Comparative army officer ranks of Europe

Rank comparison chart of all armies and land forces of European states.

Officers (OF 1–10)

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) and student officer
Albanian Land Force	No equivalent																	No equivalent
Albanian Land Force	No equivalent			Gjeneral Lejtant	Gjeneral Major	Gjeneral Brigade	Kolonel		Nënkolonel	Major		Kapiten		Toger		Nëntoger		No equivalent
Austrian Land Forces	No equivalent
Austrian Land Forces	No equivalent	General		Generalleutnant	Generalmajor	Brigadier	Oberst		Oberstleutnant	Major		Hauptmann		Oberleutnant		Leutnant		Fähnrich
Belarusian Ground Forces	No equivalent
Belarusian Ground Forces	No equivalent			Colonel general (Генера́л-полко́вник)	Lieutenant general (Генера́л-лейтена́нт)	Major general (Генера́л-майо́р)	Polkovnik (Полко́вник)		Podpolkovnik (Подполко́вник)	Major (Майо́р)		Captain (Капита́н)		Senior Lieutenant (Ста́рший лейтена́нт)	Lieutenant (Лейтена́нт)		Junior Lieutenant (Мла́дший лейтена́нт)
Belgian Land Component	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
Bosnian Ground Forces	No equivalent																	No equivalent
Bosnian Ground Forces	No equivalent			General pukovnik	General major	Brigadni general	Brigadir		Pukovnik	Major		Kapetan		Poručnik		Podporučnik		No equivalent
Bulgarian Land Forces	No equivalent																	No equivalent
Bulgarian Land Forces	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		No equivalent
Croatian Army																		No equivalent
Croatian Army	Stožerni general	General zbora		General pukovnik	General bojnik	Brigadni general	Brigadir		Pukovnik	Bojnik		Satnik		Natporučnik		Poručnik		No equivalent
Cypriot Ground Forces	No equivalent
Cypriot Ground Forces	No equivalent			Lieutenant general Αντιστράτηγος	Major general Υποστράτηγος	Brigadier Ταξίαρχος	Colonel Συνταγματάρχης		Lieutenant colonel Αντισυνταγματάρχης	Major Ταγματάρχης		Captain Λοχαγός		Lieutenant Υπολοχαγός		Second lieutenant Ανθυπολοχαγός		Officer cadet Δόκιμος Έφεδρος Αξιωματικός
Czech Land Forces	No equivalent																	No equivalent
Czech Land Forces	No equivalent	Armádní generál		Generálporučík	Generálmajor	Brigádní generál	Plukovník		Podplukovník	Major		Kapitán		Nadporučík		Poručík		No equivalent
Royal Danish Army	No equivalent																				No equivalent
Royal Danish Army	No equivalent	General		Generalløjtnant	Generalmajor	Brigadegeneral	Oberst		Oberstløjtnant	Major		Kaptajn		Premierløjtnant		Løjtnant		Sekondløjtnant			No equivalent
Estonian Land Forces	No equivalent																	No equivalent
Estonian Land Forces	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
Finnish Army	No equivalent
Finnish Army	No equivalent	Kenraali General		Kenraaliluutnantti Generallöjtnant	Kenraalimajuri Generalmajor	Prikaatikenraali Brigadgeneral	Eversti Överste		Everstiluutnantti Överstelöjtnant	Majuri Major		Kapteeni Kapten		Yliluutnantti Premiärlöjtnant	Luutnantti Löjtnant		Vänrikki Fänrik	Upseerikokelas Officersaspirant			Upseerioppilas Officerselev
French Army
French Army	Maréchal de France	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
Georgian Land Forces	No equivalent																	No equivalent
Georgian Land Forces	No equivalent	General (გენერალი)		Lieutenant General (გენერალ ლეიტენანტი)	Major General (გენერალ მაიორი)	Brigadier General (ბრიგადის გენერალი)	Colonel (პოლკოვნიკი)		Lieutenant Colonel (ლეიტენანტ პოლკოვნიკი)	Major (მაიორი)		Captain (კაპიტანი)		Senior Lieutenant (უფროსი ლეიტენანტი)	Lieutenant (ლეიტენანტი)		Junior Lieutenant (უმცროსი ლეიტენანტი)	No equivalent
German Army	No equivalent																				Enlisted rank plus bottom thin silver cord indicating cadet's career
German Army	No equivalent	General		Generalleutnant	Generalmajor	Brigadegeneral	Oberst		Oberstleutnant	Major		Stabshauptmann	Hauptmann	Oberleutnant		Leutnant		Oberfähnrich	Fähnrich	Fahnenjunker
Hellenic Army	No equivalent																				No equivalent
		General		Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel	Major		Captain		First Lieutenant		Second Lieutenant		Officer Designate
		Στρατηγός		Αντιστράτηγος	Υποστράτηγος	Ταξίαρχος	Συνταγματάρχης		Αντισυνταγματάρχης	Ταγματάρχης		Λοχαγός		Υπολοχαγός		Ανθυπολοχαγός		Δόκιμος Έφεδρος Αξιωματικός
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) and student officer
