Comparative military ranks of apartheid states in southern Africa

Rank comparison charts of armies/land forces of apartheid states and territories in Southern Africa.

This chart includes of the nominally independent Bantustans,[1][2][3][4] apartheid South Africa,[5] and South West Africa.[5] These states were all under the control of the apartheid regime of South Africa,[6] with the defence forces of the Bantustans being made of units that were nominally independent of the SADF, but were selected and trained by the SADF, and who placed former South African and Rhodesian military officers in senior positions within the defence forces.[7] The South West Africa Territorial Force was an auxiliary arm of the SADF and formed the armed forces of South West Africa from 1977 to 1989.[8]

Officers[9]

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
Bophuthatswana Army	No equivalent
Bophuthatswana Army	No equivalent				Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	2nd Lieutenant	Officer Candidate
Ciskei Army	No equivalent			No equivalent								Unknown
Ciskei Army	No equivalent		Lieutenant general	No equivalent	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	2nd Lieutenant	Unknown
South African Army	No equivalent
South African Army	No equivalent	General Generaal	Lieutenant general Luitenant generaal	Major general Generaal-majoor	Brigadier Brigadier	Colonel Kolonel	Commandant Kommandant	Major Majoor	Captain Kaptein	Lieutenant Luitenant	2nd lieutenant Tweede luitenant	Candidate officer Kandidaat offisier
South West African Army	No equivalent
South West African Army	No equivalent		Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier	Colonel	Commandant	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	2nd Lieutenant	Officer candidate
Transkei Army	No equivalent				No equivalent							Unknown
Transkei Army	No equivalent	General	Lieutenant general	Major general	No equivalent	Colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	2nd lieutenant	Unknown
Venda Ground Forces	No equivalent											Unknown
Venda Ground Forces	No equivalent				Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	2nd Lieutenant	Unknown
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

Other ranks[9]

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9		OR-8	OR-7	OR-6	OR-5	OR-4	OR-3	OR-2	OR-1
Bophuthatswana Army									No insignia
Bophuthatswana Army	Warrant Officer Class 1		Warrant Officer Class 2	Staff Sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal	Lance Corporal	Private
Ciskei Army									No insignia
Ciskei Army	Chief Warrant Officer		Warrant Officer	Staff Sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal	Lance Corporal	Private
South African Army									No insignia
South African Army	Sergeant Major of the Army Sersant-Majoor van die Leer	Warrant officer class 1 Adjudant-Offisier Klass I	Warrant officer class 2 Adjudant-Offisier Klass II	Staff sergeant Staf-Sersant	Sergeant Sersant		Corporal Korporaal	Lance corporal Onderkorporaal	Private Soldaat
South West African Army									No insignia
South West African Army	Formation warrant officer	Warrant officer class 1	Warrant officer class 2	Staff sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal	Lance corporal	Private
Transkei Army									No insignia
Transkei Army	Chief warrant officer		Warrant officer	Staff sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal	Lance corporal	Private
Venda Ground Forces									No insignia
Venda Ground Forces	Chief Warrant Officer		Warrant Officer	Staff Sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal	Lance Corporal	Private
Equivalent NATO code	OR-9		OR-8	OR-7	OR-6	OR-5	OR-4	OR-3	OR-2	OR-1

References

The Transkei was granted "independence" by the Status of Transkei Act 100 of 1976 with effect from 26 October 1976.
The Status of Bophuthatswana Act 89 of 1977 granted Bophuthatswana "independence" with effect from 6 December 1977.
Venda was granted "independence" by the Status of Venda Act 107 of 1979 with effect from 13 September 1979.
The Status of Ciskei Act 110 of 1981 granted Ciskei "independence" with effect from 4 December 1981.
Radburn, Arthur (1990). "South African Army Ranks and Insignia". South African Journal of Military Studies. 20 (2): 2.
"The Homelands". South African History Online. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
Timothy J. Stapleton (9 April 2010). A Military History of South Africa: From the Dutch-Khoi Wars to the End of Apartheid. Praeger Security International. ISBN 978-0313365898.
Duignan, Peter. Politics and Government in African States 1960–1985. pp. 345–377.
Jakkie Cilliers (1993). "An Overview of the Armed Forces of the TBVC Countries". South African Defence Review (13). Archived from the original on 24 June 2016.

"Band of Brothers – 101 Romeo Mikes". The Observation Post. 24 February 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
Vumile Ngcula. "Pretoria's men in Ciskei". Retrieved 2 March 2020.
Transkei Special Forces Captain Rank insignia
Transkei Special Forces 1st Lieutenant Rank insignia
Bophuthatswana Arm Brassard
Bophuthatswana and Transkei Rank insignia
Ciskei Corporal insignia
Ciskei Lance Corporal insignia
Transkei General's Tunic
Transkei Staff Sergeant
Transkei rank star in circlet
Ciskei WO2 rank in metal
Ciskei WO2 rank in cloth
Bophuthatswana Special Forces Soldiers of various ranks
Sergeant and Major of 32 Battalion of the South African Army
Transkei Officers
South West Africa Territorial Force rank chart
Transkeian Defence Force rank chart

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[:4-1] The Transkei was granted "independence" by the Status of Transkei Act 100 of 1976 with effect from 26 October 1976.

[:6-2] The Status of Bophuthatswana Act 89 of 1977 granted Bophuthatswana "independence" with effect from 6 December 1977.

[:8-3] Venda was granted "independence" by the Status of Venda Act 107 of 1979 with effect from 13 September 1979.

[:10-4] The Status of Ciskei Act 110 of 1981 granted Ciskei "independence" with effect from 4 December 1981.

[Journal-5] Radburn, Arthur (1990). "South African Army Ranks and Insignia". South African Journal of Military Studies. 20 (2): 2.

[6] "The Homelands". South African History Online. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2020.

[7] Timothy J. Stapleton (9 April 2010). A Military History of South Africa: From the Dutch-Khoi Wars to the End of Apartheid. Praeger Security International. ISBN 978-0313365898.

[africapolitics-8] Duignan, Peter. Politics and Government in African States 1960–1985. pp. 345–377.

[ISS-9] Jakkie Cilliers (1993). "An Overview of the Armed Forces of the TBVC Countries". South African Defence Review (13). Archived from the original on 24 June 2016.

Comparative military ranks of apartheid states in southern Africa

Officers[9]

Other ranks[9]

See also

References

External links