of the Netherlands.-Short history:The Royal Netherlands Army was raised on 9 January 1814, but its origins date back to 1572, when the so-called Staatse Leger was raised...	Kolonel	Luitenant-kolonel/ Overste	Majoor	Kapitein (cavalry Cavalry Cavalry or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the third oldest and the most mobile of the combat arms... : Ritmeester)	Eerste luitenant	Tweede luitenant
New Zealand New Zealand Army The New Zealand Army , is the land component of the New Zealand Defence Force and comprises around 4,500 Regular Force personnel, 2,000 Territorial Force personnel and 500 civilians. Formerly the New Zealand Military Forces, the current name was adopted around 1946...	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant
North Korea North Korea The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...	Daejwa ---- Sangjwa	Jungjwa	Sojwa	Daewi ---- Sangwi	Jungwi	Sowi
Norway Norwegian Army Norway achieved full independence in 1905, and in the first century of its short life has contributed to two major conflicts, the Cold War and the War on Terror. The Norwegian Army currently operates in the north of Norway and in Afghanistan as well as in Eastern Europe. The Army is the oldest of...	Oberst	Oberstløytnant	Major	Kaptein (cavalry Cavalry Cavalry or horsemen were soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback. Cavalry were historically the third oldest and the most mobile of the combat arms... : Rittmester)	Løytnant	Fenrik
Pakistan Pakistan Army The Pakistan Army is the branch of the Pakistani Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The Pakistan Army came into existence after the Partition of India and the resulting independence of Pakistan in 1947. It is currently headed by General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. The Pakistan...	Colonel	Lieutenant-Colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant
Republic of the Philippines Philippine Army The Philippine Army is the ground arm of the Armed Forces of the Philippines . Its official name in Tagalog is Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas. On July 23, 2010, President Benigno Aquino III appointed Maj. Gen...	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	1st Lieutenant	2nd Lieutenant
Poland	Pułkownik	Podpułkownik	Major	Kapitan	Porucznik	Podporucznik
Portugal Portuguese Army The Portuguese Army is the ground branch of the Portuguese Armed Forces which, in co-operation with other branches of the Portuguese military, is charged with the defence of Portugal...	Coronel	Tenente-coronel	Major	Capitão	Tenente	Alferes
Romania Romanian Armed Forces The Land Forces, Air Force and Naval Forces of Romania are collectively known as the Romanian Armed Forces...	Colonel	Locotenent-colonel	Maior	Căpitan	Locotenent	Sublocotenent
Russian Empire	Polkovnik	Podpolkovnik	Mayor (until 1884) ----Kapitan	Shtabs-Kapitan	Poruchik	Podporuchik	Praporshchik
Russian Federation Russian Ground Forces The Russian Ground Forces are the land forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, formed from parts of the collapsing Soviet Army in 1992. The formation of these forces posed economic challenges after the collapse of the Soviet Union, and required reforms to professionalize the force...	Polkovnik	Podpolkovnik	Mayor	Kapitan	Starshiy leytenant	Leytenant	Mladshiy Leytenant
Saudi Arabia	Aqid (عقيد)	Muqaddam (مقدم)	Raid (رائد)	Naqib (نقيب)	Mulazim Awwal (ملازم أول)	Mulazim (ملازم)
Serbia Military of Serbia and Montenegro The Military of Serbia and Montenegro were the armed forces of the Serbia and Montenegro...	Pukovnik	Podpukovnik	Major	Kapetan	Poručnik	Potporučnik
Singapore Singapore Armed Forces The Singapore Armed Forces is the military arm of the Total Defence of the Republic of Singapore; as well as the military component of the Ministry of Defence. The SAF comprises three branches: the Singapore Army, the Republic of Singapore Air Force and the Republic of Singapore Navy...	Colonel	Senior Lieutenant-Colonel ----Lieutenant-Colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant
South Africa South African National Defence Force The South African National Defence Force is the armed forces of South Africa. The military as it exists today was created in 1994, following South Africa's first post-apartheid national elections and the adoption of a new constitution...	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant
South Korea Military of South Korea The Republic of Korea Armed Forces or ROK Armed Forces, is the armed forces of the Republic of Korea...	Daeryeong (대령)	Jungryeong (중령)	Soryeong (소령)	Daewi (대위)	Jungwi (중위)	Sowi (소위)
Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	Coronel	Teniente coronel	Comandante	Capitán	Teniente	Alférez
Sweden Swedish Army The Swedish Army is one of the oldest standing armies in the world and a branch of the Swedish Armed Forces; it is in charge of land operations. General Sverker Göranson is the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Army.- Organization :...	Överste 1. graden⁶ ---- Överste	Överstelöjtnant	Major	Kapten	Löjtnant	Fänrik
Switzerland	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant
Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following... (Republic of China Republic of China The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor... )	Shangxiao 上校	Zhongxiao 中校	Shaoxiao 少校	Shangwei 上尉	Zhongwei 中尉	Shaowei 少尉	Zhunwei 准尉
Thailand Military ranks of the Thai armed forces -Royal Thai Army:The Royal Thai Army is the land based part of the Thai military.-Officers:-Other Ranks:Private 1st Class is a rank assigned to conscripts after they have finished specialist training...	Phan Ek (Colonel)	Phan Tho (Lt. Col)	Phan Tri (Major)	Roi Ek (Captain)	Roi Tho (Lieutenant)	Roi Tri (Sub-Lieutenant)
Turkey	Albay	Yarbay	Binbaşı	Yüzbaşı	Üsteğmen	Teğmen	Asteğmen
Ukraine Ukrainian Ground Forces The Ukrainian Ground Forces are the land force component of the Military of Ukraine. They were formed from Soviet Army formations, units, and establishments, including three military districts , that were on Ukrainian soil when the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990-92.Between the fall of the USSR and...	Полковник (Polkovnyk)	Підполковник (Pidpolkovnik)	Майор (May̆or)	Капітан (Kapitan)	Старший лейтенант (Starshyy̆ ley̆tenant)	Лейтенант (Ley̆tenant)	Молодший лейтенант (Molodshyy̆ ley̆tenant)
United Kingdom British Army The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...	Colonel	Lieutenant-Colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant
United States of America	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	1st Lieutenant	2nd Lieutenant
Vietnam	Đại Tá ---- Thượng Tá	Trung Tá	Thiếu Tá	Đại Uý ---- Thượng Uy	Trung Uý	Thiếu Uý
Country	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1

¹ Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

has three official languages, French

French language

French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

, Dutch

Dutch language

Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...

and German

German language

German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....

.

² Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

has two official languages, English

Canadian English

Canadian English is the variety of English spoken in Canada. English is the first language, or "mother tongue", of approximately 24 million Canadians , and more than 28 million are fluent in the language...

and French

Canadian French

Canadian French is an umbrella term referring to the varieties of French spoken in Canada. French is the mother tongue of nearly seven million Canadians, a figure constituting roughly 22% of the national population. At the federal level it has co-official status alongside English...

.

³ Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

has two official languages, Finnish

Finnish language

Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...

and Swedish

Finland-Swedish

Finland Swedish is a general term for the closely related cluster of dialects of Swedish spoken in Finland by Swedish-speaking Finns as their mother tongue...

.

⁴Jordan

Jordan

Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...

recognizes the English

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

titles listed above as official.

⁵ Introduced on 1 July 2000, when promotions to the rank of Överste 1. graden ceased.

⁶ Promotions to the rank of Överste 1. graden ceased on 1 July 2000, when the new junior general officer rank of Brigadgeneral was introduced.

NATO rank codes

General officers

Field and company officers

See also