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militaire rangen van de Schutzstaffel" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%A6%AA%E8%A1%9B%E9%9A%8A%E9%9A%8E%E7%B4%9A" title="親衛隊階級 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="親衛隊階級" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grader_i_Schutzstaffel" title="Grader i Schutzstaffel – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Grader i Schutzstaffel" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wykaz_stopni_w_SS" 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id="mw-content-subtitle"><span class="mw-redirectedfrom">(Redirected from <a href="/w/index.php?title=Table_of_ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Waffen-SS&redirect=no" class="mw-redirect" title="Table of ranks and insignia of the Waffen-SS">Table of ranks and insignia of the Waffen-SS</a>)</span></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><p> This table contains the final <b>ranks and insignia of the <i><a href="/wiki/Waffen-SS" title="Waffen-SS">Waffen-SS</a></i></b>, which were in use from April 1942 to May 1945, in comparison to the <i><a href="/wiki/Wehrmacht" title="Wehrmacht">Wehrmacht</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMollo199288–89_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMollo199288–89-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The highest ranks of the combined SS (<a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>: <i lang="de">Gesamt-SS</i>) was that of <i><a href="/wiki/Reichsf%C3%BChrer-SS" title="Reichsführer-SS">Reichsführer-SS</a></i> and <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/List_of_SS_Personnel#Oberster_Führer_der_Schutzstaffel" class="mw-redirect" title="List of SS Personnel">Oberster</a></i></span> <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Adolf_Hitler" title="Adolf Hitler">Führer</a></i></span> <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/List_of_SS_Personnel#Oberster_Führer_der_Schutzstaffel" class="mw-redirect" title="List of SS Personnel">der SS</a></i></span>; however, there was no <i>Waffen-SS</i> equivalent to these positions.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMollo1977190_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMollo1977190-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Table">Table</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Waffen-SS&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Table"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th colspan="3">Insignia </th> <th rowspan="2">Title<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(English)</span> </th> <th rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/German_Army_(1935%E2%80%931945)" title="German Army (1935–1945)">German Army</a> equivalent<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBenderTaylor1986112_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBenderTaylor1986112-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th colspan="2">Approximate equivalents/translations during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Collar<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWar_Department1945_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWar_Department1945-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBenderTaylor1986121–127_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBenderTaylor1986121–127-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Shoulder<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWar_Department1945_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWar_Department1945-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBenderTaylor1986121–127_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBenderTaylor1986121–127-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Sleeve<br />(parka)<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBenderTaylor1986121–127_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBenderTaylor1986121–127-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>U.S.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWar_Department1945_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWar_Department1945-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEZabecki20141639–1940_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEZabecki20141639–1940-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th>UK<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECIA199930_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECIA199930-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr align="center"> <th colspan="7">General ranks </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SS-Oberst-Gruppenf%C3%BChrer_collar.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/SS-Oberst-Gruppenf%C3%BChrer_collar.svg/75px-SS-Oberst-Gruppenf%C3%BChrer_collar.svg.png" 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href="/wiki/SS-Oberst-Gruppenf%C3%BChrer" title="SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer">SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer und Generaloberst der Waffen-SS</a></i></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(SS-Supreme group leader and colonel general of the <i>Waffen-SS</i>)</span> </td> <td><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Generaloberst" title="Generaloberst">Generaloberst</a></i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/General_(United_States)" title="General (United States)">General</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/General_(United_Kingdom)" title="General (United Kingdom)">General</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SS-Obergruppenf%C3%BChrer_Collar_Rank.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/SS-Obergruppenf%C3%BChrer_Collar_Rank.svg/75px-SS-Obergruppenf%C3%BChrer_Collar_Rank.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="58" class="mw-file-element" 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the <i>Waffen-SS</i>)</span> </td> <td><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><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant general (United States)">Lieutenant general</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant-general_(United_Kingdom)" title="Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)">Lieutenant-general</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SS-Gruppenf%C3%BChrer_Collar_Rank.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/SS-Gruppenf%C3%BChrer_Collar_Rank.svg/75px-SS-Gruppenf%C3%BChrer_Collar_Rank.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="58" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/SS-Gruppenf%C3%BChrer_Collar_Rank.svg/113px-SS-Gruppenf%C3%BChrer_Collar_Rank.svg.png 1.5x, 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</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Major_general_(United_States)" title="Major general (United States)">Major general</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Major_general_(United_Kingdom)" title="Major general (United Kingdom)">Major general</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SS-Brigadef%C3%BChrer_Collar_Rank.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/SS-Brigadef%C3%BChrer_Collar_Rank.svg/75px-SS-Brigadef%C3%BChrer_Collar_Rank.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="58" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/SS-Brigadef%C3%BChrer_Collar_Rank.svg/113px-SS-Brigadef%C3%BChrer_Collar_Rank.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/SS-Brigadef%C3%BChrer_Collar_Rank.svg/150px-SS-Brigadef%C3%BChrer_Collar_Rank.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="233" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/GenMaj_Brif_OF6_cam_slv_1945.svg/113px-GenMaj_Brif_OF6_cam_slv_1945.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/GenMaj_Brif_OF6_cam_slv_1945.svg/150px-GenMaj_Brif_OF6_cam_slv_1945.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="945" data-file-height="338" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/SS-Brigadef%C3%BChrer" class="mw-redirect" title="SS-Brigadeführer">SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS</a></i></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(SS-Brigadier leader and major general of the <i>Waffen-SS</i>)</span> </td> <td><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Generalmajor" title="Generalmajor">Generalmajor</a></i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brigadier_general_(United_States)" title="Brigadier general (United States)">Brigadier general</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brigadier_(United_Kingdom)" title="Brigadier (United Kingdom)">Brigadier</a> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th colspan="7">Officer ranks </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SS-Oberf%C3%BChrer_Collar_Rank.