Ranks and insignia of NATO armies officers

Rank comparison chart of all armies/ land forces of NATO member states.

Officers (OF 1–10)

NATO code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1		OF(D)	Student officer
Albania (Edit)
	No equivalent											No equivalent	No equivalent
		Gjeneral	Gjeneral Lejtant	Gjeneral Major	Gjeneral Brigade	Kolonel	Nënkolonel	Major	Kapiten	Toger	Nëntoger
Belgium (Edit)	No equivalent							Major Capitaine-commandant Majoor Kapitein-commandant				No Equivalent	No Equivalent
		Général	Lieutenant général	Général-major	Général de brigade	Colonel	Lieutenant-colonel		Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-lieutenant
		Generaal	Luitenant-generaal	Generaal-majoor	Brigadegeneraal	Kolonel	Luitenant-kolonel		Kapitein	Luitenant	Onderluitenant
Bulgaria (Edit)	No equivalent											No equivalent	No equivalent
		Генерал General	Генерал-лейтенант General-leytenant	Генерал-майор General-mayor	Бригаден генерал Brigaden general	Полковник Polkovnik	Подполковник Podpolkovnik	Майор Mayor	Капитан Kapitan	Старши лейтенант Starshi leytenant	Лейтенант Leytenant
Canada (Edit)	No Equivalent											No Equivalent
		General	Lieutenant-General	Major-General	Brigadier-General	Colonel	Lieutenant-Colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant (Pronounced lef-tenant)	Second Lieutenant		Officer cadet
		Général	Lieutenant-général	Major-général	Brigadier-général	Colonel	Lieutenant-colonel	Major	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-lieutenant		Élève-officier
Croatia (Edit)												No equivalent	No equivalent
	Stožerni general	General zbora	General pukovnik	General bojnik	Brigadni general	Brigadir	Pukovnik	Bojnik	Satnik	Natporučnik	Poručnik
Czech Republic (Edit)	No equivalent											No equivalent	No equivalent
		Armádní generál	Generálporučík	Generálmajor	Brigádní generál	Plukovník	Podplukovník	Major	Kapitán	Nadporučík	Poručík
NATO code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1		OF(D)	Student officer
Denmark (Edit)	No Equivalent												No equivalent
General	Generalløjtnant	Generalmajor	Brigadegeneral	Oberst	Oberstløjtnant	Major	Kaptajn	Premierløjtnant	Løjtnant	Sekondløjtnant
Estonia (Edit)	No equivalent								Kapten Leitnant			No equivalent	No equivalent
		Kindral	Kindralleitnant	Kindralmajor	Brigaadikindral	Kolonel	Kolonelleitnant	Major		Nooremleitnant	Lipnik
France (Edit)
	Maréchal de France^1	Général d'armée	Général de corps d'armée	Général de division	Général de brigade	Colonel	Lieutenant-Colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-Lieutenant	Aspirant	Élève-officier
Germany (Edit)	No equivalent								Stabs­haupt­mann Haupt­mann			Ober­fähn­rich Fähn­rich Fahnen­junker	Enlisted rank plus bottom thin silver cord indicating cadet's career
		General	General­leutnant	General­major	Brigade­general	Oberst	Oberst­leutnant	Major		Ober­leut­nant	Leut­nant
Greece (Edit)	No equivalent												No equivalent
		Στρατηγός	Αντι­στράτηγος	Υπο­στράτηγος	Ταξί­αρχος	Συν­ταγμα­τάρχης	Αντι­συν­ταγμα­τάρχης	Ταγμα­τάρχης	Λοχαγός	Υπο­λοχαγός	Ανθυπο­λοχαγός	Δόκιμος Έφεδρος Αξιω­ματικός
		Stratigos	Anti­stratigos	Ypo­stratigos	Taxi­archos	Syn­tagma­tarchis	Anti­syn­tagma­tarchis	Tagma­tarchis	Lochagos	Ypo­lochagos	Anthypo­lochagos	Dokimos efedros aksio­matikos
NATO code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1		OF(D)	Student officer
Hungary (Edit)	No equivalent											No equivalent
		Vezér­ezredes	Altáb­ornagy	Vezér­őrnagy	Dandár­tábornok	Ezredes	Alezredes	Őrnagy	Százados	Főhadnagy	Hadnagy		Honvéd­tisztje­lölt
Iceland (Edit)	No equivalent											No equivalent
						Ofursti	Undirofursti	Majór	Höfuðsmaður	Liðsforingi	Undirliðsforingi
Italy (Edit)									Primo capitano Capitano			No equivalent
	Generale (Chief of Defense Staff only)	Generale di Corpo d'Armata con Incarichi Speciali (Chief of Army General Staff)	Generale di Corpo d'Armata (Tenente Generale)	Generale di Divisione (Maggior Generale)	Generale di Brigata (Brigadier Generale)	Colonnello	Tenente Colonnello	Maggiore		Tenente	Sottotenente		Allievo Ufficiale
Latvia (Edit)	No equivalent
			Ģenerāl­leitnants	Ģenerāl­majors	Brigādes ģenerālis	Pulkvedis	Pulkvež­leitnants	Majors	Kapteinis	Virs­leitnants	Leitnants	Kadets
Lithuania (Edit)	No equivalent											No equivalent
			Generolas leitenantas	Generolas majoras	Brigados generolas	Pulkininkas	Pulkininkas leitenantas	Majoras	Kapitonas	Vyresnysis leitenantas	Leitenantas		Kariūnas
NATO code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1		OF(D)	Student officer
Luxembourg (Edit)	No equivalent		No equivalent										No equivalent
		Général-Commandant en Chef[1]			Général-Chef d'État-Major	Colonel	Lieutenant-Colonel	Major	Capitaine	Premier-Lieutenant	Lieutenant	Aspirant-Officier
Netherlands (Edit)	No Equivalent												No Equivalent
		Generaal	Luitenant - generaal	Generaal - majoor	Brigade - generaal	Kolonel	Luitenant - kolonel	Majoor	Kapitein/Ritmeester	1e Luitenant	2e Luitenant	Vaandrig/Kornet
Norway (Edit)	No Equivalent	General	Generalløytnant	Generalmajor	Brigader	Oberst	Oberstløytnant	Major	Kaptein / Rittmester	Løytnant	Fenrik	No Equivalent	No Equivalent
Poland (Edit)												No equivalent
	Marszałek Polski^1	Generał	Generał broni	Generał dywizji	Generał brygady	Pułkownik	Podpułkownik	Major	Kapitan	Porucznik	Podporucznik		Podchorąży
Portugal (Edit)						Coronel-tirocinado Coronel
	Marechal^1	General	Tenente-general	Major-general	Brigadeiro-general		Tenente-coronel	Major	Capitão	Tenente	Alferes	Aspirante-a-Oficial-Aluno	Cadete-Aluno
NATO code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1		OF(D)	Student officer
Romania (Edit)												No equivalent	No equivalent
	Mareșal^1	General	General-locotenent	General-maior	General de brigadă	Colonel	Locotenent-colonel	Maior	Căpitan	Locotenent	Sublocotenent
Slovakia (Edit)	No equivalent											No equivalent	No equivalent
		Generál	Generálporučík[2]	Generálmajor	Brigádny Generál	Plukovník	Podplukovník	Major	Kapitán	Nadporučík	Poručík
Slovenia (Edit)	No equivalent											No equivalent	No equivalent
		General	Generalpodpolkovnik	Generalmajor	Brigadir	Polkovnik	Podpolkovnik	Major	Stotnik	Nadporočnik	Poročnik
Spain (Edit)
	Capitán general^1 Captain-General^1 The King only	General de Ejército Army General	Teniente general Lieutenant-General	General de división Divisional General	General de brigada Brigade General	Coronel Colonel	Teniente coronel Lieutenant-Colonel	Comandante Commandant	Capitán Captain	Teniente Lieutenant	Alférez lit. Knight (Ensign)	Caballero Alférez Cadete lit. Gentleman/Knight Knight Cadet (Officer Cadet)	Alumno repetidor Alumno 2º Alumno 1º
Turkey (Edit)		Genelkurmay Başkanlığı[3] Orgeneral												No insignia
	Mareşal^1		Korgeneral	Tümgeneral	Tuğgeneral	Albay	Yarbay	Binbaşı	Yüzbaşı	Üsteğmen	Teğmen	Asteğmen	Harbiyeli
United Kingdom (Edit)													Not Found
	Field Marshal^1	General	Lieutenant-General	Major-General	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant-Colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant	Officer Cadet
United States (Edit)												Various	Various
	General of the Army^1	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier General	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	First Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant	Officer Candidate	Officer Cadet
NATO code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1		OF(D)	Student officer