Hungarian Army	No equivalent																	No equivalent			No insignia
Hungarian Army	No equivalent	Vezérezredes		Altábornagy	Vezérőrnagy	Dandártábornok	Ezredes		Alezredes	Őrnagy		Százados		Főhadnagy		Hadnagy		No equivalent			Honvédtisztjelölt
Iceland Crisis Response Unit	No equivalent																	No equivalent
Iceland Crisis Response Unit	No equivalent						Ofursti		Undirofursti	Majór		Höfuðsmaður		Liðsforingi		Undirliðsforingi		No equivalent
Irish Army	No equivalent
Irish Army	No equivalent			Leifteanant-Ghinearál	Maor-Ghinearál	Briogáidire-Ghinearál	Coirnéal		Leifteanant-Choirnéal	Ceannfort		Captaen		Leifteanant		Dara Leifteanant		Dalta Sinsir			Dalta Sóisir
Italian Army																		No equivalent
Italian Army	Generale	Generale di Corpo d'Armata con Incarichi Speciali		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
Kosovo Security Force	No equivalent
Kosovo Security Force	No equivalent			Lieutenant General Gjeneral Lejtnant	Major General Gjeneral Major	Brigadier General Gjeneral Brigade	Colonel Kolonel		Lieutenant Colonel Nën Kolonel	Major Major		Captain Kapiten		First Lieutenant Toger		Second Lieutenant Nën Toger
Latvian Land Forces	No equivalent
Latvian Land Forces	No equivalent			Ģenerālleitnants Lieutenant General	Ģenerālmajors Major General	Brigādes ģenerālis Brigadier General	Pulkvedis Colonel		Pulkvežleitnants Lieutenant Colonel	Majors Major		Kapteinis Captain		Virsleitnants First Lieutenant		Leitnants Lieutenant		Kadets Cadet
Liechtenstein	No army
Lithuanian Land Force	No equivalent																	No equivalent
Lithuanian Land Force	No equivalent			Generolas leitenantas	Generolas majoras	Brigados generolas	Pulkininkas		Pulkininkas leitenantas	Majoras		Kapitonas		Vyresnysis leitenantas		Leitenantas		No equivalent			Kariūnas
Luxembourg Army	No equivalent																				No equivalent
Luxembourg Army	No equivalent					Général (Chef d'État-Major)	Colonel		Lieutenant-Colonel	Major		Capitaine		Premier-Lieutenant		Lieutenant		Aspirant-Officier			No equivalent
North Macedonian Ground Forces	No equivalent																	Unknown
North Macedonian Ground Forces	No equivalent	General (Генерал)		Lieutenant general (Генерал потполковник)	Major general (Генерал мајор)	Brigade general (Бригаден генерал)	Colonel (Полковник)		Lieutenant colonel (Потполковник)	Major (Мајор)		Captain (Капетан)		Lieutenant (Поручник)		Second lieutenant (Потпоручник)		Unknown
Army of Malta	No equivalent																	No equivalent
Army of Malta	No equivalent					Brigadier (Brigadier)	Colonel (Kurunell)		Lieutenant Colonel (Logutenent Kurunell)	Major (Maġġur)		Captain (Kaptan)		Lieutenant (Logutenent)		Second Lieutenant (Sekond Logutenent)
Moldovan Ground Forces	No equivalent
Moldovan Ground Forces	No equivalent			General de Corp de Armată	General de Divizie	General de Brigadă	Colonel		Locotenent-Colonel	Maior		Căpitan		Locotenent-Major		Locotenent		Cursant
Army of Monaco	No equivalent
Army of Monaco	No equivalent						Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel	Commandant		Capitaine		Lieutenant		Sous Lieutenant		Assistant
Montenegrin Ground Army	No equivalent																	No equivalent
Montenegrin Ground Army	No equivalent	General Pukovnik		General Potpukovnik	General Major	Brigadir General	Pukovnik		Potpukovnik	Major		Kapetan		Poručnik		Potporučnik		No equivalent
Royal Netherlands Army	No equivalent																				Enlisted or NCO rank plus Royal Military Academy logo indicating cadet's career
Royal Netherlands Army	No equivalent	Generaal		Luitenant-generaal	Generaal-majoor	Brigadegeneraal	Kolonel		Luitenant-kolonel	Majoor		Kapitein/Ritmeester		1e Luitenant		2e Luitenant		Vaandrig/Kornet
Norwegian Army	No equivalent																	No equivalent
Norwegian Army	No equivalent	General		Generalløytnant	Generalmajor	Brigader	Oberst		Oberstløytnant	Major		Kaptein/ Rittmester		Løytnant		Fenrik		No equivalent
Polish Land Forces																		No equivalent
Polish Land Forces	Marszałek Polski	Generał		Generał broni	Generał dywizji	Generał brygady	Pułkownik		Podpułkownik	Major		Kapitan		Porucznik		Podporucznik		No equivalent			Podchorąży
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) and student officer
Portuguese Army
Portuguese Army	Marechal	General		Tenente-general	Major-general	Brigadeiro-general	Coronel-tirocinado [note 1]	Coronel	Tenente-coronel	Major		Capitão		Tenente		Alferes		Aspirante-a-oficial			Cadete