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/SS-Oberf%C3%BChrer_Collar_Rank.svg/75px-SS-Oberf%C3%BChrer_Collar_Rank.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="58" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/SS-Oberf%C3%BChrer_Collar_Rank.svg/113px-SS-Oberf%C3%BChrer_Collar_Rank.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/SS-Oberf%C3%BChrer_Collar_Rank.svg/150px-SS-Oberf%C3%BChrer_Collar_Rank.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="233" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SS-Standartenf%C3%BChrer_h.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/SS-Standartenf%C3%BChrer_h.svg/100px-SS-Standartenf%C3%BChrer_h.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/SS-Standartenf%C3%BChrer_h.svg/150px-SS-Standartenf%C3%BChrer_h.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/SS-Standartenf%C3%BChrer_h.svg/200px-SS-Standartenf%C3%BChrer_h.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="241" data-file-height="95" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WSS-Oberf%C3%BChrer_OF5a_cam_slv_1945.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/WSS-Oberf%C3%BChrer_OF5a_cam_slv_1945.svg/75px-WSS-Oberf%C3%BChrer_OF5a_cam_slv_1945.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/WSS-Oberf%C3%BChrer_OF5a_cam_slv_1945.svg/113px-WSS-Oberf%C3%BChrer_OF5a_cam_slv_1945.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/WSS-Oberf%C3%BChrer_OF5a_cam_slv_1945.svg/150px-WSS-Oberf%C3%BChrer_OF5a_cam_slv_1945.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="886" data-file-height="883" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/SS-Oberf%C3%BChrer" class="mw-redirect" title="SS-Oberführer">SS-Oberführer</a></i></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(SS-Senior leader)</span> </td> <td align="center">No army equivalent; equivalent to <i><a href="/wiki/Kommodore" title="Kommodore">Kommodore</a></i> in the <i><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Senior_colonel" title="Senior colonel">Senior colonel</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonel_(United_Kingdom)" title="Colonel (United Kingdom)">Colonel</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SS-Standartenf%C3%BChrer_Collar_Rank.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/SS-Standartenf%C3%BChrer_Collar_Rank.svg/75px-SS-Standartenf%C3%BChrer_Collar_Rank.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="58" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/SS-Standartenf%C3%BChrer_Collar_Rank.svg/113px-SS-Standartenf%C3%BChrer_Collar_Rank.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/SS-Standartenf%C3%BChrer_Collar_Rank.svg/150px-SS-Standartenf%C3%BChrer_Collar_Rank.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="233" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Oberst_Staf_OF5_cam_slv_1945.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Oberst_Staf_OF5_cam_slv_1945.svg/75px-Oberst_Staf_OF5_cam_slv_1945.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="64" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Oberst_Staf_OF5_cam_slv_1945.svg/113px-Oberst_Staf_OF5_cam_slv_1945.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Oberst_Staf_OF5_cam_slv_1945.svg/150px-Oberst_Staf_OF5_cam_slv_1945.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="886" data-file-height="759" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><i><a href="/wiki/SS-Standartenf%C3%BChrer" class="mw-redirect" title="SS-Standartenführer">SS-Standartenführer</a></i><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(SS-Standard leader)</span> </td> <td><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Oberst" title="Oberst">Oberst</a></i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colonel_(United_States)" title="Colonel (United States)">Colonel</a></td> <td>Colonel </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SS-Obersturmbannf%C3%BChrer.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/SS-Obersturmbannf%C3%BChrer.svg/75px-SS-Obersturmbannf%C3%BChrer.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/SS-Obersturmbannf%C3%BChrer.svg/113px-SS-Obersturmbannf%C3%BChrer.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/SS-Obersturmbannf%C3%BChrer.svg/150px-SS-Obersturmbannf%C3%BChrer.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="521" data-file-height="377" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SS-Obersturmbannf%C3%BChrer_h.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/SS-Obersturmbannf%C3%BChrer_h.svg/100px-SS-Obersturmbannf%C3%BChrer_h.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/SS-Obersturmbannf%C3%BChrer_h.svg/150px-SS-Obersturmbannf%C3%BChrer_h.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/SS-Obersturmbannf%C3%BChrer_h.svg/200px-SS-Obersturmbannf%C3%BChrer_h.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="241" data-file-height="95" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:OTL_Ostubaf_OF4_cam_slv_1945.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/OTL_Ostubaf_OF4_cam_slv_1945.svg/75px-OTL_Ostubaf_OF4_cam_slv_1945.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/OTL_Ostubaf_OF4_cam_slv_1945.svg/113px-OTL_Ostubaf_OF4_cam_slv_1945.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e3/OTL_Ostubaf_OF4_cam_slv_1945.svg/150px-OTL_Ostubaf_OF4_cam_slv_1945.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="886" data-file-height="635" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/SS-Obersturmbannf%C3%BChrer" class="mw-redirect" title="SS-Obersturmbannführer">SS-Obersturmbannführer</a></i></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(SS-Senior assault unit leader)</span> </td> <td><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Oberstleutnant" title="Oberstleutnant">Oberstleutnant</a></i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_colonel_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant colonel (United States)">Lieutenant colonel</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_colonel_(United_Kingdom)" title="Lieutenant colonel (United Kingdom)">Lieutenant colonel</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SS-Sturmbannfuehrer_collar.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/SS-Sturmbannfuehrer_collar.svg/75px-SS-Sturmbannfuehrer_collar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/SS-Sturmbannfuehrer_collar.svg/113px-SS-Sturmbannfuehrer_collar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/SS-Sturmbannfuehrer_collar.svg/150px-SS-Sturmbannfuehrer_collar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="521" data-file-height="377" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SS-Sturmbannf%C3%BChrer_h.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/SS-Sturmbannf%C3%BChrer_h.svg/100px-SS-Sturmbannf%C3%BChrer_h.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/SS-Sturmbannf%C3%BChrer_h.svg/150px-SS-Sturmbannf%C3%BChrer_h.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/SS-Sturmbannf%C3%BChrer_h.svg/200px-SS-Sturmbannf%C3%BChrer_h.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="202" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Maj_Stubaf_OF3_cam_slv_1945.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Maj_Stubaf_OF3_cam_slv_1945.svg/75px-Maj_Stubaf_OF3_cam_slv_1945.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="43" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Maj_Stubaf_OF3_cam_slv_1945.svg/113px-Maj_Stubaf_OF3_cam_slv_1945.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/Maj_Stubaf_OF3_cam_slv_1945.svg/150px-Maj_Stubaf_OF3_cam_slv_1945.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="886" data-file-height="511" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/SS-Sturmbannf%C3%BChrer" class="mw-redirect" title="SS-Sturmbannführer">SS-Sturmbannführer</a></i></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(SS-Assault unit leader)</span> </td> <td><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Major_(Germany)" title="Major (Germany)">Major</a></i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Major_(United_States)" title="Major (United States)">Major</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Major_(United_Kingdom)" title="Major (United Kingdom)">Major</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SS-Hauptsturmf%C3%BChrer_collar.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/SS-Hauptsturmf%C3%BChrer_collar.svg/75px-SS-Hauptsturmf%C3%BChrer_collar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/SS-Hauptsturmf%C3%BChrer_collar.svg/113px-SS-Hauptsturmf%C3%BChrer_collar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/SS-Hauptsturmf%C3%BChrer_collar.svg/150px-SS-Hauptsturmf%C3%BChrer_collar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="521" data-file-height="377" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WSS_Pi_OF2_Hstuf_h_1945.