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id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><p> The <b>military ranks of the German Empire</b> were the ranks used by the military of the <a href="/wiki/German_Empire" title="German Empire">German Empire</a>. It inherited the various traditions and military ranks of its constituent states. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ranks_of_the_Imperial_German_Army">Ranks of the Imperial German Army</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_the_German_Empire&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Ranks of the Imperial German Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Imperial_German_Army" title="Imperial German Army">Imperial German Army</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Officer_corps">Officer corps</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_the_German_Empire&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Officer corps"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Critics long believed that the Army's officer corps was heavily dominated by <a href="/wiki/Junker" title="Junker">Junker</a> aristocrats, so that commoners were shunted into low-prestige branches, such as the heavy artillery or supply. However, by the 1890s, the top ranks were opened to highly talented commoners.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The rank insignia of <a href="/wiki/Commissioned_officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Commissioned officer">commissioned officers</a>. </p> <table style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color:#CCCCCC; width: 100%"> <th>Rank group </th> <th colspan="10">General / flag officers </th> <th colspan="6">Senior officers </th> <th colspan="8">Junior officers </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>Epaulette</b> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DR_Generalfeldmarschall_1918.gif" 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data-file-height="120" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:KHeer_OF9_GenOberst_(Bayern)_1918.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/KHeer_OF9_GenOberst_%28Bayern%29_1918.gif/50px-KHeer_OF9_GenOberst_%28Bayern%29_1918.gif" decoding="async" width="50" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/KHeer_OF9_GenOberst_%28Bayern%29_1918.gif/75px-KHeer_OF9_GenOberst_%28Bayern%29_1918.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/KHeer_OF9_GenOberst_%28Bayern%29_1918.gif 2x" data-file-width="77" data-file-height="207" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:General_(Wurttenburg).gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/General_%28Wurttenburg%29.gif/50px-General_%28Wurttenburg%29.gif" decoding="async" width="50" height="126" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/General_%28Wurttenburg%29.gif/75px-General_%28Wurttenburg%29.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/General_%28Wurttenburg%29.gif 2x" data-file-width="82" data-file-height="207" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Generalleutinant_(Mecklenburg).gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Generalleutinant_%28Mecklenburg%29.gif/50px-Generalleutinant_%28Mecklenburg%29.gif" decoding="async" width="50" height="114" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Generalleutinant_%28Mecklenburg%29.gif/75px-Generalleutinant_%28Mecklenburg%29.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Generalleutinant_%28Mecklenburg%29.gif 2x" data-file-width="90" data-file-height="205" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:KHeer_OF6_GenMaj_(Bayern)_h_1918.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/KHeer_OF6_GenMaj_%28Bayern%29_h_1918.gif/50px-KHeer_OF6_GenMaj_%28Bayern%29_h_1918.gif" decoding="async" width="50" height="119" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/KHeer_OF6_GenMaj_%28Bayern%29_h_1918.gif/75px-KHeer_OF6_GenMaj_%28Bayern%29_h_1918.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/KHeer_OF6_GenMaj_%28Bayern%29_h_1918.gif 2x" data-file-width="86" data-file-height="205" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Oberst_(Prussia).gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Oberst_%28Prussia%29.gif/50px-Oberst_%28Prussia%29.gif" decoding="async" width="50" height="106" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Oberst_%28Prussia%29.gif/75px-Oberst_%28Prussia%29.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Oberst_%28Prussia%29.gif 2x" data-file-width="96" data-file-height="203" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Oberstleutnant_(Hessen).gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Oberstleutnant_%28Hessen%29.gif/50px-Oberstleutnant_%28Hessen%29.gif" decoding="async" width="50" height="106" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Oberstleutnant_%28Hessen%29.gif/75px-Oberstleutnant_%28Hessen%29.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Oberstleutnant_%28Hessen%29.gif 2x" data-file-width="96" data-file-height="203" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Major_(Sachsen).gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Major_%28Sachsen%29.gif/50px-Major_%28Sachsen%29.gif" decoding="async" width="50" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Major_%28Sachsen%29.gif/75px-Major_%28Sachsen%29.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Major_%28Sachsen%29.gif 2x" data-file-width="90" data-file-height="203" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RAD-Oberstfeldmeister.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/RAD-Oberstfeldmeister.svg/50px-RAD-Oberstfeldmeister.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/RAD-Oberstfeldmeister.svg/75px-RAD-Oberstfeldmeister.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/RAD-Oberstfeldmeister.svg/100px-RAD-Oberstfeldmeister.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="145" data-file-height="384" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RAD-Oberfeldmeister.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/RAD-Oberfeldmeister.svg/50px-RAD-Oberfeldmeister.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/RAD-Oberfeldmeister.svg/75px-RAD-Oberfeldmeister.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/RAD-Oberfeldmeister.svg/100px-RAD-Oberfeldmeister.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="145" data-file-height="384" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RAD-Feldmeister.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/RAD-Feldmeister.svg/50px-RAD-Feldmeister.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/RAD-Feldmeister.svg/75px-RAD-Feldmeister.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/RAD-Feldmeister.svg/100px-RAD-Feldmeister.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="145" data-file-height="384" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Generalfeldmarschall" title="Generalfeldmarschall">Generalfeldmarschall</a></i></span> </td> <td><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Generaloberst mit dem Rang als Generalfeldmarschall</i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Generaloberst" title="Generaloberst">Generaloberst</a></i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/General_of_the_branch" title="General of the branch">General der Waffengattung</a></i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Generalleutnant" title="Generalleutnant">Generalleutnant</a></i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Generalmajor" title="Generalmajor">Generalmajor</a></i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Oberst" title="Oberst">Oberst</a></i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Oberstleutnant" title="Oberstleutnant">Oberstleutnant</a></i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Major_(Germany)" title="Major (Germany)">Major</a></i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Hauptmann" title="Hauptmann">Hauptmann</a>/<br /><a href="/wiki/Rittmeister" class="mw-redirect" title="Rittmeister">Rittmeister</a></i></span><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td colspan="3"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Oberleutnant" title="Oberleutnant">Oberleutnant</a></i></span> </td> <td colspan="3"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Leutnant" title="Leutnant">Leutnant</a></i></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Warrant_officers_and_officer_cadets">Warrant officers and officer cadets</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_the_German_Empire&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Warrant officers and officer cadets"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cadet" title="Cadet">Cadet</a> (<i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Fahnenjunker" title="Fahnenjunker">Fahnenjunker</a></i></span></i>, ranking between Sergeant and Vizefeldwebel) – served as cadets in the various military academies and schools. After graduation, they became a <i>Fähnrich</i>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ensign_(rank)" title="Ensign (rank)">Ensign</a> (<i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/F%C3%A4hnrich" title="Fähnrich">Fähnrich</a></i></span></i>, ranking between <i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Vize-Feldwebel</i></span></i> and <i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Feldwebel</i></span></i>) A probationary officer waiting to become a 2nd Lieutenant (<i>Leutnant</i>).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrant_Officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Warrant Officer">Deputy Officer</a> (<i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Offizierstellvertreter" class="mw-redirect" title="Offizierstellvertreter">Offizierstellvertreter</a></i></span></i>, ranking above <i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Etatmäßiger Feldwebel</i></span></i>) A warrant officer usually used as a brevet <i>Leutnant</i> or an acting platoon leader.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrant_Officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Warrant Officer">Uncommissioned Lieutenant</a> (<i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Feldwebelleutnant</i></span></i>, a permanent rank as a junior 2nd Lieutenant with Lieutenant's pay, but without an officer's commission.) Usually used for staff work at the company level. They wore an officer's dress sword (<i>degen</i>) rather than an NCO's dagger. Still a member of the NCO's Mess until 1917, when he became eligible for the Officer's Mess.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Non-commissioned_officers_/_Unteroffiziere"><span id="Non-commissioned_officers_.2F_Unteroffiziere"></span>Non-commissioned officers / <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Unteroffiziere</i></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_the_German_Empire&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Non-commissioned officers / Unteroffiziere"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank group </th> <th colspan="2"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Unteroffizier mit Portepee</i></span> </th> <th colspan="2"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Unteroffizier ohne Portepee</i></span> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Collar </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Grade_Kaiserheer.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Grade_Kaiserheer.svg/100px-Grade_Kaiserheer.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Grade_Kaiserheer.svg/150px-Grade_Kaiserheer.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Grade_Kaiserheer.svg/200px-Grade_Kaiserheer.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1052" data-file-height="744" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Viezefeldwebel_Grade_Kaiserreich_Deutschland.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Viezefeldwebel_Grade_Kaiserreich_Deutschland.svg/100px-Viezefeldwebel_Grade_Kaiserreich_Deutschland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Viezefeldwebel_Grade_Kaiserreich_Deutschland.svg/150px-Viezefeldwebel_Grade_Kaiserreich_Deutschland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Viezefeldwebel_Grade_Kaiserreich_Deutschland.svg/200px-Viezefeldwebel_Grade_Kaiserreich_Deutschland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1052" data-file-height="744" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sergeant_Grade_Kaiserreich_Deutschland.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Sergeant_Grade_Kaiserreich_Deutschland.svg/100px-Sergeant_Grade_Kaiserreich_Deutschland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Sergeant_Grade_Kaiserreich_Deutschland.svg/150px-Sergeant_Grade_Kaiserreich_Deutschland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Sergeant_Grade_Kaiserreich_Deutschland.svg/200px-Sergeant_Grade_Kaiserreich_Deutschland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1052" data-file-height="744" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Unteroffizier_Grade_Kaiserreich_Deutschland.