Military ranks of Hungary
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The following table contains the military ranks of the Hungarian Army
Military of Hungary
The Hungarian Defence Force is the national military of Hungary. It currently has two branches, the Hungarian Ground Force and the Hungarian Air Force....

, both Land Forces and Air Force
Hungarian Air Force
The Hungarian Air Force is the air force branch of the Hungarian Army.- 1918 to Pre–World War II :Following the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy in 1918, a small air arm was established operating surviving aircraft from Hungarian factories and training schools...

 ranks are all the same. Information taken from Hungarian Ministry of Defence (HMoD).
Minor Ranks
NATO rank code Hungarian rank name literal translation English rank name according to HMoD
OR-1 Honvéd (hv); Közlegény (közl.) Home(land)-Defend(er); Common-Soldier Private (PV1)
OR-2 Őrvezető (örv) Guard-Leader, Patrol Leader Private (PV2)
OR-3 Tizedes (tiz) Squad (leader), Decurion
Decurion (military)
A decurion was a Roman cavalry officer in command of a squadron of cavalrymen in the Roman army.- Republican army :...

Private First Class
OR-4 Szakaszvezető (szkv) Platoon-Leader Corporal
OR-5 Őrmester (örm) Guard-Master
Wachtmeister
Wachtmeister was a German, Austrian and Swiss military rank of non-commissioned officers. It was also adopted into Russian Army vakhmistr and was used as Sergeant-grade rank in cavalry , then Special Corps of Gendarmes and Cossack cavalry and Cossack Leib Guard units...

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
Ensign (rank)
Ensign is a junior rank of a commissioned officer in the armed forces of some countries, normally in the infantry or navy. As the junior officer in an infantry regiment was traditionally the carrier of the ensign flag, the rank itself acquired the name....

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), Centurion
Centurion
A centurion was a professional officer of the Roman army .Centurion may also refer to:-Military:* Centurion tank, British battle tank* HMS Centurion, name of several ships and a shore base of the British Royal Navy...

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) Brigade-General Brigadier General
Brigadier General
Brigadier general is a senior rank in the armed forces. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries, usually sitting between the ranks of colonel and major general. When appointed to a field command, a brigadier general is typically in command of a brigade consisting of around 4,000...

OF-7 Vezérőrnagy (vörgy) Leader Guard-Major Major General
Major General
Major general or major-general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. A major general is a high-ranking officer, normally subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the ranks of brigadier and brigadier general...

OF-8 Altábornagy (altbgy) Vice field marshal Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....

OF-9 Vezérezredes (vezds) Chief Regiment (leader), Chief Regimental Commander General
General
A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....

, Colonel General
Colonel General
Colonel General is a senior rank of General. North Korea and Russia are two countries which have used the rank extensively throughout their histories...



See also

  • Army ranks and insignia of the Austro-Hungarian Army
    Army ranks and insignia of the Austro-Hungarian Army
    Rank insignias as worn by the Austro-Hungarian Land Forces after the reorganisation in 1867 until 1918-Ranks:-Note:The ranks displayed after the "/" are the Hungarian equivalents of the Austrian ranks, since they were used in this format in the Magyar Királyi Honvédség .- Ranks and rank insignias...

  • Ranks and insignia of NATO armies officers
    Ranks and insignia of NATO armies officers
    Rank comparison chart of all armies of NATO member states.- Officers :- Warrant officers :Warrant officers rank below officers and above enlisted servicemen....

  • Ranks and insignia of NATO armies enlisted
    Ranks and insignia of NATO Armies Enlisted
    The following lists the enlisted ranks and insignia of NATO member armies:-Other/Enlisted ranks :-See also:* NATO* Ranks and insignia of NATO* Ranks and insignia of NATO Armies Officers* Ranks and insignia of NATO Armies Enlisted...

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