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/WSS_Pi_OF2_Hstuf_h_1945.svg/100px-WSS_Pi_OF2_Hstuf_h_1945.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="38" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/WSS_Pi_OF2_Hstuf_h_1945.svg/150px-WSS_Pi_OF2_Hstuf_h_1945.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/WSS_Pi_OF2_Hstuf_h_1945.svg/200px-WSS_Pi_OF2_Hstuf_h_1945.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="384" data-file-height="145" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hptm_Hstuf_OF2_cam_slv_1945.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Hptm_Hstuf_OF2_cam_slv_1945.svg/75px-Hptm_Hstuf_OF2_cam_slv_1945.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="48" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Hptm_Hstuf_OF2_cam_slv_1945.svg/113px-Hptm_Hstuf_OF2_cam_slv_1945.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Hptm_Hstuf_OF2_cam_slv_1945.svg/150px-Hptm_Hstuf_OF2_cam_slv_1945.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="886" data-file-height="565" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/SS-Hauptsturmf%C3%BChrer" class="mw-redirect" title="SS-Hauptsturmführer">SS-Hauptsturmführer</a></i></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(SS-Head assault leader)</span> </td> <td><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Hauptmann" title="Hauptmann">Hauptmann</a></i></span>/<span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Rittmeister" class="mw-redirect" title="Rittmeister">Rittmeister</a></i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Captain_(United_States_O-3)" title="Captain (United States O-3)">Captain</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Captain_(British_Army_and_Royal_Marines)" title="Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)">Captain</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SS-Obersturmf%C3%BChrer.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/SS-Obersturmf%C3%BChrer.svg/75px-SS-Obersturmf%C3%BChrer.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/SS-Obersturmf%C3%BChrer.svg/113px-SS-Obersturmf%C3%BChrer.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/SS-Obersturmf%C3%BChrer.svg/150px-SS-Obersturmf%C3%BChrer.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="521" data-file-height="377" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WSS_Pi_OF1a_Ostuf_h_1945.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/WSS_Pi_OF1a_Ostuf_h_1945.svg/100px-WSS_Pi_OF1a_Ostuf_h_1945.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="38" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/WSS_Pi_OF1a_Ostuf_h_1945.svg/150px-WSS_Pi_OF1a_Ostuf_h_1945.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/WSS_Pi_OF1a_Ostuf_h_1945.svg/200px-WSS_Pi_OF1a_Ostuf_h_1945.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="384" data-file-height="145" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:OLt_Ostuf_OF1a_cam_slv_1945.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/OLt_Ostuf_OF1a_cam_slv_1945.svg/75px-OLt_Ostuf_OF1a_cam_slv_1945.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="37" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/OLt_Ostuf_OF1a_cam_slv_1945.svg/113px-OLt_Ostuf_OF1a_cam_slv_1945.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/OLt_Ostuf_OF1a_cam_slv_1945.svg/150px-OLt_Ostuf_OF1a_cam_slv_1945.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="886" data-file-height="441" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/SS-Obersturmf%C3%BChrer" class="mw-redirect" title="SS-Obersturmführer">SS-Obersturmführer</a></i></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(SS-Senior assault leader)</span> </td> <td><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Oberleutnant" title="Oberleutnant">Oberleutnant</a></i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/First_lieutenant#United_States" title="First lieutenant">First lieutenant</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_(British_Army_and_Royal_Marines)" title="Lieutenant (British Army and Royal Marines)">Lieutenant</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SS-Untersturmf%C3%BChrer.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/SS-Untersturmf%C3%BChrer.svg/75px-SS-Untersturmf%C3%BChrer.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="54" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/SS-Untersturmf%C3%BChrer.svg/113px-SS-Untersturmf%C3%BChrer.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/SS-Untersturmf%C3%BChrer.svg/150px-SS-Untersturmf%C3%BChrer.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="521" data-file-height="377" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WSS_Pi_OF1b_Ustuf_h_1945.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/WSS_Pi_OF1b_Ustuf_h_1945.svg/100px-WSS_Pi_OF1b_Ustuf_h_1945.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="38" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/WSS_Pi_OF1b_Ustuf_h_1945.svg/150px-WSS_Pi_OF1b_Ustuf_h_1945.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/WSS_Pi_OF1b_Ustuf_h_1945.svg/200px-WSS_Pi_OF1b_Ustuf_h_1945.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="384" data-file-height="145" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lt_Ustuf_OF1b_cam_slv_1945.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Lt_Ustuf_OF1b_cam_slv_1945.svg/75px-Lt_Ustuf_OF1b_cam_slv_1945.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="27" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Lt_Ustuf_OF1b_cam_slv_1945.svg/113px-Lt_Ustuf_OF1b_cam_slv_1945.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Lt_Ustuf_OF1b_cam_slv_1945.svg/150px-Lt_Ustuf_OF1b_cam_slv_1945.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="886" data-file-height="317" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/SS-Untersturmf%C3%BChrer" class="mw-redirect" title="SS-Untersturmführer">SS-Untersturmführer</a></i></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(SS-Second/Junior assault leader)</span> </td> <td><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Leutnant" title="Leutnant">Leutnant</a></i></span> </td> <td colspan="2" align="center"><a href="/wiki/Second_lieutenant" title="Second lieutenant">Second lieutenant</a> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th colspan="7">Non-commissioned officer ranks </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SS-Sturmscharf%C3%BChrer.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/SS-Sturmscharf%C3%BChrer.svg/75px-SS-Sturmscharf%C3%BChrer.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="53" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/SS-Sturmscharf%C3%BChrer.svg/113px-SS-Sturmscharf%C3%BChrer.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/SS-Sturmscharf%C3%BChrer.svg/150px-SS-Sturmscharf%C3%BChrer.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="363" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SS-Sturmscharf%C3%BChrer_h.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/SS-Sturmscharf%C3%BChrer_h.svg/100px-SS-Sturmscharf%C3%BChrer_h.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/SS-Sturmscharf%C3%BChrer_h.svg/150px-SS-Sturmscharf%C3%BChrer_h.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/SS-Sturmscharf%C3%BChrer_h.svg/200px-SS-Sturmscharf%C3%BChrer_h.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="384" data-file-height="149" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:StFw_Stuscha_OR8_cam_slv_1945.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/StFw_Stuscha_OR8_cam_slv_1945.svg/75px-StFw_Stuscha_OR8_cam_slv_1945.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/StFw_Stuscha_OR8_cam_slv_1945.svg/113px-StFw_Stuscha_OR8_cam_slv_1945.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/StFw_Stuscha_OR8_cam_slv_1945.svg/150px-StFw_Stuscha_OR8_cam_slv_1945.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="886" data-file-height="656" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Sturmscharf%C3%BChrer" title="Sturmscharführer">SS-Sturmscharführer</a></i></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(SS-Assault section leader)</span> </td> <td><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Stabsfeldwebel" title="Stabsfeldwebel">Stabsfeldwebel</a></i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sergeant_major" title="Sergeant major">Sergeant major</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Regimental_sergeant_major" title="Regimental sergeant major">Regimental sergeant major</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" colspan="2">Various<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Depending on rank</span> </td> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Statuszeichen_HptFw_WMacht,_NVA_und_Stascha_SS.