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Unteroffizier_Grade_Kaiserreich_Deutschland.svg/100px-Unteroffizier_Grade_Kaiserreich_Deutschland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Unteroffizier_Grade_Kaiserreich_Deutschland.svg/150px-Unteroffizier_Grade_Kaiserreich_Deutschland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Unteroffizier_Grade_Kaiserreich_Deutschland.svg/200px-Unteroffizier_Grade_Kaiserreich_Deutschland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1052" data-file-height="744" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Epaulette </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Title </td> <td><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Etatmäßiger <a href="/wiki/Feldwebel" title="Feldwebel">feldwebel</a></i></span> </td> <td><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Vizefeldwebel" class="mw-redirect" title="Vizefeldwebel">Vizefeldwebel</a></i></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Sergeant#Germany" title="Sergeant">Sergeant</a></i></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Unteroffizier" title="Unteroffizier">Unteroffizier</a></i></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Cavalry/<br />Artillery </td> <td><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Etatmäßiger</i></span> <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Wachtmeister" title="Wachtmeister">wachtmeister</a></i></span> </td> <td><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Vizewachtmeister</i></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><i><b>Unteroffizier mit Portepee</b></i> ("Non-Commissioned Officer with Sword Knot"). Senior NCOs with the right to wear a ceremonial lanyard tied to the hilt of their NCO service dagger. <ul><li><i>Etatmäßiger Feldwebel</i> ("Budgetary Sergeant-Major") A senior <i>feldwebel</i> who was on the regimental payroll. Nicknamed <i>der Spiess</i> ("the Pike"), they were equivalent to a British Regimental Sergeant Major.</li> <li><i>Feldwebel</i> ("Sergeant-Major") A company's senior NCO. They were equivalent to a British Company Sergeant Major or an American First Sergeant.</li> <li><i>Vizefeldwebel</i> ("Assistant Sergeant-Major") A platoon's senior NCO. They are equivalent to a British Staff Sergeant.</li></ul></li> <li><i><b>Unteroffizier ohne Portepee</b></i> ("Non-Commissioned Officer without Sword Knot"). Junior NCOs who did not have the right to wear the sword knot. <ul><li><i>Sergeant</i> A junior NCO who leads a squad.</li> <li><i>Unteroffizier</i> ("Subordinate Officer") A junior NCO who assisted the Sergeant in leading a squad. They are equivalent to a British or American Corporal.</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Enlisted_(Mannschaften/Gemeine)_ranks"><span id="Enlisted_.28Mannschaften.2FGemeine.29_ranks"></span>Enlisted (<i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Mannschaften/Gemeine</i></span></i>) ranks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_the_German_Empire&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Enlisted (Mannschaften/Gemeine) ranks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank group </th> <th colspan="5">Enlisted </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>Collar </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gefreiter_Grade_Kaiserreich_Deutschland.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Gefreiter_Grade_Kaiserreich_Deutschland.svg/100px-Gefreiter_Grade_Kaiserreich_Deutschland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Gefreiter_Grade_Kaiserreich_Deutschland.svg/150px-Gefreiter_Grade_Kaiserreich_Deutschland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Gefreiter_Grade_Kaiserreich_Deutschland.svg/200px-Gefreiter_Grade_Kaiserreich_Deutschland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1052" data-file-height="744" /></a></span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>Epaulette </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Title </td> <td><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Kapitulant</i></span> </td> <td><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Einjährig-freiwilliger</i></span> </td> <td><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Obergefreiter" title="Obergefreiter">Obergefreiter</a></i></span> </td> <td><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Gefreiter" title="Gefreiter">Gefreiter</a></i></span> </td> <td><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Soldat</i></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>English designation </td> <td>Capitulant </td> <td>One-Year Volunteer Enlistee </td> <td>Senior Lance Corporal </td> <td>Lance Corporal </td> <td>Private </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Musketeer" title="Musketeer">Musketeer</a> (<i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Musketier</i></span></i>, <a href="/wiki/Prussian_Army" title="Prussian Army">Prussian army</a> infantry regiments), Infantryman (<i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Infanterist</i></span></i>, <a href="/wiki/Bavarian_Army" title="Bavarian Army">Bavarian army</a> infantry regiments), Soldier (<i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Soldatzüng</i></span></i>, <a href="/wiki/Royal_Saxon_Army" title="Royal Saxon Army">Saxon army</a> infantry regiments), Gunner (<i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Kanonier</i></span></i>, foot artillery), Pioneer (<i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Pionier</i></span></i>, pioneer branch). Other unit-specific enlisted ranks were: <a href="/wiki/Fusilier" title="Fusilier">Fusilier</a> (<i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Füsilier</i></span></i>), <a href="/wiki/Grenadier" title="Grenadier">Grenadier</a> (<i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Grenadier</i></span></i>), <a href="/wiki/J%C3%A4ger_(military)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jäger (military)">Huntsman</a> otherwise <a href="/wiki/Light_infantry" title="Light infantry">Light-Infantryman</a> (<i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Jäger</i></span></i>), <a href="/wiki/Dragoon" title="Dragoon">Dragoon</a> (<i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Dragoner</i></span></i>), <a href="/wiki/Hussar" title="Hussar">Hussar</a> (<i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Husar</i></span></i>), <a href="/wiki/Cuirassier" title="Cuirassier">Cuirassier</a> (<i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Kürassier</i></span></i>), <a href="/wiki/Uhlan" title="Uhlan">Uhlan</a> (<i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Ulan</i></span></i>), Fusilier Guard (<i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Garde-Füsilier</i></span></i>), Grenadier Guard (<i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Garde-Grenadier</i></span></i>), Wehrmann (<i>Landwehr</i>), etc.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lance_Corporal" class="mw-redirect" title="Lance Corporal">Lance Corporal</a> (<i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Gefreiter" title="Gefreiter">Gefreiter</a></i></span></i>); up until 1918 the only rank (with exception of <i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Obergefreiter</i></span></i> in the foot artillery) to which a conscripted soldier could be promoted. The rank was a deputy rank to the <a href="/wiki/Corporal" title="Corporal">Corporal</a> (<i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Unteroffizier</i></span></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> rank.<sup id="cite_ref-AEWK_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AEWK-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Senior Lance Corporal (<i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Obergefreiter" title="Obergefreiter">Obergefreiter</a></i></span></i>); established in the <a href="/wiki/Prussian_Army" title="Prussian Army">Prussian Army</a> from 1846 to 1853, reestablished in 1859, then in <a href="/wiki/Field_artillery" title="Field artillery">foot artillery</a> only, replacing the artillery <a href="/wiki/Bombardier_(rank)" title="Bombardier (rank)">Bombardier</a> rank that had been introduced in 1730.<sup id="cite_ref-AEWK_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AEWK-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>Additionally, the following <i>voluntary</i> enlistees were distinguished: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/One-year_volunteer" title="One-year volunteer">One-Year Volunteer Enlistee</a> (<i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Einjährig-Freiwilliger</i></span></i>): despite the name, one-year volunteers were actually conscripts who served a short-term form of active <a href="/wiki/Military_service" title="Military service">military service</a>, open for enlistees up to the age of 25. Such enlisted soldiers were usually <a href="/wiki/High_school" class="mw-redirect" title="High school">high school</a> graduates (<span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Matura" title="Matura">Matura</a>, <a href="/wiki/Abitur" title="Abitur">Abitur</a></i></span>), who would opt to serve a one-year term rather than the regular two or three-year <a href="/wiki/Conscription" title="Conscription">conscription</a> term, with free selection of their chosen military service branch and unit, but throughout were obligated to equip and subsist themselves at entirely their own cost. In today's monetary value, this could at bare minimum cost some 10,000 <a href="/wiki/Euro" title="Euro">euro</a>, which purposely reserved this path open to sons from mostly affluent social class families wishing to pursue the Reserve-Officer path; it was the specific intention of <a href="/wiki/Wilhelm_II,_German_Emperor" class="mw-redirect" title="Wilhelm II, German Emperor">Wilhelm II</a> that such Reserve-Officer career path should only be open to members of so-called "officer-material" social classes.<sup id="cite_ref-MY2_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MY2-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On absolving their primary <a href="/wiki/Recruit_training" class="mw-redirect" title="Recruit training">recruit training</a>, those aspiring to become Reserve-Officers would have to qualify and achieve suitability for promotion to the <i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Gefreiter</i></span></i> rank and then would continue to receive further specialized instruction until the end of their one-year term, usually attaining and leaving as surplus Corporals (<i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">überzählige Unteroffiziere</i></span></i>) (<a href="/wiki/Reservist" title="Reservist">Reservists</a>), with the opportunity to advance further as reservists. Enlistees who did not aspire to officer grade would leave at the end of their one-year term as <i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Gemeine</i></span></i><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (Ordinary soldier) <a href="/wiki/Enlisted_rank" title="Enlisted rank">enlisted rank</a> (for example <i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Musketier</i></span></i> or <i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Infanterist</i></span></i>) and a six-year reserve duty obligation.<sup id="cite_ref-MY2_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MY2-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Eligibility for this specific one-year path of military service was a privilege approved upon examining the enlistee's suitability and academic qualifications.</li> <li>Long-Term Volunteer Enlistee "Capitulant" (<i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Kapitulant</i></span></i>): enlisted soldiers who had already absolved their regular two or three-year military conscription term and had now <i>volunteered</i> to continue serving for further terms, minimum was 4 years, generally up to 12 years.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>Note: <i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Einjährig-Freiwilliger</i></span></i> and <i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Kapitulant</i></span></i> were not ranks as such during this specific period of use, but <i>voluntary</i> military enlistee designations. They, however, wore a specific uniform distinction (twisted wool piping along their shoulder <a href="/wiki/Epaulette" title="Epaulette">epaulette</a> edging for <i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Einjährig-Freiwilliger</i></span></i>, the <i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Kapitulant</i></span></i> a narrow band across their lower shoulder epaulette) in the colours of their respective <a href="/wiki/Nation_state" title="Nation state">nation state</a>. This distinction was never removed throughout their military service nor during any rank grade advancements. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Naval_ranks_and_ratings">Naval ranks and ratings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_the_German_Empire&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Naval ranks and ratings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Imperial_German_Navy" title="Imperial German Navy">Imperial German Navy</a>'s rank and rating system combined that of Prussia's with the navies of other northern states. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Commissioned_officer_ranks">Commissioned officer ranks</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_the_German_Empire&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Commissioned officer ranks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The rank insignia of <a href="/wiki/Commissioned_officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Commissioned officer">commissioned officers</a>. </p> <table style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color:#CCCCCC; width: 100%"> <th>Rank group </th> <th colspan="10">General / flag officers </th> <th colspan="6">Senior officers </th> <th colspan="8">Junior officers </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>Epaulette</b><sup id="cite_ref-Dresden_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dresden-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gro%C3%9Fadmiral_(OF-10).gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Gro%C3%9Fadmiral_%28OF-10%29.gif/100px-Gro%C3%9Fadmiral_%28OF-10%29.gif" decoding="async" width="100" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Gro%C3%9Fadmiral_%28OF-10%29.gif/150px-Gro%C3%9Fadmiral_%28OF-10%29.