Warrant officers (WO1–CW5)

Warrant Officers (WO) and Chief Warrant Officers (CWO) in the US Military rank below officers but above officer candidates and enlisted servicemen. The first warrant officer rank, WO1 does not have a "commission" associated with it, instead having a "Warrant" from the Secretary of the Army. Warrant officers are allowed the same courtesies as a commissioned officer, but may have some restrictions on their duties that are reserved for commissioned officers. Warrant officers usually receive a commission once they are promoted to Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2), but are usually not referred to as "commissioned officers". WO1s may be and sometimes are appointed by commission as stated in title 10USC.

NATO rank	WO-5	WO-4	WO-3	WO-2	WO-1
United States Army (Edit)
	Chief warrant officer 5	Chief warrant officer 4	Chief warrant officer 3	Chief warrant officer 2	Warrant officer 1
NATO rank	WO-5	WO-4	WO-3	WO-2	WO-1

See also

• Ranks and insignia of NATO
• Ranks and insignia of NATO armies enlisted
• Ranks and insignia of NATO air forces enlisted
• Ranks and insignia of NATO air forces officers
• Ranks and insignia of NATO navies enlisted
• Ranks and insignia of NATO navies officers

Notes

• ¹ Title; Honorary or posthumous rank; war time rank; ceremonial rank. For example, in Spain this rank is held solely by H.M. the King of Spain.

References

1. Rank reserved to HRH the Grand Duke in his quality of Commander in Chief. Not officially included in the NATO ranks insigna list.
2. The appropriate branch of service badge is pinned just under the top button of the for all ranks excluding full General.
3. Chief of the Army General Staff.

• STANAG 2116 NATO chart

External links

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