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Statuszeichen_HptFw_WMacht%2C_NVA_und_Stascha_SS.svg/75px-Statuszeichen_HptFw_WMacht%2C_NVA_und_Stascha_SS.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Statuszeichen_HptFw_WMacht%2C_NVA_und_Stascha_SS.svg/113px-Statuszeichen_HptFw_WMacht%2C_NVA_und_Stascha_SS.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Statuszeichen_HptFw_WMacht%2C_NVA_und_Stascha_SS.svg/150px-Statuszeichen_HptFw_WMacht%2C_NVA_und_Stascha_SS.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="945" data-file-height="302" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/SS-Stabsscharf%C3%BChrer" title="SS-Stabsscharführer">SS-Stabsscharführer</a></i></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(SS-Staff section leader)</span><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Hauptfeldwebel" class="mw-redirect" title="Hauptfeldwebel">Hauptfeldwebel</a></i></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">senior NCO e.g., <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Oberfeldwebel</i></span> or <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Feldwebel</i></span>, seldom <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Unterfeldwebel</i></span>.</span> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>(Company) Sergeant major </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SS-Hauptscharf%C3%BChrer.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/SS-Hauptscharf%C3%BChrer.svg/75px-SS-Hauptscharf%C3%BChrer.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="53" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/SS-Hauptscharf%C3%BChrer.svg/113px-SS-Hauptscharf%C3%BChrer.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/SS-Hauptscharf%C3%BChrer.svg/150px-SS-Hauptscharf%C3%BChrer.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="363" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SS-Hauptscharf%C3%BChrer_h.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/SS-Hauptscharf%C3%BChrer_h.svg/100px-SS-Hauptscharf%C3%BChrer_h.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/SS-Hauptscharf%C3%BChrer_h.svg/150px-SS-Hauptscharf%C3%BChrer_h.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/SS-Hauptscharf%C3%BChrer_h.svg/200px-SS-Hauptscharf%C3%BChrer_h.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="384" data-file-height="149" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center" rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:OFw_Hscha_OR7_cam_slv_1945.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/OFw_Hscha_OR7_cam_slv_1945.svg/75px-OFw_Hscha_OR7_cam_slv_1945.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/OFw_Hscha_OR7_cam_slv_1945.svg/113px-OFw_Hscha_OR7_cam_slv_1945.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/OFw_Hscha_OR7_cam_slv_1945.svg/150px-OFw_Hscha_OR7_cam_slv_1945.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="886" data-file-height="531" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Hauptscharf%C3%BChrer" title="Hauptscharführer">SS-Hauptscharführer</a></i></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(SS-Head section leader)</span> </td> <td><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Oberfeldwebel" title="Oberfeldwebel">Oberfeldwebel</a></i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Master_sergeant" title="Master sergeant">Master sergeant</a></td> <td>Sergeant major </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SS-Standartenoberjunker_h.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/SS-Standartenoberjunker_h.svg/100px-SS-Standartenoberjunker_h.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/SS-Standartenoberjunker_h.svg/150px-SS-Standartenoberjunker_h.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7c/SS-Standartenoberjunker_h.svg/200px-SS-Standartenoberjunker_h.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="384" data-file-height="148" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/SS-Junker" class="mw-redirect" title="SS-Junker">SS-Standartenoberjunker</a> OA</i></span><br />(<span style="font-size:85%;">Officer aspirant</span>) </td> <td><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Fahnenjunker" title="Fahnenjunker">Fahnenjunker</a>-Oberfeldwebel OA</i></span><br />(<span style="font-size:85%;">Officer aspirant</span>) </td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SS-Oberscharf%C3%BChrer.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/SS-Oberscharf%C3%BChrer.svg/75px-SS-Oberscharf%C3%BChrer.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="53" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/SS-Oberscharf%C3%BChrer.svg/113px-SS-Oberscharf%C3%BChrer.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/SS-Oberscharf%C3%BChrer.svg/150px-SS-Oberscharf%C3%BChrer.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="363" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SS-Oberscharf%C3%BChrer_h.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/SS-Oberscharf%C3%BChrer_h.svg/100px-SS-Oberscharf%C3%BChrer_h.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/SS-Oberscharf%C3%BChrer_h.svg/150px-SS-Oberscharf%C3%BChrer_h.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/SS-Oberscharf%C3%BChrer_h.svg/200px-SS-Oberscharf%C3%BChrer_h.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="384" data-file-height="149" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center" rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fw_Oscha_OR6_cam_slv_1945.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Fw_Oscha_OR6_cam_slv_1945.svg/75px-Fw_Oscha_OR6_cam_slv_1945.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="34" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Fw_Oscha_OR6_cam_slv_1945.svg/113px-Fw_Oscha_OR6_cam_slv_1945.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Fw_Oscha_OR6_cam_slv_1945.svg/150px-Fw_Oscha_OR6_cam_slv_1945.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="886" data-file-height="407" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/SS-Oberscharf%C3%BChrer" class="mw-redirect" title="SS-Oberscharführer">SS-Oberscharführer</a></i></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(SS-Senior section leader)</span> </td> <td><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Feldwebel" title="Feldwebel">Feldwebel</a></i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Technical_sergeant" title="Technical sergeant">Technical sergeant</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Staff_sergeant" title="Staff sergeant">Staff sergeant</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SS-Standartenjunker_h.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/SS-Standartenjunker_h.svg/100px-SS-Standartenjunker_h.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/SS-Standartenjunker_h.svg/150px-SS-Standartenjunker_h.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/SS-Standartenjunker_h.svg/200px-SS-Standartenjunker_h.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="384" data-file-height="148" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><i><a href="/wiki/SS-Junker" class="mw-redirect" title="SS-Junker">SS-Standartenjunker</a> OA</i><br />(<span style="font-size:85%;">Officer aspirant</span>) </td> <td><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Fahnenjunker" title="Fahnenjunker">Fahnenjunker</a>-Feldwebel OA</i></span><br />(<span style="font-size:85%;">Officer aspirant</span>) </td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SS-Scharf%C3%BChrer.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/SS-Scharf%C3%BChrer.svg/75px-SS-Scharf%C3%BChrer.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="53" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/SS-Scharf%C3%BChrer.svg/113px-SS-Scharf%C3%BChrer.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/SS-Scharf%C3%BChrer.svg/150px-SS-Scharf%C3%BChrer.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="363" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SS-Scharf%C3%BChrer_h.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/SS-Scharf%C3%BChrer_h.svg/100px-SS-Scharf%C3%BChrer_h.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/SS-Scharf%C3%BChrer_h.svg/150px-SS-Scharf%C3%BChrer_h.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/SS-Scharf%C3%BChrer_h.svg/200px-SS-Scharf%C3%BChrer_h.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="384" data-file-height="149" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center" rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UFw_Scha_OR5a_cam_slv_1945.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/UFw_Scha_OR5a_cam_slv_1945.svg/75px-UFw_Scha_OR5a_cam_slv_1945.