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Gro%C3%9Fadmiral_%28OF-10%29.gif/200px-Gro%C3%9Fadmiral_%28OF-10%29.gif 2x" data-file-width="224" data-file-height="100" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2" rowspan="3"> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Admiral_(OF-8).gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Admiral_%28OF-8%29.gif/100px-Admiral_%28OF-8%29.gif" decoding="async" width="100" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Admiral_%28OF-8%29.gif/150px-Admiral_%28OF-8%29.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Admiral_%28OF-8%29.gif/200px-Admiral_%28OF-8%29.gif 2x" data-file-width="224" data-file-height="100" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vizeadmiral_(OF-7).gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Vizeadmiral_%28OF-7%29.gif/100px-Vizeadmiral_%28OF-7%29.gif" decoding="async" width="100" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Vizeadmiral_%28OF-7%29.gif/150px-Vizeadmiral_%28OF-7%29.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Vizeadmiral_%28OF-7%29.gif/200px-Vizeadmiral_%28OF-7%29.gif 2x" data-file-width="224" data-file-height="100" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Konteradmiral_(OF-6).gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Konteradmiral_%28OF-6%29.gif/100px-Konteradmiral_%28OF-6%29.gif" decoding="async" width="100" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Konteradmiral_%28OF-6%29.gif/150px-Konteradmiral_%28OF-6%29.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Konteradmiral_%28OF-6%29.gif/200px-Konteradmiral_%28OF-6%29.gif 2x" data-file-width="224" data-file-height="100" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kapit%C3%A4n_zur_See_(OF-5).gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Kapit%C3%A4n_zur_See_%28OF-5%29.gif/100px-Kapit%C3%A4n_zur_See_%28OF-5%29.gif" decoding="async" width="100" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Kapit%C3%A4n_zur_See_%28OF-5%29.gif/150px-Kapit%C3%A4n_zur_See_%28OF-5%29.gif 1.5x, 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Korvettenkapit%C3%A4n_%28OF-3%29.gif/100px-Korvettenkapit%C3%A4n_%28OF-3%29.gif" decoding="async" width="100" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Korvettenkapit%C3%A4n_%28OF-3%29.gif/150px-Korvettenkapit%C3%A4n_%28OF-3%29.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Korvettenkapit%C3%A4n_%28OF-3%29.gif/200px-Korvettenkapit%C3%A4n_%28OF-3%29.gif 2x" data-file-width="224" data-file-height="100" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kapit%C3%A4nleutnant_(OF-2).gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Kapit%C3%A4nleutnant_%28OF-2%29.gif/100px-Kapit%C3%A4nleutnant_%28OF-2%29.gif" decoding="async" width="100" height="44" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Kapit%C3%A4nleutnant_%28OF-2%29.gif/150px-Kapit%C3%A4nleutnant_%28OF-2%29.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Kapit%C3%A4nleutnant_%28OF-2%29.gif/200px-Kapit%C3%A4nleutnant_%28OF-2%29.gif 2x" data-file-width="226" data-file-height="100" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Oberleutnant_zur_See_(OF-1a).gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Oberleutnant_zur_See_%28OF-1a%29.gif/100px-Oberleutnant_zur_See_%28OF-1a%29.gif" decoding="async" width="100" height="44" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Oberleutnant_zur_See_%28OF-1a%29.gif/150px-Oberleutnant_zur_See_%28OF-1a%29.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Oberleutnant_zur_See_%28OF-1a%29.gif/200px-Oberleutnant_zur_See_%28OF-1a%29.gif 2x" data-file-width="226" data-file-height="100" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Leutnant_zur_See_(OF-1).gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Leutnant_zur_See_%28OF-1%29.gif/100px-Leutnant_zur_See_%28OF-1%29.gif" decoding="async" width="100" height="44" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Leutnant_zur_See_%28OF-1%29.gif/150px-Leutnant_zur_See_%28OF-1%29.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Leutnant_zur_See_%28OF-1%29.gif/200px-Leutnant_zur_See_%28OF-1%29.gif 2x" data-file-width="226" data-file-height="100" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><b>Sleeve insignia</b><br /><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBunkley1918174–175_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBunkley1918174–175-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWilliams1918274_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWilliams1918274-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kaiserliche_Marine-Gro%C3%9Fadmiral.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Kaiserliche_Marine-Gro%C3%9Fadmiral.svg/50px-Kaiserliche_Marine-Gro%C3%9Fadmiral.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Kaiserliche_Marine-Gro%C3%9Fadmiral.svg/75px-Kaiserliche_Marine-Gro%C3%9Fadmiral.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Kaiserliche_Marine-Gro%C3%9Fadmiral.svg/100px-Kaiserliche_Marine-Gro%C3%9Fadmiral.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kaiserliche_Marine-Admiral.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Kaiserliche_Marine-Admiral.svg/50px-Kaiserliche_Marine-Admiral.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Kaiserliche_Marine-Admiral.svg/75px-Kaiserliche_Marine-Admiral.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Kaiserliche_Marine-Admiral.svg/100px-Kaiserliche_Marine-Admiral.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kaiserliche_Marine-Vizeadmiral.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Kaiserliche_Marine-Vizeadmiral.svg/50px-Kaiserliche_Marine-Vizeadmiral.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Kaiserliche_Marine-Vizeadmiral.svg/75px-Kaiserliche_Marine-Vizeadmiral.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Kaiserliche_Marine-Vizeadmiral.svg/100px-Kaiserliche_Marine-Vizeadmiral.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kaiserliche_Marine-Konteradmiral.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Kaiserliche_Marine-Konteradmiral.svg/50px-Kaiserliche_Marine-Konteradmiral.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Kaiserliche_Marine-Konteradmiral.svg/75px-Kaiserliche_Marine-Konteradmiral.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/Kaiserliche_Marine-Konteradmiral.svg/100px-Kaiserliche_Marine-Konteradmiral.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kaiserliche_Marine-Kapit%C3%A4n_zur_See.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Kaiserliche_Marine-Kapit%C3%A4n_zur_See.svg/50px-Kaiserliche_Marine-Kapit%C3%A4n_zur_See.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Kaiserliche_Marine-Kapit%C3%A4n_zur_See.svg/75px-Kaiserliche_Marine-Kapit%C3%A4n_zur_See.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Kaiserliche_Marine-Kapit%C3%A4n_zur_See.svg/100px-Kaiserliche_Marine-Kapit%C3%A4n_zur_See.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kaiserliche_Marine-Fregattenkapit%C3%A4n.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Kaiserliche_Marine-Fregattenkapit%C3%A4n.svg/50px-Kaiserliche_Marine-Fregattenkapit%C3%A4n.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Kaiserliche_Marine-Fregattenkapit%C3%A4n.svg/75px-Kaiserliche_Marine-Fregattenkapit%C3%A4n.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Kaiserliche_Marine-Fregattenkapit%C3%A4n.svg/100px-Kaiserliche_Marine-Fregattenkapit%C3%A4n.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kaiserliche_Marine-Korvettenkapit%C3%A4n.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Kaiserliche_Marine-Korvettenkapit%C3%A4n.svg/50px-Kaiserliche_Marine-Korvettenkapit%C3%A4n.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Kaiserliche_Marine-Korvettenkapit%C3%A4n.svg/75px-Kaiserliche_Marine-Korvettenkapit%C3%A4n.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Kaiserliche_Marine-Korvettenkapit%C3%A4n.svg/100px-Kaiserliche_Marine-Korvettenkapit%C3%A4n.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kaiserliche_Marine-Kapit%C3%A4nleutnant.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Kaiserliche_Marine-Kapit%C3%A4nleutnant.svg/50px-Kaiserliche_Marine-Kapit%C3%A4nleutnant.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Kaiserliche_Marine-Kapit%C3%A4nleutnant.svg/75px-Kaiserliche_Marine-Kapit%C3%A4nleutnant.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Kaiserliche_Marine-Kapit%C3%A4nleutnant.svg/100px-Kaiserliche_Marine-Kapit%C3%A4nleutnant.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kaiserliche_Marine-Oberleutnant_zur_See.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Kaiserliche_Marine-Oberleutnant_zur_See.svg/50px-Kaiserliche_Marine-Oberleutnant_zur_See.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Kaiserliche_Marine-Oberleutnant_zur_See.svg/75px-Kaiserliche_Marine-Oberleutnant_zur_See.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Kaiserliche_Marine-Oberleutnant_zur_See.svg/100px-Kaiserliche_Marine-Oberleutnant_zur_See.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span> </td> <td colspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kaiserliche_Marine-Leutnant_zur_See.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Kaiserliche_Marine-Leutnant_zur_See.svg/50px-Kaiserliche_Marine-Leutnant_zur_See.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="103" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Kaiserliche_Marine-Leutnant_zur_See.svg/75px-Kaiserliche_Marine-Leutnant_zur_See.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Kaiserliche_Marine-Leutnant_zur_See.svg/100px-Kaiserliche_Marine-Leutnant_zur_See.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="569" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Grand_admiral" title="Grand admiral">Großadmiral</a></i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Admiral_(Germany)" title="Admiral (Germany)">Admiral</a></i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Vizeadmiral" title="Vizeadmiral">Vizeadmiral</a></i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Konteradmiral" title="Konteradmiral">Konteradmiral</a></i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Kapit%C3%A4n_zur_See" class="mw-redirect" title="Kapitän zur See">Kapitän zur See</a>/</i></span><br /><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Kommodore" title="Kommodore">Kommodore</a></i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Fregattenkapit%C3%A4n" title="Fregattenkapitän">Fregattenkapitän</a></i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Korvettenkapit%C3%A4n" title="Korvettenkapitän">Korvettenkapitän</a></i></span> </td> <td colspan="2"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Kapit%C3%A4nleutnant" title="Kapitänleutnant">Kapitänleutnant</a></i></span> </td> <td colspan="3"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Oberleutnant_zur_See" title="Oberleutnant zur See">Oberleutnant zur See</a></i></span> </td> <td colspan="3"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Leutnant_zur_See" title="Leutnant zur See">Leutnant zur See</a></i></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Rank_flags">Rank flags</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_the_German_Empire&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Rank flags"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Title </th> <th><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Großadmiral</i></span> </th> <th><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Admiral</i></span> </th> <th><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Vizeadmiral</i></span> </th> <th><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Konteradmiral</i></span> </th></tr> <tr> <td>Command flag </td> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flagge_eines_Gro%C3%9Fadmirals_Kaiserliche_Marine.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Flagge_eines_Gro%C3%9Fadmirals_Kaiserliche_Marine.png/70px-Flagge_eines_Gro%C3%9Fadmirals_Kaiserliche_Marine.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="69" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Flagge_eines_Gro%C3%9Fadmirals_Kaiserliche_Marine.png/105px-Flagge_eines_Gro%C3%9Fadmirals_Kaiserliche_Marine.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Flagge_eines_Gro%C3%9Fadmirals_Kaiserliche_Marine.png/140px-Flagge_eines_Gro%C3%9Fadmirals_Kaiserliche_Marine.png 2x" data-file-width="5000" data-file-height="4917" /></a></span> </td> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Admiral.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Admiral.svg/70px-Admiral.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Admiral.svg/105px-Admiral.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Admiral.svg/140px-Admiral.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="902" data-file-height="902" /></a></span> </td> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vizeadmiral.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Vizeadmiral.svg/70px-Vizeadmiral.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Vizeadmiral.svg/105px-Vizeadmiral.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Vizeadmiral.svg/140px-Vizeadmiral.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="902" data-file-height="902" /></a></span> </td> <td><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Konteradmiral.