Romanian Land Forces																		No equivalent
Romanian Land Forces	Mareșal	General		General-locotenent	General-maior	General de brigadă	Colonel		Locotenent-colonel	Maior		Căpitan		Locotenent		Sublocotenent		No equivalent
Russian Ground Forces
Russian Ground Forces	Márshal Rossíyskoy Federátsii	Generál Ármii		Generál-Polkóvnik	Generál-Leytenánt	Generál-Mayór	Polkóvnik		Podpolkóvnik	Mayór		Kapitán		Stárshiy leytenánt	Leytenánt		Mládshiy leytenánt	Kursant
Sammarinese Guard of the Rock	No equivalent																	Unknown
Sammarinese Guard of the Rock	No equivalent						Colonnello		Tenente Colonnello	Maggiore		Capitano		Tenente		Sottotenente		Unknown
Serbian Army	No equivalent																	Unknown
Serbian Army	No equivalent	General (Генерал)		Lieutenant General (Генерал-Потпуковник)	Major General (Генерал-Мајор)	Brigadier General (Бригадни Генерал)	Colonel (Пуковник)		Lieutenant Colonel (Потпуковник)	Major (Мајор)		Captain 1st class (Капетан прве класе)	Captain (Капетан)	Lieutenant (Поручник)		Second Lieutenant (Потпоручник)		Unknown
Slovak Ground Forces	No equivalent																	No equivalent
Slovak Ground Forces	No equivalent	Generál		Generálporučík[note 2]	Generálmajor	Brigádny Generál	Plukovník		Podplukovník	Major		Kapitán		Nadporučík		Poručík		No equivalent
Slovenian Ground Force	No equivalent																	No equivalent
Slovenian Ground Force	No equivalent	General polkovnik		Generalpodpolkovnik	Generalmajor	Brigadir General	Polkovnik		Podpolkovnik	Major		Stotnik		Nadporočnik		Poročnik		No equivalent
Spanish Army
Spanish Army	Capitán general	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
Swedish Army	No equivalent
Swedish Army	No equivalent	General		Generallöjtnant	Generalmajor	Brigadgeneral	Överste		Överstelöjtnant	Major		Kapten		Löjtnant		Fänrik		Kadett
Swiss Army	No equivalent	General[1]		Corps General	Division General	Brigade General	Colonel		Lieutenant Colonel	Major		Captain		First Lieutenant		Lieutenant		No equivalent
		General		Korpskommandant	Divisionär	Brigadier	Oberst		Oberstleutnant	Major		Hauptmann		Oberleutnant		Leutnant
		Général		Commandant de corps	Divisionnaire	Brigadier	Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel	Major		Capitaine		Premier-lieutenant		Lieutenant
Turkish Land Forces																		Various [note 3]
Turkish Land Forces	Mareşal	Genelkurmay Başkanlığı[note 4]	Orgeneral	Korgeneral	Tümgeneral	Tuğgeneral	Albay		Yarbay	Binbaşı		Yüzbaşı		Üsteğmen	Teğmen		Asteğmen	Harbiyeli
Ukrainian Ground Forces
Ukrainian Ground Forces	General of the Army of Ukraine (Генерал армії України)	Colonel general (Генерал-полковник)		Lieutenant general (Генерал-лейтенант)	Major general (Генерал-майор)	Brigadier general (Бригадний генерал)	Colonel (Полковник)		Lieutenant colonel (Підполковник)	Major (Майор)		Captain (Капітан)		Senior lieutenant (Старший лейтенант)	Lieutenant (Лейтенант)		Junior lieutenant (Хорунжий)	Officer cadet (курсант)
British Army																					No equivalent
British Army	Field marshal	General		Lieutenant-general	Major-general	Brigadier	Colonel		Lieutenant-colonel	Major		Captain		Lieutenant		Second lieutenant		Officer cadet			No equivalent
Pontifical Swiss Guard	No equivalent													No equivalent
Pontifical Swiss Guard	No equivalent						Oberst		Oberstleutnant	Major		Hauptmann		No equivalent
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) and student officer

Remark:
NATO STANAG 2116 lists Officer Designates (listed here as OF(D)) of some countries alongside OF-1 ranks.

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.

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.
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 Mareşal on duty, he wears OF-10 insignia only.

References

STANAG 2116 NATO chart

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[Coronel-tirocinado-1] Colonel who has completed the General Officer training course. Between 1929 and 1937, the Coronel-tirocinado was called Brigadeiro.

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

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

[4] 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 Mareşal on duty, he wears OF-10 insignia only.

Comparative army officer ranks of Europe

Officers (OF 1–10)

See also

Notes

References