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/UFw_Scha_OR5a_cam_slv_1945.svg/113px-UFw_Scha_OR5a_cam_slv_1945.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/UFw_Scha_OR5a_cam_slv_1945.svg/150px-UFw_Scha_OR5a_cam_slv_1945.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="886" data-file-height="283" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/SS-Scharf%C3%BChrer" class="mw-redirect" title="SS-Scharführer">SS-Scharführer</a></i></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(SS-Section leader)</span> </td> <td><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Unterfeldwebel" title="Unterfeldwebel">Unterfeldwebel</a></i></span> </td> <td>Staff sergeant</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sergeant" title="Sergeant">Sergeant</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SS-Oberjunker_h.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/SS-Oberjunker_h.svg/100px-SS-Oberjunker_h.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/SS-Oberjunker_h.svg/150px-SS-Oberjunker_h.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/SS-Oberjunker_h.svg/200px-SS-Oberjunker_h.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="384" data-file-height="148" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/SS-Junker" class="mw-redirect" title="SS-Junker">SS-Oberjunker</a> OA</i></span><br />(<span style="font-size:85%;">Officer aspirant</span>) </td> <td><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Fahnenjunker" title="Fahnenjunker">Fahnenjunker</a>-Unterfeldwebel OA</i></span><br />(<span style="font-size:85%;">Officer aspirant</span>) </td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SS-Unterscharf%C3%BChrer.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/SS-Unterscharf%C3%BChrer.svg/75px-SS-Unterscharf%C3%BChrer.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="53" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/SS-Unterscharf%C3%BChrer.svg/113px-SS-Unterscharf%C3%BChrer.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/SS-Unterscharf%C3%BChrer.svg/150px-SS-Unterscharf%C3%BChrer.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="363" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SS-Unterscharf%C3%BChrer_h.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/SS-Unterscharf%C3%BChrer_h.svg/100px-SS-Unterscharf%C3%BChrer_h.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/SS-Unterscharf%C3%BChrer_h.svg/150px-SS-Unterscharf%C3%BChrer_h.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/SS-Unterscharf%C3%BChrer_h.svg/200px-SS-Unterscharf%C3%BChrer_h.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="384" data-file-height="149" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center" rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Uffz_Uscha_OR5b_cam_slv_1945.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Uffz_Uscha_OR5b_cam_slv_1945.svg/75px-Uffz_Uscha_OR5b_cam_slv_1945.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Uffz_Uscha_OR5b_cam_slv_1945.svg/113px-Uffz_Uscha_OR5b_cam_slv_1945.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Uffz_Uscha_OR5b_cam_slv_1945.svg/150px-Uffz_Uscha_OR5b_cam_slv_1945.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="886" data-file-height="159" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Unterscharf%C3%BChrer" title="Unterscharführer">SS-Unterscharführer</a></i></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(SS-Junior section leader)</span> </td> <td><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Unteroffizier" title="Unteroffizier">Unteroffizier</a></i></span> </td> <td>Sergeant</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Corporal" title="Corporal">Corporal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SS-Junker_h.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/SS-Junker_h.svg/100px-SS-Junker_h.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/SS-Junker_h.svg/150px-SS-Junker_h.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/SS-Junker_h.svg/200px-SS-Junker_h.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="384" data-file-height="148" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/SS-Junker" class="mw-redirect" title="SS-Junker">SS-Junker</a> OA</i></span><br />(<span style="font-size:85%;">Officer aspirant</span>) </td> <td><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Fahnenjunker" title="Fahnenjunker">Fahnenjunker</a>-Unteroffizier OA</i></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Officer aspirant)</span> </td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <th colspan="7">Enlisted ranks </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" align="center">No equivalent<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Stabsgefreiter" title="Stabsgefreiter">Stabsgefreiter</a></i></span> </td> <td>Administrative corporal </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lance_corporal" title="Lance corporal">Lance corporal</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SS-Rottenf%C3%BChrer.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/SS-Rottenf%C3%BChrer.svg/75px-SS-Rottenf%C3%BChrer.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="53" 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class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/WSS-Rottenf_OF3_slv_1945.svg/75px-WSS-Rottenf_OF3_slv_1945.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/WSS-Rottenf_OF3_slv_1945.svg/113px-WSS-Rottenf_OF3_slv_1945.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/WSS-Rottenf_OF3_slv_1945.svg/150px-WSS-Rottenf_OF3_slv_1945.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="510" data-file-height="445" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Rottenf%C3%BChrer" title="Rottenführer">SS-Rottenführer</a></i></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(SS-Squad leader)</span> </td> <td><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Obergefreiter" title="Obergefreiter">Obergefreiter</a></i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Corporal" title="Corporal">Corporal</a> </td> <td>Lance corporal </td></tr> 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/SS-Mann%2C_SS-Schuetze%2C_SS-Oberschuetze_collar.svg/113px-SS-Mann%2C_SS-Schuetze%2C_SS-Oberschuetze_collar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/SS-Mann%2C_SS-Schuetze%2C_SS-Oberschuetze_collar.svg/150px-SS-Mann%2C_SS-Schuetze%2C_SS-Oberschuetze_collar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="363" /></a></span> </td> <td align="center"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rank_insignia_of_Obersch%C3%BCtze_of_the_Waffen-SS.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Rank_insignia_of_Obersch%C3%BCtze_of_the_Waffen-SS.svg/75px-Rank_insignia_of_Obersch%C3%BCtze_of_the_Waffen-SS.svg.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Rank_insignia_of_Obersch%C3%BCtze_of_the_Waffen-SS.svg/113px-Rank_insignia_of_Obersch%C3%BCtze_of_the_Waffen-SS.svg.png 1.5x, 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title="Schütze">Schütze</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grenadier" title="Grenadier">Grenadier</a></i></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Private_(rank)" title="Private (rank)">Private</a></td> <td>Private </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Remarks</b> </p> <ul><li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/SS-Bewerber" title="SS-Bewerber">SS-Bewerber</a></i></span> (SS-applicant) and <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Anw%C3%A4rter" title="Anwärter">SS-Anwärter</a></i></span> (SS-aspirant) were both removed as <i>Waffen-SS</i> ranks before 1941.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMollo199277_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMollo199277-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Waffen-SS&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_officer_ranks_of_World_War_II" title="Comparative officer ranks of World War II">Comparative military ranks of World War II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Corps_colours_(Waffen-SS)" title="Corps colours (Waffen-SS)">Corps colours (Waffen-SS)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_Nazi_Germany" title="Glossary of Nazi Germany">Glossary of Nazi Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_SS_personnel" title="List of SS personnel">List of SS personnel</a></li> <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)">Ranks and Insignia of the German Army in World War II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Degen_(SS)" title="Degen (SS)"><i>SS-Degen</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_and_insignia_of_the_Schutzstaffel" title="Uniforms and insignia of the Schutzstaffel">Uniforms and insignia of the Schutzstaffel</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Waffen-SS&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">senior NCO, e.g. <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Hauptscharführer</i></span> or <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Oberscharführer</i></span>, seldom <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Scharführer</i></span>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBenderTaylor1986110_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEBenderTaylor1986110-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">However, administratively <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Rottenführer (2. Gehaltsstufe)</i></span> existed.