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Konteradmiral.svg/70px-Konteradmiral.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Konteradmiral.svg/105px-Konteradmiral.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Konteradmiral.svg/140px-Konteradmiral.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="902" data-file-height="902" /></a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Officer_cadets">Officer cadets</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_the_German_Empire&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Officer cadets"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Officer training ranks </caption> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>Title </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Oberf%C3%A4hnrich_zur_See" title="Oberfähnrich zur See">Oberfähnrich zur See</a></i></td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/F%C3%A4hnrich_zur_See" title="Fähnrich zur See">Fähnrich zur See</a></i></td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Seekadett" title="Seekadett">Seekadett</a></i> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>Epaulette<sup id="cite_ref-Dresden_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dresden-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:F%C3%A4hnrich.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/F%C3%A4hnrich.gif/20px-F%C3%A4hnrich.gif" decoding="async" width="20" height="101" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/F%C3%A4hnrich.gif/30px-F%C3%A4hnrich.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/F%C3%A4hnrich.gif/40px-F%C3%A4hnrich.gif 2x" data-file-width="46" data-file-height="232" /></a></span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>Sleeve </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kaiserliche_Marine-Oberf%C3%A4hnrich_zur_See.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Kaiserliche_Marine-Oberf%C3%A4hnrich_zur_See.svg/50px-Kaiserliche_Marine-Oberf%C3%A4hnrich_zur_See.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="104" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Kaiserliche_Marine-Oberf%C3%A4hnrich_zur_See.svg/75px-Kaiserliche_Marine-Oberf%C3%A4hnrich_zur_See.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Kaiserliche_Marine-Oberf%C3%A4hnrich_zur_See.svg/100px-Kaiserliche_Marine-Oberf%C3%A4hnrich_zur_See.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="256" data-file-height="534" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kaiserliche_Marine-F%C3%A4hnrich_zur_See.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Kaiserliche_Marine-F%C3%A4hnrich_zur_See.svg/50px-Kaiserliche_Marine-F%C3%A4hnrich_zur_See.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="104" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Kaiserliche_Marine-F%C3%A4hnrich_zur_See.svg/75px-Kaiserliche_Marine-F%C3%A4hnrich_zur_See.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Kaiserliche_Marine-F%C3%A4hnrich_zur_See.svg/100px-Kaiserliche_Marine-F%C3%A4hnrich_zur_See.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="257" data-file-height="534" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kaiserliche_Marine-Seekadett.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Kaiserliche_Marine-Seekadett.svg/50px-Kaiserliche_Marine-Seekadett.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="104" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Kaiserliche_Marine-Seekadett.svg/75px-Kaiserliche_Marine-Seekadett.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Kaiserliche_Marine-Seekadett.svg/100px-Kaiserliche_Marine-Seekadett.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="257" data-file-height="534" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>English designation</td> <td>Midshipman</td> <td>Sea cadet</td> <td>Junior sea cadet </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Warrant_officers">Warrant officers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_the_German_Empire&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Warrant officers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th colspan="4" style="background:#dadada">Warrant officers </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>Title </td> <td><i>Deckoffiziere<br />als Offizier-Stellvertreter</i></td> <td><i>Oberdeckoffizier</i></td> <td><i>Deckoffizier</i> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>Shoulder<sup id="cite_ref-Dresden_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dresden-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vicedeckoffizier_(AB_1914).gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Vicedeckoffizier_%28AB_1914%29.gif/50px-Vicedeckoffizier_%28AB_1914%29.gif" decoding="async" width="50" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Vicedeckoffizier_%28AB_1914%29.gif/75px-Vicedeckoffizier_%28AB_1914%29.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Vicedeckoffizier_%28AB_1914%29.gif 2x" data-file-width="80" data-file-height="220" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Oberdeckoffizier.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Oberdeckoffizier.gif/50px-Oberdeckoffizier.gif" decoding="async" width="50" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Oberdeckoffizier.gif/75px-Oberdeckoffizier.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/Oberdeckoffizier.gif 2x" data-file-width="80" data-file-height="221" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Deckoffizier.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Deckoffizier.gif/50px-Deckoffizier.gif" decoding="async" width="50" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Deckoffizier.gif/75px-Deckoffizier.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Deckoffizier.gif 2x" data-file-width="80" data-file-height="220" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#CCCCCC; text-align:center;"> <td colspan="4"> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>English designation</td> <td>Chief Warrant Officer<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">as Acting Commissioned Officer.</span></td> <td>Chief Warrant Officer</td> <td>Warrant Officer </td></tr> <tr style="background:#CCCCCC; text-align:center;"> <td colspan="4"> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>Specialty designations</td> <td><i>Offizier-Stellvertreter</i></td> <td><i>Oberbootsmann<br />Obersteuermann<br />Oberfeuerwerker</i></td> <td><i>Bootsmann<br />Steuermann<br /><a href="/wiki/Feuerwerker" title="Feuerwerker">Feuerwerker</a></i> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>English designation</td> <td>Acting Commissioned Officer</td> <td>Chief Boatswain<br />Chief Helmsman<br />Chief Artificer</td> <td>Boatswain<br />Helmsman<br />Artificer </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Petty_officers">Petty officers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_the_German_Empire&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Petty officers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background:#dadada"> <td colspan="3"><b>Senior Petty Officers</b></td> <td colspan="2"><b>Junior Petty Officers</b> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>Title </td> <td><i>Feldwebel</i></td> <td><i>Vize-Feldwebel</i></td> <td><i>Obermaat</i></td> <td><i>Maat</i> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>Sleeve<sup id="cite_ref-Dresden_13-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dresden-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vicefeldwebel_und_Feldwebel.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Vicefeldwebel_und_Feldwebel.gif/50px-Vicefeldwebel_und_Feldwebel.gif" decoding="async" width="50" height="78" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Vicefeldwebel_und_Feldwebel.gif/75px-Vicefeldwebel_und_Feldwebel.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Vicefeldwebel_und_Feldwebel.gif/100px-Vicefeldwebel_und_Feldwebel.gif 2x" data-file-width="110" data-file-height="171" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Obermaat.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Obermaat.gif/50px-Obermaat.gif" decoding="async" width="50" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Obermaat.gif/75px-Obermaat.gif 1.5x, 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<p>(Mate) </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Seamen">Seamen</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_the_German_Empire&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Seamen"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th colspan="4" style="background:#dadada">Seamen </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>Title </td> <td><i>Obermatrose</i></td> <td><i>Einjährig-Freiwilliger</i></td> <td><i>Matrose</i> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td>Sleeve<sup id="cite_ref-Dresden_13-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dresden-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kriegsmarine_-_Matrosengefreiter.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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armies and national contingents, including Prussia and Bavaria, traditionally used two different captain ranks that originated with the ownership of units. The Captain 1st Class was either the proprietor who had raised and equipped the Company / Troop / Battery or was a gentleman or nobleman who had bought a commission as its nominal Captain. The Captain 2nd Class (or <i>Stabshauptmann</i> > "Staff Captain") was its actual commander. By the end of the 19th century that dual-system had been gradually phased out and replaced by a single rank.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Duden" title="Duden">Duden</a>; Origin and meaning of "<span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Korporal</i></span>", in German.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Duden" title="Duden">Duden</a>; Definition of "Gemeine", in German.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Duden" title="Duden">Duden</a>; Definition of "Kapitulant", in German.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_the_German_Empire&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237033735">@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox{display:none!important}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-right plainlinks sistersitebox"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/45px-Commons-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/59px-Commons-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1376" /></span></span></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist">Wikimedia Commons has media related to <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Military_rank_insignia_of_the_German_Empire" class="extiw" title="commons:Category:Military rank insignia of the German Empire">Military rank insignia of the German Empire</a></span>.</div></div> </div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Ulrich Trumpener, "Junkers and Others: The Rise of Commoners in the Prussian Army, 1871–1914," <i>Canadian Journal of History</i> (1979) 14#1 pp 29–47</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Dennis E. Showalter, "The Political Soldiers of Bismarck's Germany: Myths and Realities," <i>German Studies Review</i> (1994) 17#1 pp. 59–77 <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/1431304">in JSTOR</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/Korporal">Korporal</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-AEWK-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-AEWK_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-AEWK_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">"Gefreiter" – <a href="/wiki/Allgemeine_Encyclop%C3%A4die_der_Wissenschaften_und_K%C3%BCnste" title="Allgemeine Encyclopädie der Wissenschaften und Künste">Allgemeine Encyclopädie der Wissenschaften und Künste</a>, Erste Section, A-G, (Universal Encyclopaedia of the Sciences and Arts, First Section, A-G), Author: Johann Samuel Ersch and Johann Gottfried Gruber, Publisher: F. 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Brockhaus, Leipzig, 1852, Page 471-472, in German. <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=ED7T1GvIUtgC">[1]</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-MY2-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-MY2_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-MY2_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Meyers_Konversations-Lexikon" title="Meyers Konversations-Lexikon">Meyers Konversations-Lexikon</a>, 4th Edition, Volume 6, Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig 1885–1892, Page 659. in German</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/Gemeine_Buchstabe_Soldat">Gemeine Buchstabe Soldat</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">29 June</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Military+and+Naval+Recognition+Book%3A+A+Handbook+on+the+Organization%2C+Uniforms+and+Insignia+of+Rank+of+the+World%27s+Armed+Forces&rft.place=New+York&rft.edition=2nd&rft.pub=D.+Van+Nostrand+Company&rft.date=1918&rft.aulast=Bunkley&rft.aufirst=Joel+William&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fmilitaryandnava00bunkgoog%2Fmode%2F2up&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMilitary+ranks+of+the+German+Empire" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWilliams1918" class="citation book cs1">Williams, Dion (1918). