Military ranks of women's services in WWII

The Military ranks of Women's Services in WWII are the military insignia used by the various all female military services and units during World War II.

Germany

Italian Social Republic

Officers

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
Female Auxiliary Service	No equivalent												No equivalent
Female Auxiliary Service	No equivalent								Comandante generale		Vice comandante generale	Ispettrice	No equivalent		Comandante Raggruppamento		Comandante provinciale		Vice comandante provinciale			Comandante di gruppo

Enlisted

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Female Auxiliary Service	No equivalent								No equivalent														No equivalent												No insignia
Female Auxiliary Service	No equivalent						Capo nucleo		No equivalent								Vice capo nucleo						No equivalent						Ausiliaria scelta						Ausiliaria

United Kingdom

Officers

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
Women's Transport Service (1938–1945)	No equivalent
Women's Transport Service (1938–1945)	No equivalent					Commandant	Staff Commander	Commander	Captain	Lieutenant	Ensign	Cadet Ensign
Auxiliary Territorial Service (1938–1941)	No equivalent
Auxiliary Territorial Service (1938–1941)	No equivalent			Chief Controller	Senior Controller	Controller	Chief Commandant	Senior Commandant	Company Commander	Deputy Company Commander	Company Assistant
Auxiliary Territorial Service (1941–1949)	No equivalent
Auxiliary Territorial Service (1941–1949)	No equivalent			Chief Controller	Senior Controller	Controller	Chief Commander	Senior Commander	Junior Commander	Subaltern	Second Subaltern
Mechanised Transport Corps	No equivalent											No equivalent
Mechanised Transport Corps	No equivalent				Corps Commandant	Senior Commandant	Commandant	Commander	Captain	Lieutenant	Ensign	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
Women's Auxiliary Air Force (1939-1940)	No equivalent											No equivalent
Women's Auxiliary Air Force (1939-1940)	No equivalent				Senior Controller	Controller	Chief Commandant	Senior Commandant	Company Commander	Deputy Company Commander	Company Assistant	No equivalent
Women's Auxiliary Air Force (1940-1949)[1]	No equivalent											No equivalent
Women's Auxiliary Air Force (1940-1949)[1]	No equivalent			Air Chief Commandant[note 1]	Air Commandant	Group Officer	Wing Officer	Squadron Officer	Flight Officer	Section Officer	Assistant Section Officer	No equivalent
Women's Royal Naval Service	No equivalent				No equivalent							No equivalent
(1939–1940)[2]				Director		Deputy Director	Superintendent	Chief Officer	First Officer	Second Officer		No equivalent
(1941–1945)[3]				Director		Superintendent	Chief Officer	First Officer	Second Officer	Third Officer
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

Enlisted ranks

NATO Code	OR-9	OR-8	OR-7	OR-6	OR-5	OR-4	OR-3	OR-2	OR-1
Women's Transport Service (1938–1945)	No equivalent		No equivalent		No equivalent			No insignia
Women's Transport Service (1938–1945)	No equivalent	Warrant Officer Class II	No equivalent	Sergeant	No equivalent	Corporal	Lance Corporal	Driver
Auxiliary Territorial Service (1938–1941)	No equivalent		No equivalent		No equivalent			No insignia
Auxiliary Territorial Service (1938–1941)	No equivalent	Senior Leader	No equivalent	Section Leader	No equivalent	Sub-Leader	Chief Volunteer	Volunteer
Auxiliary Territorial Service (1941–1949)					No equivalent			No insignia
Auxiliary Territorial Service (1941–1949)	Warrant Officer Class I	Warrant Officer Class II	Staff Sergeant	Sergeant	No equivalent	Corporal Bombardier[note 2]	Lance Corporal Lance Bombardier[note 3]	Private Gunner[note 4]
Mechanised Transport Corps	No equivalent				No equivalent			No insignia
Mechanised Transport Corps	No equivalent			Company Cadet Officer	No equivalent	Section Cadet Officer	Cadet Officer	Driver
NATO Code	OR-9	OR-8	OR-7	OR-6	OR-5	OR-4	OR-3	OR-2	OR-1
Women's Auxiliary Air Force (1939-1940)	No equivalent				No equivalent		No equivalent	No insignia	No insignia
Women's Auxiliary Air Force (1939-1940)	No equivalent		Senior Section Leader	Section Leader	No equivalent	Assistant Section Leader	No equivalent	Aircraftwoman 1st Class	Aircraftwoman 2nd Class
Women's Auxiliary Air Force (1940-1949)		No equivalent			No equivalent			No insignia	No insignia
Women's Auxiliary Air Force (1940-1949)	Warrant officer[note 5]	No equivalent	Flight Sergeant[note 6]	Sergeant	No equivalent	Corporal	Leading Aircraftwoman	Aircraftwoman 1st Class	Aircraftwoman 2nd Class
Women's Royal Naval Service (1939–1952)	No equivalent				No equivalent		No equivalent
Women's Royal Naval Service (1939–1952)	No equivalent		Chief Wren	Petty Officer Wren	No equivalent	Leading Wren	No equivalent	Wren	Ordinary Wren
NATO Code	OR-9	OR-8	OR-7	OR-6	OR-5	OR-4	OR-3	OR-2	OR-1

Notes

created 1943 with first appointment.
used when assigned to AAC batteries
used when assigned to AAC batteries
used when assigned to AAC batteries
also called Under Officer
also called Senior Sergeant

References

Talbot-Booth, E.C. (1943). Ranks and Badges in the Navy, Army, RAF and Auxiliaries (PDF). London: George Philip & Son, Ltd. p. 31.
Coleman, E.C. (2011). Rank and Rate Volume II. The Crowood Press.
Talbot-Booth, E.C. (1943). Ranks and Badges in the Navy, Army, RAF and Auxiliaries (PDF). London: George Philip & Son, Ltd. p. 30.

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[2] reated 1943 with first appointment.

[5] used when assigned to AAC batteries

[6] used when assigned to AAC batteries

[7] used when assigned to AAC batteries

[8] so called Under Officer

[9] so called Senior Sergeant

[1] Talbot-Booth, E.C. (1943). Ranks and Badges in the Navy, Army, RAF and Auxiliaries (PDF). London: George Philip & Son, Ltd. p. 31.

[3] Coleman, E.C. (2011). Rank and Rate Volume II. The Crowood Press.

[4] Talbot-Booth, E.C. (1943). Ranks and Badges in the Navy, Army, RAF and Auxiliaries (PDF). London: George Philip & Son, Ltd. p. 30.