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMollo199278_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMollo199278-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Citations">Citations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Waffen-SS&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Citations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-columns-2"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEMollo199288–89-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMollo199288–89_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMollo1992">Mollo 1992</a>, pp. 88–89.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEMollo1977190-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMollo1977190_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMollo1977">Mollo 1977</a>, p. 190.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEBenderTaylor1986112-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBenderTaylor1986112_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFBenderTaylor1986">Bender & Taylor 1986</a>, p. 112.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEWar_Department1945-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWar_Department1945_4-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWar_Department1945_4-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWar_Department1945_4-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFWar_Department1945">War Department 1945</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEBenderTaylor1986121–127-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBenderTaylor1986121–127_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBenderTaylor1986121–127_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBenderTaylor1986121–127_5-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFBenderTaylor1986">Bender & Taylor 1986</a>, pp. 121–127.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEZabecki20141639–1940-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEZabecki20141639–1940_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFZabecki2014">Zabecki 2014</a>, pp. 1639–1940.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTECIA199930-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECIA199930_7-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFCIA1999">CIA 1999</a>, p. 30.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEBenderTaylor1986110-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEBenderTaylor1986110_8-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFBenderTaylor1986">Bender & Taylor 1986</a>, p. 110.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEMollo199278-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMollo199278_10-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMollo1992">Mollo 1992</a>, p. 78.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEMollo199277-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMollo199277_12-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFMollo1992">Mollo 1992</a>, p. 77.</span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Waffen-SS&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span 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Windrow & Greene. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-872004-67-9" title="Special:BookSources/1-872004-67-9"><bdi>1-872004-67-9</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+of+the+SS%2C+Collected+Edition+Vol.+6&rft.pub=Windrow+%26+Greene&rft.date=1992&rft.isbn=1-872004-67-9&rft.aulast=Mollo&rft.aufirst=Andrew&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ARanks+and+insignia+of+the+Waffen-SS" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWar_Department1945" class="citation book cs1">War Department (15 March 1945). "Chapter IX: Uniforms, Insignia, and Individual Equipment". <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/Germany/HB/HB-9.html"><i>War Department Technical Manual TM-E 30-451</i></a>. 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title="Ukrainian Auxiliary Police">Ukrainian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Estonian_Auxiliary_Police" title="Estonian Auxiliary Police">Estonian</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rollkommando_Hamann" title="Rollkommando Hamann">Rollkommando Hamann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arajs_Kommando" title="Arajs Kommando">Arajs Kommando</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Selbstschutz" title="Selbstschutz">Selbstschutz</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Volksdeutscher_Selbstschutz" title="Volksdeutscher Selbstschutz">Volksdeutscher</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trawniki_men" title="Trawniki men">Trawnikis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Order_Police_battalions" title="Order Police battalions">Order Police battalions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiwi_(volunteer)" title="Hiwi (volunteer)">Hiwi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Security_Battalions" title="Security Battalions">Security Battalions (Greece)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Sturmscharf%C3%BChrer" title="Sturmscharführer">Sturmscharführer</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Untersturmf%C3%BChrer" title="Untersturmführer">Untersturmführer</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Obersturmf%C3%BChrer" title="Obersturmführer">Obersturmführer</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Sturmhauptf%C3%BChrer" title="Sturmhauptführer">Sturmhauptführer</a></i></span> <small>(until 1939)</small></li> <li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Hauptsturmf%C3%BChrer" title="Hauptsturmführer">Hauptsturmführer</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Sturmbannf%C3%BChrer" title="Sturmbannführer">Sturmbannführer</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a 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title="SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer">Oberst-Gruppenführer</a></i></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #d7d7d7;;width:1%">Combat ranks Volkssturm</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><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Volkssturmmann" class="mw-redirect" title="Volkssturmmann">Volkssturmmann</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Zugf%C3%BChrer_(military)" title="Zugführer (military)">Zugführer</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Kompanief%C3%BChrer" title="Kompanieführer">Kompanieführer</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Bataillonsf%C3%BChrer" title="Bataillonsführer">Bataillonsführer</a></i></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #d7d7d7;;width:1%">Non-combat ranks</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><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/SS-Bewerber" title="SS-Bewerber">Bewerber</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Female_guards_in_Nazi_concentration_camps" title="Female guards in Nazi concentration camps">Aufseherin</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Mann_(paramilitary_rank)" title="Mann (paramilitary rank)">Mann</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Oberrottenf%C3%BChrer" class="mw-redirect" title="Oberrottenführer">Oberrottenführer HJ</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Staffelf%C3%BChrer" title="Staffelführer">Staffelführer</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Truppf%C3%BChrer" title="Truppführer">Truppführer</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Obertruppf%C3%BChrer" title="Obertruppführer">Obertruppführer</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Haupttruppf%C3%BChrer" title="Haupttruppführer">Haupttruppführer</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Sturmf%C3%BChrer" title="Sturmführer">Sturmführer</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Blockf%C3%BChrer" title="Blockführer">Blockführer</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Rapportf%C3%BChrer" title="Rapportführer">Rapportführer</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Sonderf%C3%BChrer" title="Sonderführer">Sonderführer</a></i></span></li> 