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/armynavyuniforms00will/page/216/mode/2up">"XI: Uniforms and Insignia of Foreign Armies and Navies"</a>. <i>Army and Navy Uniforms and Insignia</i>. New York, N.Y.: Frederick A. Stokes Company. pp. 216–292<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">5 July</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=XI%3A+Uniforms+and+Insignia+of+Foreign+Armies+and+Navies&rft.btitle=Army+and+Navy+Uniforms+and+Insignia&rft.place=New+York%2C+N.Y.&rft.pages=216-292&rft.pub=Frederick+A.+Stokes+Company&rft.date=1918&rft.aulast=Williams&rft.aufirst=Dion&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Farmynavyuniforms00will%2Fpage%2F216%2Fmode%2F2up&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMilitary+ranks+of+the+German+Empire" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_the_German_Empire&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKraus2006" class="citation book cs1">Kraus, Jürgen (2006). <i>The German Army in the First World War: Uniforms and Equipment, 1914 to 1918</i>. Militaria Verlag. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3950164268" title="Special:BookSources/978-3950164268"><bdi>978-3950164268</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+German+Army+in+the+First+World+War%3A+Uniforms+and+Equipment%2C+1914+to+1918&rft.pub=Militaria+Verlag&rft.date=2006&rft.isbn=978-3950164268&rft.aulast=Kraus&rft.aufirst=J%C3%BCrgen&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMilitary+ranks+of+the+German+Empire" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSomers2004" class="citation book cs1">Somers, Johan (2004). <i>Imperial German Field Uniforms And Equipment 1907-1918, Volume 2</i>. Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0764322624" title="Special:BookSources/978-0764322624"><bdi>978-0764322624</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Imperial+German+Field+Uniforms+And+Equipment+1907-1918%2C+Volume+2&rft.pub=Schiffer+Publishing%2C+Ltd.&rft.date=2004&rft.isbn=978-0764322624&rft.aulast=Somers&rft.aufirst=Johan&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMilitary+ranks+of+the+German+Empire" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSomers2007" class="citation book cs1">Somers, Johan (2007). <i>Imperial German Field Uniforms And Equipment 1907-1918, Volume 3</i>. Schiffer Military History. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0764327780" title="Special:BookSources/978-0764327780"><bdi>978-0764327780</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Imperial+German+Field+Uniforms+And+Equipment+1907-1918%2C+Volume+3&rft.pub=Schiffer+Military+History&rft.date=2007&rft.isbn=978-0764327780&rft.aulast=Somers&rft.aufirst=Johan&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMilitary+ranks+of+the+German+Empire" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWoolley1999" class="citation book cs1">Woolley, Charles (1999). <i>Uniforms & Equipment of the Imperial German Army 1900-1918</i>. Schiffer Military History. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0764309359" title="Special:BookSources/978-0764309359"><bdi>978-0764309359</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Uniforms+%26+Equipment+of+the+Imperial+German+Army+1900-1918&rft.pub=Schiffer+Military+History&rft.date=1999&rft.isbn=978-0764309359&rft.aulast=Woolley&rft.aufirst=Charles&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMilitary+ranks+of+the+German+Empire" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_the_German_Empire&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://bibliotecavirtual.defensa.gob.es/BVMDefensa/i18n/catalogo_imagenes/imagen.cmd?path=169281&posicion=1&registrardownload=1"><i>Die Uniformen der Deutschen Armee II</i></a> (in German). Leipzig: Verlag von Moritz Ruhl. 1899<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">29 December</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Die+Uniformen+der+Deutschen+Armee+II&rft.place=Leipzig&rft.pub=Verlag+von+Moritz+Ruhl&rft.date=1899&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbibliotecavirtual.defensa.gob.es%2FBVMDefensa%2Fi18n%2Fcatalogo_imagenes%2Fimagen.cmd%3Fpath%3D169281%26posicion%3D1%26registrardownload%3D1&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMilitary+ranks+of+the+German+Empire" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C3415384?image=1"><i>Plates illustrating the New German field service uniform of the Prussian army</i></a>. London: General Staff, War Office. 1916<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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title="South African military ranks">South Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_South_Sudan" title="Military ranks of South Sudan">South Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Sudan" title="Military ranks of Sudan">Sudan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Tanzania" title="Military ranks of Tanzania">Tanzania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Togo" title="Military ranks of Togo">Togo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Tunisia" title="Military ranks of Tunisia">Tunisia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rank_insignia_of_the_Ugandan_People%27s_Defense_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Rank insignia of the Ugandan People's Defense Force">Uganda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Zambia" title="Military ranks of Zambia">Zambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Zimbabwe" title="Military ranks of Zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_states_with_limited_recognition" title="List of states with limited recognition">States with<br />limited recognition</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_the_Sahrawi_Arab_Democratic_Republic&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (page does not exist)">Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Somaliland" title="Military ranks of Somaliland">Somaliland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Angola#Historical_rank_insignia_(1975–1992)" title="Military ranks of Angola">People's Republic of Angola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Biafra" title="Military ranks of Biafra">Biafra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bophuthatswana_Defence_Force#Ranks" title="Bophuthatswana Defence Force">Bophuthatswana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ciskei_Defence_Force#Ranks" title="Ciskei Defence Force">Ciskei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Kingdom_of_Egypt" title="Military ranks of the Kingdom of Egypt">Kingdom of Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_the_Ethiopian_Empire&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of the Ethiopian Empire (page does not exist)">Ethiopian Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_Katanga&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of Katanga (page does not exist)">Katanga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Mozambique#Historical_rank_insignia_(1975-1994)" title="Military ranks of Mozambique">People's Republic of Mozambique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Rhodesia" title="Military ranks of Rhodesia">Rhodesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_West_Africa_Territorial_Force#Ranks" title="South West Africa Territorial Force">South West Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transkei_Defence_Force#Ranks" title="Transkei Defence Force">Transkei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venda_Defence_Force#Ranks" title="Venda Defence Force">Venda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Zaire" title="Military ranks of Zaire">Zaire</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Comparative</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Africa" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Africa">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Africa" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Africa">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Africa" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Africa">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Africa" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Africa">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Africa" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Africa">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Africa" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Africa">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_military_ranks_of_apartheid_states_in_southern_Africa" title="Comparative military ranks of apartheid states in southern Africa">Apartheid States in Southern Africa</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Americas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Antigua_and_Barbuda" title="Military ranks of Antigua and Barbuda">Antigua and Barbuda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Argentina" title="Military ranks of Argentina">Argentina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Bahamas" title="Military ranks of Bahamas">Bahamas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Barbados" title="Military ranks of Barbados">Barbados</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Belize" title="Military ranks of Belize">Belize</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Bolivia" title="Military ranks of Bolivia">Bolivia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Brazil" title="Military ranks of Brazil">Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Armed_Forces_ranks_and_insignia" title="Canadian Armed Forces ranks and insignia">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_and_insignia_of_Chile" title="Military ranks and insignia of Chile">Chile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Colombian_Armed_Forces" title="Military ranks of the Colombian Armed Forces">Colombia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_Cuban_Revolutionary_Armed_Forces" title="Ranks of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces">Cuba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Dominican_Republic" title="Military ranks of the Dominican Republic">Dominican Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Ecuador" title="Military ranks of Ecuador">Ecuador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_El_Salvador" title="Military ranks of El Salvador">El Salvador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Guatemala" title="Military ranks of Guatemala">Guatemala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Guyana" title="Military ranks of Guyana">Guyana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Haiti" title="Military ranks of Haiti">Haiti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Honduras" title="Military ranks of Honduras">Honduras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Jamaica" title="Military ranks of Jamaica">Jamaica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Mexico" title="Military ranks of Mexico">Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicaragua_military_ranks" title="Nicaragua military ranks">Nicaragua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Paraguay" title="Military ranks of Paraguay">Paraguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Peru" title="Military ranks of Peru">Peru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis" title="Military ranks of Saint Kitts and Nevis">Saint Kitts and Nevis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suriname_National_Army#Army_Ranks" title="Suriname National Army">Suriname</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago" title="Military ranks of Trinidad and Tobago">Trinidad and Tobago</a></li> <li>United States <ul><li><i>Officers:</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Army officer rank insignia">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Navy officer rank insignia">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Air Force officer rank insignia">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Coast_Guard_officer_rank_insignia" title="United States Coast Guard officer rank insignia">Coast Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><i>Enlisted:</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_enlisted_rank_insignia" title="United States Army enlisted rank insignia">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_enlisted_rates" title="List of United States Navy enlisted rates">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_enlisted_rank_insignia" title="United States Air Force enlisted rank insignia">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Coast_Guard_enlisted_ranks" title="List of United States Coast Guard enlisted ranks">Coast Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><i>Other:</i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marine_Corps_rank_insignia" title="United States Marine Corps rank insignia">Marine Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force_rank_insignia" title="United States Space Force rank insignia">Space Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer_(United_States)" title="Warrant officer (United States)">Warrant officer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Opposing_force#Ranks" title="Opposing force">Opposing forces</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Uruguay" title="Ranks of the Armed Forces of Uruguay">Uruguay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venezuelan_military_ranks" title="Venezuelan military ranks">Venezuela</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Former_ranks_of_the_Canadian_Armed_Forces" title="Former ranks of the Canadian Armed Forces">Canada (pre-Unification)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Confederate_States" title="Ranks and insignia of the Confederate States">Confederate States of