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Commissioned officers' rank comparison chart of all land forces of NATO member states. For the comparison chart of the enlisted, non-commissioned officers (NCO), see Ranks and insignia of NATO armies enlisted.

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
Albanian Land Force v t e	No equivalent																	No equivalent
Albanian Land Force v t e	No equivalent			Gjeneral Lejtant	Gjeneral Major	Gjeneral Brigade	Kolonel		Nënkolonel	Major		Kapiten		Toger		Nëntoger		No equivalent
Belgian Land Component v t e	No equivalent																				No equivalent
		General		Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel	Major	Senior Captain	Captain		Lieutenant		Second Lieutenant		Officer Cadet
		Generaal		Luitenant-generaal	Generaal-majoor	Brigadegeneraal	Kolonel		Luitenant-kolonel	Majoor	Kapitein-commandant	Kapitein		Luitenant		Onderluitenant		Aspirant
Bulgarian Land Forces v t e	No equivalent																	No equivalent
Bulgarian Land Forces v t e	No equivalent	? General		?- General-leytenant	?- General-mayor	? Brigaden general	Polkovnik		Podpolkovnik	Mayor		? Kapitan		Starshi leytenant		Leytenant		No equivalent
Canadian Army v t e	No equivalent																				No equivalent
		General		Lieutenant-general	Major-general	Brigadier-general	Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel	Major		Captain		Lieutenant		Second lieutenant		Officer cadet
		Général		Lieutenant-général	Major-général	Brigadier-général	Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel	Major		Capitaine		Lieutenant		Sous-lieutenant		Élève-officier
Croatian Army v t e																		No equivalent
Croatian Army v t e	Sto?erni general	General zbora		General pukovnik	General bojnik	Brigadni general	Brigadir		Pukovnik	Bojnik		Satnik		Natporu?nik		Poru?nik		No equivalent
Czech Land Forces v t e	No equivalent																	No equivalent
Czech Land Forces v t e	No equivalent	Armádní generál		Generálporu?ík	Generálmajor	Brigádní generál	Plukovník		Podplukovník	Major		Kapitán		Nadporu?ík		Poru?ík		No equivalent
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
Royal Danish Army v t e	No equivalent																				No equivalent
Royal Danish Army v t e	No equivalent	General		Generalløjtnant	Generalmajor	Brigadegeneral	Oberst		Oberstløjtnant	Major		Kaptajn		Premierløjtnant		Løjtnant		Sekondløjtnant			No equivalent
Estonian Land Forces v t e	No equivalent																	No equivalent
Estonian Land Forces v t e	No equivalent	Kindral General		Kindralleitnant Lieutenant General	Kindralmajor Major General	Brigaadikindral Brigadier General	Kolonel Colonel		Kolonelleitnant Lieutenant Colonel	Major Major		Kapten Captain		Leitnant First Lieutenant	Nooremleitnant Second Lieutenant		Lipnik Ensign	No equivalent
French Army v t e
French Army v t e	Maréchal de France^{[note 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
German Army v t e	No equivalent																				Enlisted rank plus bottom thin silver cord indicating cadet's career
German Army v t e	No equivalent	General		Generalleutnant	Generalmajor	Brigadegeneral	Oberst		Oberstleutnant	Major		Stabshauptmann	Hauptmann	Oberleutnant		Leutnant		Oberfähnrich	Fähnrich	Fahnenjunker
Hellenic Army v t e	No equivalent																				No equivalent
		General		Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel	Major		Captain		First Lieutenant		Second Lieutenant		Officer Designate
				?								?		?		?		? ?
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
Hungarian Army v t e	No equivalent																	No equivalent			No insignia
Hungarian Army v t e	No equivalent	Vezérezredes		Altábornagy	Vezér?rnagy	Dandártábornok	Ezredes		Alezredes	?rnagy		Százados		F?hadnagy		Hadnagy		No equivalent			Honvédtisztjelölt
Iceland Crisis Response Unit v t e	No equivalent																	No equivalent
Iceland Crisis Response Unit v t e	No equivalent						Ofursti		Undirofursti	Majór		Höfuðsmaður		Liðsforingi		Undirliðsforingi		No equivalent
Italian Army v t e																		No equivalent
Italian Army v t e	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		Primo capitano	Capitano	Tenente		Sottotenente		No equivalent			Allievo Ufficiale
Latvian Land Forces v t e	No equivalent
Latvian Land Forces v t e	No equivalent			?ener?lleitnants Lieutenant General	?ener?lmajors Major General	Brig?des ?ener?lis Brigadier General	Pulkvedis Colonel		Pulkve?leitnants Lieutenant Colonel	Majors Major		Kapteinis Captain		Virsleitnants First Lieutenant		Leitnants Lieutenant		Kadets Cadet
Lithuanian Land Force v t e	No equivalent																	No equivalent
Lithuanian Land Force v t e	No equivalent			Generolas leitenantas	Generolas majoras	Brigados generolas	Pulkininkas		Pulkininkas leitenantas	Majoras		Kapitonas		Vyresnysis leitenantas		Leitenantas		No equivalent			Kari?nas
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 Army v t e	No equivalent																				No equivalent
Luxembourg Army v t e	No equivalent					Général (Chef d'État-Major)	Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel	Major		Capitaine		Premier-Lieutenant		Lieutenant		Aspirant-Officier			No equivalent
Montenegrin Ground Army v t e	No equivalent																	No equivalent
Montenegrin Ground Army v t e	No equivalent	General Pukovnik		General Potpukovnik	General Major	Brigadir General	Pukovnik		Potpukovnik	Major		Kapetan		Poru?nik		Potporu?nik		No equivalent
Royal Netherlands Army v t e	No equivalent																				Enlisted or NCO rank plus Royal Military Academy logo indicating cadet's career
Royal Netherlands Army v t e	No equivalent	Generaal		Luitenant-generaal	Generaal-majoor	Brigadegeneraal	Kolonel		Luitenant-kolonel	Majoor		Kapitein/Ritmeester		1e Luitenant		2e Luitenant		Vaandrig/Kornet
Norwegian Army v t e	No equivalent																	No equivalent
Norwegian Army v t e	No equivalent	General		Generalløytnant	Generalmajor	Brigader	Oberst		Oberstløytnant	Major		Kaptein/ Rittmester		Løytnant		Fenrik		No equivalent
Polish Land Forces v t e																		No equivalent
Polish Land Forces v t e	Marsza?ek Polski^{[note 1]}	Genera?		Genera? broni	Genera? dywizji	Genera? brygady	Pu?kownik		Podpu?kownik	Major		Kapitan		Porucznik		Podporucznik		No equivalent			Podchory
Portuguese Army v t e
Portuguese Army v t e	Marechal ^{[note 1]}	General		Tenente-general	Major-general	Brigadeiro-general	Coronel-tirocinado ^{[note 2]}	Coronel	Tenente-coronel	Major		Capitão		Tenente		Alferes		Aspirante-a-oficial			Cadete
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
Romanian Land Forces v t e																		No equivalent
Romanian Land Forces v t e	Mare?al^{[note 1]}	General		General-locotenent	General-maior	General de brigad?	Colonel		Locotenent-colonel	Maior		C?pitan		Locotenent		Sublocotenent		No equivalent
Slovak Ground Forces v t e	No equivalent																	No equivalent
Slovak Ground Forces v t e	No equivalent	Generál		Generálporu?ík^{[note 3]}	Generálmajor	Brigádny Generál	Plukovník		Podplukovník	Major		Kapitán		Nadporu?ík		Poru?ík		No equivalent
Slovenian Ground Force v t e	No equivalent																	No equivalent
Slovenian Ground Force v t e	No equivalent	General polkovnik		Generalpodpolkovnik	Generalmajor	Brigadir General	Polkovnik		Podpolkovnik	Major		Stotnik		Nadporo?nik		Poro?nik		No equivalent
Spanish Army v t e
Spanish Army v t e	Capitán general^{[note 4]}	General de Ejército		Teniente general	General de división	General de brigada	Coronel		Teniente coronel	Comandante		Capitán		Teniente		Alférez		Caballero Alférez Cadete			Alumno repetidor	Alumno 2º	Alumno 1º
Turkish Land Forces v t e																		Various ^{[note 5]}
Turkish Land Forces v t e	Mare?al^{[note 1]}	Genelkurmay Ba?kanl^{[note 6]}	Orgeneral	Korgeneral	Tümgeneral	Tu?general	Albay		Yarbay	Binba		Yüzba		Üste?men	Te?men		Aste?men	Harbiyeli
British Army v t e																					No equivalent
British Army v t e	Field marshal^{[note 1]}	General		Lieutenant-general	Major-general	Brigadier	Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel	Major		Captain		Lieutenant		Second lieutenant		Officer cadet			No equivalent
United States Army v t e																		Various			No equivalent
United States Army v t e	General of the Army	General		Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel	Major		Captain		First lieutenant		Second lieutenant		Cadet / Officer candidate
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 (WO1-5)