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title="Reichsleiter">Reichsleiter</a></i></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #d7d7d7;;width:1%">Admin position<br />(NSDAP)</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><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Abteilungsleiter_(NSDAP)" title="Abteilungsleiter (NSDAP)">Abteilungsleiter</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Amtsleiter" title="Amtsleiter">Amtsleiter</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Betriebsobmann" title="Betriebsobmann">Betriebsobmann</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Bezirksleiter" title="Bezirksleiter">Bezirksleiter</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Blockleiter" title="Blockleiter">Blockleiter</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Inspekteur_(NSDAP)" title="Inspekteur (NSDAP)">Inspekteur</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Kreisleiter" title="Kreisleiter">Kreisleiter</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Mitarbeiter_(NSDAP)" title="Mitarbeiter (NSDAP)">Mitarbeiter</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Ortsgruppenleiter" title="Ortsgruppenleiter">Ortsgruppenleiter</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Sonderbeauftragter" title="Sonderbeauftragter">Sonderbeauftragter</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Stellenleiter" title="Stellenleiter">Stellenleiter</a></i></span></li> <li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a 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Socialist Motor Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Socialist_Flyers_Corps" title="National Socialist Flyers Corps">National Socialist Flyers Corps</a></li> <li><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Volkssturm" title="Volkssturm">Volkssturm</a></i></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Ranks,_uniforms_and_insignia_of_Nazi_Germany" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#d7d7d7;;background:#c3c3c3;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link 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Germany</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#d7d7d7;;width:1%">Uniforms</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_German_Army_(1935%E2%80%931945)" title="Uniforms of the German Army (1935–1945)">Heer</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_of_the_Luftwaffe_(1935%E2%80%931945)" title="Uniforms of the Luftwaffe (1935–1945)">Luftwaffe</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_and_insignia_of_the_Kriegsmarine" title="Uniforms and insignia of the Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_and_insignia_of_the_Schutzstaffel" title="Uniforms and insignia of the Schutzstaffel">SS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_and_insignia_of_the_Sturmabteilung" title="Uniforms and insignia of the Sturmabteilung">SA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deutsches_Jungvolk#Uniform_and_emblems" title="Deutsches Jungvolk">DJ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/League_of_German_Girls#Uniform_and_emblems" title="League of German Girls">League of German Girls</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#d7d7d7;;width:1%">Ranks and insignia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_ranks_of_Nazi_Germany" title="Comparative ranks of Nazi Germany">Comparative ranks of Nazi Germany</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Wehrmacht" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#d7d7d7;;width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Wehrmacht" title="Wehrmacht">Wehrmacht</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_German_Army_(1935%E2%80%931945)" title="Ranks and insignia of the German Army (1935–1945)">Heer</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Luftwaffe_(1935%E2%80%931945)" title="Ranks and insignia of the Luftwaffe (1935–1945)">Luftwaffe</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_and_insignia_of_the_Kriegsmarine" title="Uniforms and insignia of the Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Geheime_Feldpolizei#Ranks" title="Geheime Feldpolizei">Geheime Feldpolizei</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#d7d7d7;;width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_and_insignia_of_the_Schutzstaffel" title="Uniforms and insignia of the Schutzstaffel">Schutzstaffel</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Waffen-SS</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Allgemeine_SS#Ranks" title="Allgemeine SS">Allgemeine SS</a></i></li> <li>(see also <a href="/wiki/Esoteric_insignia_of_the_Schutzstaffel" title="Esoteric insignia of the Schutzstaffel">Esoteric insignia of the SS</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#d7d7d7;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany_paramilitary_ranks" title="Nazi Germany paramilitary ranks">Nazi Paramilitary ranks</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Nazi_Party" title="Ranks and insignia of the Nazi Party">Nazi Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniforms_and_insignia_of_the_Sturmabteilung" title="Uniforms and insignia of the Sturmabteilung">SA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Socialist_Flyers_Corps" title="National Socialist Flyers Corps">National Socialist Flyers Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_Air_Sports_Association" title="German Air Sports Association">German Air Sports Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_National_Socialist_Motor_Corps" title="Ranks and insignia of the National Socialist Motor Corps">National Socialist Motor Corps</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Reichsluftschutzbund" title="Ranks and insignia of the Reichsluftschutzbund">Reichsluftschutzbund</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Reichsarbeitsdienst" title="Ranks and insignia of the Reichsarbeitsdienst">Reich Labour Service</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_German_Red_Cross" title="Ranks and insignia of the German Red Cross">German Red Cross</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Volkssturm#Ranks" title="Volkssturm">Volkssturm</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_Organisation_Todt" title="Ranks and insignia of Organisation Todt">Organisation Todt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Hitler_Youth" class="mw-redirect" title="Ranks and insignia of the Hitler Youth">Hitler Youth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_German_Women%27s_Auxiliary_Services" title="Ranks and insignia of the German Women's Auxiliary Services">Women's Auxiliary Services</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#d7d7d7;;width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Reichsbahn" title="Ranks and insignia of the Reichsbahn">Reichsbahn</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Bahnschutzpolizei" title="Bahnschutzpolizei">Bahnschutzpolizei</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table 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class="navbox-group" style="background:#d7d7d7;;width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Ordnungspolizei" title="Ranks and insignia of the Ordnungspolizei">Ordnungspolizei</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Administrative_police_in_Nazi_Germany" title="Administrative police in Nazi Germany">Administrative police</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ordnungspolizei" title="Ordnungspolizei">Gendarmerie</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Feuerschutzpolizei" title="Feuerschutzpolizei">Feuerschutzpolizei</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Luftschutzpolizei" title="Luftschutzpolizei">Luftschutzpolizei</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Postschutz" title="Postschutz">Postschutz</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Schutzmannschaft" title="Schutzmannschaft">Schutzmannschaft</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Technische_Nothilfe" title="Technische Nothilfe">Technische Nothilfe</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#d7d7d7;;width:1%">Rosenberg</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Reich_Ministry_for_the_Occupied_Eastern_Territories" title="Reich Ministry for the Occupied Eastern Territories">RMBO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reichsleiter_Rosenberg_Taskforce#Ranks" title="Reichsleiter Rosenberg Taskforce">Reichsleiter Rosenberg Taskforce</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#d7d7d7;;width:1%">Speer</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a 