America</a></li> <li>Union <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_Union_Army#Ranks_and_insignia" class="mw-redirect" title="Uniforms of the Union Army">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_Navy#Ranks_and_rank_insignia" title="Union Navy">Navy</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_Costa_Rica&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of Costa Rica (page does not exist)">Costa Rica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Empire_of_Brazil" title="Military ranks of the Empire of Brazil">Empire of Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Panama#Historic_ranks" title="Military ranks of Panama">Panama</a></li> <li>Republic of Texas <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Army_of_the_Republic_of_Texas#Personnel" title="Army of the Republic of Texas">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Navy#Insignia" title="Texas Navy">Navy</a></li></ul></li> <li>United States Army enlisted <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_enlisted_rank_insignia_of_World_War_I" title="United States Army enlisted rank insignia of World War I">World War I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_enlisted_rank_insignia_of_World_War_II" title="United States Army enlisted rank insignia of World War II">World War II</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Comparative</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_the_Americas" title="Comparative army officer ranks of the Americas">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_the_Americas" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of the Americas">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_the_Americas" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of the Americas">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_the_Americas" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of the Americas">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_the_Americas" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of the Americas">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_the_Americas" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of the Americas">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Afghanistan" title="Military ranks of Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Bahrain" title="Military ranks of Bahrain">Bahrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Bangladesh" title="Military ranks of Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Bhutan" title="Military ranks of Bhutan">Bhutan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Royal_Brunei_Armed_Forces" title="Military ranks of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces">Brunei</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Royal_Cambodian_Armed_Forces" title="Military ranks of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces">Cambodia</a></li> <li>PR of China <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_People%27s_Liberation_Army_Ground_Force" title="Ranks of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_People%27s_Liberation_Army_Navy" title="Ranks of the People's Liberation Army Navy">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_People%27s_Liberation_Army_Air_Force" title="Ranks of the People's Liberation Army Air Force">Air Force</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_East_Timor" title="Military ranks of East Timor">East Timor</a></li> <li>India <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Army_ranks_and_insignia" title="Indian Army ranks and insignia">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Air_Force_ranks_and_insignia" title="Indian Air Force ranks and insignia">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Navy_ranks_and_insignia" title="Indian Navy ranks and insignia">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Coast_Guard#Rank_insignia" title="Indian Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Border_Roads_Organisation#Ranks" title="Border Roads Organisation">Border Roads Organisation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramilitary_forces_of_India#Ranks_and_insignia" title="Paramilitary forces of India">Paramilitary forces</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indonesian_military_ranks" title="Indonesian military ranks">Indonesia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Iran" title="Military ranks of Iran">Iran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Iraq" title="Military ranks of Iraq">Iraq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces_ranks" title="Israel Defense Forces ranks">Israel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Japan_Self-Defense_Forces" title="Ranks and insignia of the Japan Self-Defense Forces">Japan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Jordan" title="Military ranks of Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Kazakhstan" title="Military ranks of Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_military_ranks_of_Korea" title="Comparative military ranks of Korea">Korea</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_North_Korea" title="Military ranks of North Korea">North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_South_Korea" title="Military ranks of South Korea">South</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Kuwait" title="Military ranks of Kuwait">Kuwait</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Kyrgyzstan" title="Military ranks of Kyrgyzstan">Kyrgyzstan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Lao_People%27s_Armed_Forces" title="Military ranks of the Lao People's Armed Forces">Laos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Lebanon" title="Military ranks of Lebanon">Lebanon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malaysian_military_ranks" title="Malaysian military ranks">Malaysia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Maldives" title="Military ranks of Maldives">Maldives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mongolian_military_ranks" title="Mongolian military ranks">Mongolia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Myanmar" title="Military ranks of Myanmar">Myanmar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Nepal" title="Military ranks of Nepal">Nepal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Oman" title="Military ranks of Oman">Oman</a></li> <li>Pakistan <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Army_ranks_and_insignia" title="Pakistan Army ranks and insignia">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Navy_ranks_and_insignia" title="Pakistan Navy ranks and insignia">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Air_Force_ranks_and_insignia" title="Pakistan Air Force ranks and insignia">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Marines#Commissioned_officers_and_Enlisted_rank" title="Pakistan Marines">Marines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civil_Armed_Forces#Ranks" title="Civil Armed Forces">Civil Armed Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pakistan_Maritime_Security_Agency#Commissioned_officers_and_enlisted_rank" title="Pakistan Maritime Security Agency">Maritime Security Agency</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Philippines" title="Military ranks of the Philippines">Philippines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Qatar" title="Military ranks of Qatar">Qatar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Military ranks of Saudi Arabia">Saudi Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Singapore_Armed_Forces_ranks" title="Singapore Armed Forces ranks">Singapore</a></li> <li>Sri Lanka <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Army_ranks_and_insignia" title="Sri Lanka Army ranks and insignia">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Navy_ranks_and_insignia" title="Sri Lanka Navy ranks and insignia">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Air_Force_ranks_and_insignia" title="Sri Lanka Air Force ranks and insignia">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Coast_Guard#Rank_structure" title="Sri Lanka Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Syria" title="Military ranks of Syria">Syria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Tajikistan" title="Military ranks of Tajikistan">Tajikistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Thai_armed_forces" title="Military ranks of the Thai armed forces">Thailand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Turkmenistan" title="Military ranks of Turkmenistan">Turkmenistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_United_Arab_Emirates" title="Military ranks of United Arab Emirates">United Arab Emirates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Uzbekistan" title="Military ranks of Uzbekistan">Uzbekistan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vietnamese_military_ranks_and_insignia" title="Vietnamese military ranks and insignia">Vietnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Yemen" title="Military ranks of Yemen">Yemen</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_states_with_limited_recognition" title="List of states with limited recognition">States with<br />limited recognition</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_Abkhazia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of Abkhazia (page does not exist)">Abkhazia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_Artsakh&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of Artsakh (page does not exist)">Artsakh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_State_of_Palestine" title="Military ranks of the State of Palestine">Palestine</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_South_Ossetia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of South Ossetia (page does not exist)">South Ossetia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_of_China_Armed_Forces_rank_insignia" title="Republic of China Armed Forces rank insignia">Taiwan <span style="font-size:85%;">(Republic of China)</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>China <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Imperial_China" title="Military ranks of Imperial China">Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Republic_of_China_(1912%E2%80%931949)" title="Military ranks of the Republic of China (1912–1949)">Republic (1912–1949)</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_East_Indies_Army#Ranks" title="Royal Netherlands East Indies Army">Dutch East Indies</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_East_Turkestan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of East Turkestan (page does not exist)">East Turkestan</a> <small>(<a href="/wiki/Ili_National_Army#Ranks" class="mw-redirect" title="Ili National Army">Second Republic</a>)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_Kampuchea" title="Military ranks of the People's Republic of Kampuchea">People's Republic of Kampuchea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Imperial_Iran" title="Military ranks of Imperial Iran">Imperial Iran</a></li> <li>Imperial Japan <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_Army" title="Ranks of the Imperial Japanese Army">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_Imperial_Japanese_Navy" title="Ranks of the Imperial Japanese Navy">Navy</a></li></ul></li> <li>Korea <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Korean_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Military ranks of the Korean Empire">Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korean_Liberation_Army#Army_ranks" title="Korean Liberation Army">Liberation Army</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Royal_Lao_Armed_Forces" title="Military ranks of the Royal Lao Armed Forces">Kingdom of Laos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Manchukuo" title="Military ranks of Manchukuo">Manchukuo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inner_Mongolian_Army#Ranks" title="Inner Mongolian Army">Mengjiang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Mongolian_People%27s_Republic" title="Military ranks of the Mongolian People's Republic">Mongolian People's Republic</a></li> <li>Vietnam <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_the_State_of_Vietnam&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of the State of Vietnam (page does not exist)">State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Vietnamese_military_ranks_and_insignia" title="South Vietnamese military ranks and insignia">South</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_South_Yemen" title="Military ranks of South Yemen">South Yemen</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_Tibet&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of Tibet (page does not exist)">Tibet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tuvan_People%27s_Revolutionary_Army#Ranks" title="Tuvan People's Revolutionary Army">Tuva</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Comparative</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Asia" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Asia">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Asia" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Asia">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Asia" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Asia">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Asia" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Asia">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Asia" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Asia">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Asia" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Asia">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Albania" title="Military