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/CWO2). WO1s may be appointed by commission as stated in title 10 USC.

NATO code	WO-5	WO-4	WO-3	WO-2	WO-1
United States Army v t e
United States Army v t e	Chief Warrant Officer 5	Chief Warrant Officer 4	Chief Warrant Officer 3	Chief Warrant Officer 2	Warrant Officer 1

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Title; Honorary or posthumous rank; war time rank; ceremonial rank
^ Colonel who has completed the General Officer training course. Between 1929 and 1937, the Coronel-tirocinado was called Brigadeiro.
^ The appropriate branch of service badge is pinned just under the top button of the for all ranks excluding full General.
^ The King only
^ Student officer insignia designates school grade rather than military seniority.
^ Chief of the Army General Staff. The background color may be different if he is not from air forces or navy. If he has been promoted to Mare?al on duty, he wears OF-10 insignia only.

References

STANAG 2116 NATO chart
Davis, Brian L. (1989). NATO Forces: An Illustrated Reference to Their Organization and Insignia. Blandford Press. ISBN 978-0713717372.

External links

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

[Honorary-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Title; Honorary or posthumous rank; war time rank; ceremonial rank

[Coronel-tirocinado-2] Colonel who has completed the General Officer training course. Between 1929 and 1937, the Coronel-tirocinado was called Brigadeiro.

[3] The appropriate branch of service badge is pinned just under the top button of the for all ranks excluding full General.

[4] The King only

[5] Student officer insignia designates school grade rather than military seniority.

[6] Chief of the Army General Staff. The background color may be different if he is not from air forces or navy. If he has been promoted to Mare?al on duty, he wears OF-10 insignia only.

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Officers (OF 1-10)

Warrant officers (WO1-5)

See also

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