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Jägerschaft</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#d7d7d7;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Collaboration_with_Nazi_Germany_and_Fascist_Italy" title="Collaboration with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy">Collaborationist forces</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Denmark <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_National_Socialist_Workers%27_Party_of_Denmark" title="Ranks and insignia of the National Socialist Workers' Party of Denmark">DNSAP</a></li></ul></li> <li>Vichy France <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Groupe_mobile_de_r%C3%A9serve#Ranks" title="Groupe mobile de réserve">Groupe mobile de réserve</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Milice#Ranks" title="Milice">Milice française</a></i></li></ul></li> <li>Norway <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Hirden#Ranks_and_rank_insignia" title="Hirden">Rikshirden</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Statspolitiet" title="Statspolitiet">Statspolitiet</a></i></li></ul></li> <li>Italy <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Black_Brigades#Ranks" title="Black Brigades">Black Brigades</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Italian_Social_Republic" title="Military ranks of the Italian Social Republic">Italian Social Republic</a></li></ul></li> <li>Poland <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blue_Police" title="Blue Police">Blue Police</a></li></ul></li> <li>Soviet Union <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Armenian_Legion#Rank_insignia" title="Armenian Legion">Armenian Legion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Byelorussian_Home_Defence" class="mw-redirect" title="Byelorussian Home Defence">Byelorussian Home Defence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russian_Liberation_Army#Ranks" title="Russian Liberation Army">Russian Liberation Army</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS_Sturmbrigade_RONA#Ranks_from_May,_1943_to_June,_1944" class="mw-redirect" title="SS Sturmbrigade RONA">RONA</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trawniki_men#Organization" title="Trawniki men">Trawniki</a></li></ul></li> <li>Yugoslavia <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Einsatzstaffel_(Independent_State_of_Croatia)" title="Einsatzstaffel (Independent State of Croatia)">Einsatzstaffel</a></i></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/Russian_Protective_Corps#Rank_insignia" title="Russian Protective Corps">Russian Protective Corps in Serbia</a></li></ul></li> <li>Czechoslovakia <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Slovakia_(1939-1945)" class="mw-redirect" title="Military ranks of Slovakia (1939-1945)">Slovak Republic</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Government_Army_(Bohemia_and_Moravia)#Ranks" title="Government Army (Bohemia and Moravia)">Vládní vojsko</a></i></li></ul></li></ul> 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style="width:1%">Africa</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_Algeria" title="Military ranks of Algeria">Algeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Angola" title="Military ranks of Angola">Angola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Benin" title="Military ranks of Benin">Benin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Botswana" title="Military ranks of Botswana">Botswana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Burkina_Faso" title="Military ranks of Burkina Faso">Burkina Faso</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Burundi" title="Military ranks of Burundi">Burundi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Cameroon" title="Military ranks of Cameroon">Cameroon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Cape_Verde" title="Military ranks of Cape Verde">Cape Verde</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Central_African_Republic" title="Military ranks of Central African Republic">Central African Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Chad" title="Military ranks of Chad">Chad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Comoros" class="mw-redirect" title="Military ranks of Comoros">Comoros</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Military ranks of the Democratic Republic of the Congo">DR Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Republic_of_the_Congo" title="Military ranks of Republic of the Congo">Republic of the Congo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Djibouti" title="Military ranks of Djibouti">Djibouti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Egypt" title="Military ranks of Egypt">Egypt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Equatorial_Guinea" title="Military ranks of Equatorial Guinea">Equatorial Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Eritrea" title="Military ranks of Eritrea">Eritrea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Umbutfo_Eswatini_Defence_Force#Ranks" title="Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force">Eswatini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Ethiopia" title="Military ranks of Ethiopia">Ethiopia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Gabon" title="Military ranks of the Armed Forces of Gabon">Gabon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Gambia" title="Military ranks of the Gambia">Gambia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Ghana" title="Military ranks of Ghana">Ghana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Guinea" title="Military ranks of Guinea">Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Guinea-Bissau" title="Military ranks of Guinea-Bissau">Guinea-Bissau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Ivory_Coast" title="Military ranks of Ivory Coast">Ivory Coast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Kenya" title="Military ranks of Kenya">Kenya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Lesotho" title="Military ranks of Lesotho">Lesotho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Liberia" title="Military ranks of Liberia">Liberia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Libya" title="Military ranks of Libya">Libya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Madagascar" title="Military ranks of Madagascar">Madagascar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Malawi" title="Military ranks of Malawi">Malawi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Mali" title="Military ranks of Mali">Mali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Mauritania" title="Military ranks of Mauritania">Mauritania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_Royal_Moroccan_Armed_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Military ranks of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces">Morocco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Mozambique" title="Military ranks of Mozambique">Mozambique</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Namibia" title="Military ranks of Namibia">Namibia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Niger" title="Military ranks of Niger">Niger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Nigeria" title="Military ranks of Nigeria">Nigeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Rwanda" title="Military ranks of Rwanda">Rwanda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe" title="Military ranks of São Tomé and Príncipe">São Tomé and Príncipe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Senegal" title="Military ranks of Senegal">Senegal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Seychelles" title="Military ranks of Seychelles">Seychelles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Sierra_Leone" title="Military ranks of Sierra Leone">Sierra Leone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Somalia" title="Military ranks of Somalia">Somalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_African_military_ranks" 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 href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_the_German_Empire" title="Military ranks of the German Empire">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 href="/wiki/Comparative_officer_ranks_of_World_War_II" title="Comparative officer ranks of World War II">Officers of World War II</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_women%27s_services_in_WWII" title="Military ranks of women's services in WWII">Women's Services in World War II</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_marine_forces" title="Ranks and insignia of marine forces">Marine forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_space_forces" 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