ranks of Albania">Albania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Armenia" title="Military ranks of Armenia">Armenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Austria" title="Military ranks of Austria">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Azerbaijan" title="Military ranks of Azerbaijan">Azerbaijan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Belarus" title="Military ranks of Belarus">Belarus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Belgian_military_ranks" title="Belgian military ranks">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_and_insignia_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina" title="Military ranks and insignia of Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Bulgaria" title="Military ranks of Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croatian_military_ranks" title="Croatian military ranks">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyprus_military_ranks" title="Cyprus military ranks">Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Czech_military_ranks" title="Czech military ranks">Czech Republic</a></li> <li>Denmark <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_Royal_Danish_Army" title="Ranks and insignia of Royal Danish Army">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_Royal_Danish_Navy" title="Ranks and insignia of Royal Danish Navy">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_Royal_Danish_Air_Force" title="Ranks and insignia of Royal Danish Air Force">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_Home_Guard_(Denmark)" title="Ranks and insignia of Home Guard (Denmark)">Home Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Estonia" title="Military ranks of Estonia">Estonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finnish_military_ranks" title="Finnish military ranks">Finland</a></li> <li>France <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_in_the_French_Army" title="Ranks in the French Army">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_in_the_French_Navy" title="Ranks in the French Navy">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Gendarmerie#Ranks" title="National Gendarmerie">Gendarmerie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_in_the_French_Air_and_Space_Force" title="Ranks in the French Air and Space Force">Air and Space Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Forests_Office_(France)" title="National Forests Office (France)">Foresters</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rank_insignia_of_the_German_Bundeswehr" class="mw-redirect" title="Rank insignia of the German Bundeswehr">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgian_military_ranks" title="Georgian military ranks">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greek_military_ranks" title="Greek military ranks">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Hungary" title="Military ranks of Hungary">Hungary</a></li> <li>Iceland <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Iceland_Crisis_Response_Unit#Ranks_of_the_Icelandic_Crisis_Response_Unit" title="Iceland Crisis Response Unit">Land Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Icelandic_Coast_Guard#Ranks" title="Icelandic Coast Guard">Coast Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_Defence_Forces_rank_insignia" title="Irish Defence Forces rank insignia">Ireland</a></li> <li>Italy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Army_ranks" title="Italian Army ranks">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Navy_ranks" title="Italian Navy ranks">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Italian_Air_Force_ranks" title="Italian Air Force ranks">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rank_insignia_of_the_Carabinieri" title="Rank insignia of the Carabinieri">Carabinieri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rank_insignia_of_the_Guardia_di_Finanza" title="Rank insignia of the Guardia di Finanza">Finance Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Latvia" title="Military ranks of Latvia">Latvia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_military_ranks_and_insignia" title="Lithuanian military ranks and insignia">Lithuania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Luxembourg" title="Military ranks of Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_North_Macedonia" title="Military ranks of North Macedonia">North Macedonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Malta" title="Military ranks of Malta">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Moldova" title="Ranks of the Armed Forces of Moldova">Moldova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_of_Monaco#Rank_and_insignia" class="mw-redirect" title="Military of Monaco">Monaco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Montenegro" title="Military ranks of Montenegro">Montenegro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Netherlands_armed_forces" title="Military ranks of the Netherlands armed forces">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_and_insignia_of_Norway" title="Military ranks and insignia of Norway">Norway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polish_Armed_Forces_rank_insignia" title="Polish Armed Forces rank insignia">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Portugal" title="Military ranks of Portugal">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romanian_Armed_Forces_ranks_and_insignia" title="Romanian Armed Forces ranks and insignia">Romania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Russian_military_ranks" title="History of Russian military ranks">Russia</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Army_ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Russian_Federation" title="Army ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Russian_Federation" class="mw-redirect" title="Naval ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aerospace_Forces_ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Russian_Federation" title="Aerospace Forces ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Registered_Cossacks_of_the_Russian_Federation#Cossack_ranks_and_insignia" title="Registered Cossacks of the Russian Federation">Cossacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Russian_Federation%27s_armed_forces_1994%E2%80%932010" class="mw-redirect" title="Ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation's armed forces 1994–2010">Between 1994 and 2010</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_San_Marino" title="Military ranks of San Marino">San Marino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Serbia" title="Military ranks of Serbia">Serbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Slovakia" title="Military ranks of Slovakia">Slovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slovenian_military_ranks" title="Slovenian military ranks">Slovenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Spain" title="Military ranks of Spain">Spain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Swedish_Armed_Forces" title="Military ranks of the Swedish Armed Forces">Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Switzerland" title="Military ranks of Switzerland">Switzerland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Turkey" title="Military ranks of Turkey">Turkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Ukraine" title="Military ranks of Ukraine">Ukraine</a></li> <li>United Kingdom <ul><li><a href="/wiki/British_Army_officer_rank_insignia" title="British Army officer rank insignia">Army officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Army_other_ranks_rank_insignia" title="British Army other ranks rank insignia">Army other ranks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy_officer_rank_insignia" title="Royal Navy officer rank insignia">Navy officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy_other_rank_insignia" title="Royal Navy other rank insignia">Navy ratings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_officer_ranks" title="RAF officer ranks">Air Force officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_other_ranks" title="RAF other ranks">Air Force other ranks</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pontifical_Swiss_Guard#Ranks_and_insignia" class="mw-redirect" title="Pontifical Swiss Guard">Vatican</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_states_with_limited_recognition" title="List of states with limited recognition">States with<br />limited recognition</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Kosovo" title="Military ranks of Kosovo">Kosovo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Security_Forces_Command#Military_ranks_of_Turkish_Republic_of_Northern_Cyprus" title="Security Forces Command">Northern Cyprus</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_Transnistria&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of Transnistria (page does not exist)">Transnistria</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Albania <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Albanian_Kingdom" title="Military ranks of the Albanian Kingdom">Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_People%27s_Socialist_Republic_of_Albania" title="Military ranks of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania">People's Socialist Republic</a></li></ul></li> <li>Austria–Hungary <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rank_insignia_of_the_Austro-Hungarian_Army" title="Rank insignia of the Austro-Hungarian Army">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_in_the_Austro-Hungarian_Navy" title="Ranks in the Austro-Hungarian Navy">Navy</a></li></ul></li> <li>Bulgaria <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Kingdom_of_Bulgaria" title="Military ranks of the Kingdom of Bulgaria">Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Bulgarian_People%27s_Army" title="Military ranks of the Bulgarian People's Army">People's Republic</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Independent_State_of_Croatia" title="Military ranks of the Independent State of Croatia">Independent State of Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_Czechoslovak_Armed_Forces" title="Ranks of the Czechoslovak Armed Forces">Czechoslovakia</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">German Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Weimar_Republic" title="Military ranks of the Weimar Republic">Weimar Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_ranks_of_Nazi_Germany" title="Comparative ranks of Nazi Germany">Nazi Germany</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_German_Army_(1935%E2%80%931945)" title="Ranks and insignia of the German Army (1935–1945)">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_and_insignia_of_the_Kriegsmarine" title="Uniforms and insignia of the Kriegsmarine">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Luftwaffe_(1935%E2%80%931945)" title="Ranks and insignia of the Luftwaffe (1935–1945)">Air Force</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_East_Germany" title="Military ranks of East Germany">East Germany</a></li> <li>Kingdom of Greece <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_Greece_Army_Ranks" title="Kingdom of Greece Army Ranks">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Hellenic_Navy_rank_insignia" title="Royal Hellenic Navy rank insignia">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Hellenic_Air_Force_ranks" title="Royal Hellenic Air Force ranks">Air Force</a></li></ul></li> <li>France <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_French_Imperial_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Ranks of the French Imperial Army">Napoleonic Grand Army</a></li></ul></li> <li>Hungary <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Kingdom_of_Hungary" title="Military ranks of the Kingdom of Hungary">Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_Hungarian_People%27s_Army" title="Ranks of the Hungarian People's Army">People's Republic</a></li></ul></li> <li>Italy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Kingdom_of_Italy" title="Military ranks of the Kingdom of Italy">Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Italian_Social_Republic" title="Military ranks of the Italian Social Republic">Social Republic</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Ottoman_Empire" title="Military ranks of the Ottoman Empire">Ottoman Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Polish_People%27s_Republic" title="Military ranks of the Polish People's Republic">Polish People's Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Republika_Srpska" title="Military ranks of Republika Srpska">Republika Srpska</a></li> <li>Romania <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Kingdom_of_Romania" title="Military ranks of the Kingdom of Romania">Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Socialist_Republic_of_Romania" title="Military ranks of the Socialist Republic of Romania">Socialist Republic</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Imperial_Russian_Armed_Forces" title="Ranks and insignia of the Imperial Russian Armed Forces">Russian Empire</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_White_Movement" title="Ranks and insignia of the White Movement">White Movement</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Slovakia_(1939%E2%80%931945)" title="Military ranks of Slovakia (1939–1945)">Slovakia (First Republic)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Soviet_Union" title="Military ranks of the Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Soviet_Union_(1918%E2%80%931935)" class="mw-redirect" title="Military ranks of the Soviet Union (1918–1935)">1918–35</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Soviet_Union_(1935%E2%80%931940)" title="Military ranks of the Soviet Union (1935–1940)">1935–40</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Soviet_Union_(1940%E2%80%931943)" title="Military ranks of the Soviet Union (1940–1943)">1940–43</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Soviet_Union_(1943%E2%80%931955)" title="Military ranks of the Soviet Union (1943–1955)">1943–55</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Soviet_Union_(1955%E2%80%931991)" title="Military ranks of the Soviet Union (1955–1991)">1955–91</a></li></ul></li> <li>Spain <ul><li>2nd Republic <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_Republican_Army#Ranks" title="Spanish Republican Army">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_Republican_Navy#Ranks" title="Spanish Republican Navy">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_Republican_Air_Force#Ranks" title="Spanish Republican Air Force">Air Force</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Military_ranks_of_the_Spanish_State&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Military ranks of the Spanish State (page does not exist)">State</a></li></ul></li> <li>Yugoslavia <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Kingdom_of_Yugoslavia" title="Military ranks of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia">Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Socialist_Yugoslavia" title="Military ranks of Socialist Yugoslavia">Socialist Federal Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro" title="Military ranks of Serbia and Montenegro">Federal Republic</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Comparative</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Europe" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Europe">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Europe" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Europe">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Europe" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Europe">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Europe" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Europe">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Europe" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Europe">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Europe" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Europe">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Oceania</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Australian_Defence_Force_ranks" title="Australian Defence Force ranks">Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_Republic_of_Fiji_Military_Forces" title="Ranks of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces">Fiji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Zealand_military_ranks" title="New Zealand military ranks">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea_Defence_Force_ranks" title="Papua New Guinea Defence Force ranks">Papua New Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Tonga" title="Military ranks of Tonga">Tonga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Vanuatu" title="Military ranks of Vanuatu">Vanuatu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Comparative</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Oceania" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Oceania">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Oceania" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Oceania">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Oceania" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Oceania">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Oceania" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Oceania">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Oceania" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Oceania">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Oceania" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Oceania">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Language</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Anglophone</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Anglophone_countries" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Anglophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Anglophone_countries" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Anglophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Anglophone_countries" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Anglophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Anglophone_countries" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Anglophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Anglophone_countries" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Anglophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Anglophone_countries" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Anglophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Arabophone</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Arabophone_countries" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Arabophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Arabophone_countries" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Arabophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Arabophone_countries" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Arabophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Arabophone_countries" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Arabophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Arabophone_countries" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Arabophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Arabophone_countries" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Arabophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Francophone</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Francophone_countries" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Francophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Francophone_countries" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Francophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Francophone_countries" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Francophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Francophone_countries" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Francophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Francophone_countries" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Francophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Francophone_countries" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Francophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Hispanophone</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Hispanophone_countries" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Hispanophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Hispanophone_countries" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Hispanophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Hispanophone_countries" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Hispanophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Hispanophone_countries" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Hispanophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Hispanophone_countries" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Hispanophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Hispanophone_countries" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Hispanophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lusophone</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Lusophone_countries" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Lusophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Lusophone_countries" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Lusophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Lusophone_countries" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Lusophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Lusophone_countries" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Lusophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Lusophone_countries" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Lusophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Lusophone_countries" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Lusophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Military police <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_military_police_officer_ranks_of_Lusophone_countries" title="Comparative military police officer ranks of Lusophone countries">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_military_police_enlisted_ranks_of_Lusophone_countries" title="Comparative military police enlisted ranks of Lusophone countries">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Post-Soviet states</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_Post-Soviet_states" title="Comparative army officer ranks of Post-Soviet states">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_Post-Soviet_states" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of Post-Soviet states">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_Post-Soviet_states" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of Post-Soviet states">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_Post-Soviet_states" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of Post-Soviet states">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_Post-Soviet_states" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of Post-Soviet states">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_Post-Soviet_states" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of Post-Soviet states">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Commonwealth of Nations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_the_Commonwealth" title="Comparative army officer ranks of the Commonwealth">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_the_Commonwealth" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of the Commonwealth">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_the_Commonwealth" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of the Commonwealth">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_the_Commonwealth" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of the Commonwealth">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_the_Commonwealth" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of the Commonwealth">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_the_Commonwealth" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of the Commonwealth">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">European Union</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_officer_ranks_of_the_European_Union" title="Comparative army officer ranks of the European Union">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_army_enlisted_ranks_of_the_European_Union" title="Comparative army enlisted ranks of the European Union">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_officer_ranks_of_the_European_Union" title="Comparative navy officer ranks of the European Union">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_navy_enlisted_ranks_of_the_European_Union" title="Comparative navy enlisted ranks of the European Union">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_officer_ranks_of_the_European_Union" title="Comparative air force officer ranks of the European Union">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_air_force_enlisted_ranks_of_the_European_Union" title="Comparative air force enlisted ranks of the European Union">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">NATO</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Army <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO_armies_officers" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO armies officers">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO_armies_enlisted" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO armies enlisted">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Navy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO_navies%27_officers" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO navies' officers">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO_navies_enlisted" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO navies enlisted">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li>Air Force <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO_air_forces_officers" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO air forces officers">Officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO_air_forces_enlisted" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO air forces enlisted">Enlisted</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>Comparative ranks of <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Highest_military_ranks" title="Highest military ranks">Highest ranks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_star_ranking" title="Military star ranking">Star ranking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_officer_ranks_of_World_War_I" title="Comparative officer ranks of World War I">Officers of World War I</a></li> <li><a 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