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Comparative army officer ranks of Europe

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

Officers (OF 1–10)

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Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
 Albanian Land Force[1]
Gjeneral lejtant Gjeneral major Gjeneral brigade Kolonel Nënkolonel Major Kapiten Toger Nëntoger
 Austrian Land Forces[2]
General Generalleutnant Generalmajor Brigadier Oberst Oberstleutnant Major Hauptmann Oberleutnant Leutnant
 Belarusian Ground Forces[3]
Верховный главнокомандующий
Verkhovnyy glavnokomanduyushchiy 		Ґенэрал-палкоўнік
G̀jeneral-palkoŭnik 		Ґенэрал-лейтэнант
G̀jeneral-liejtenant 		Ґенэрал-маёр
G̀jeneral-major 		Палкоўнік
Palkoŭnik 		Падпалкоўнік
Padpalkoŭnik 		Маёр
Major 		Капітан
Kapitan 		Старшы лейтэнант
Staršy liejtenant 		Лейтэнант
Liejtenant 		Малодшы лейтэнант
Malodšy liejtenant
 Belgian Land Component[4]
Generaal Luitenant-generaal Generaal-majoor Brigadegeneraal Kolonel Luitenant-kolonel Majoor Kapitein-commandant Kapitein Luitenant Onderluitenant
Général Lieutenant général Général-major Général de Brigade Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Major Capitaine-commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant
General Generalleutnant Generalmajor Brigadegeneral Oberst Oberstleutnant Major Stabshauptmann Hauptmann Leutnant Unterleutnant
 Bosnian Ground Forces[5]
General pukovnik General major Brigadni general Brigadir Pukovnik Major Kapetan Poručnik Podporučnik
 Bulgarian Land Forces[6]
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
 Croatian Army[7]
Stožerni general General zbora General pukovnik General bojnik Brigadni general Brigadir Pukovnik Bojnik Satnik Natporučnik Poručnik
 Cypriot Ground Forces[8]
Αντιστράτηγος
Antistrátigos 		Υποστράτηγος
Ypostrátigos 		Ταξίαρχος
Taxíarchos 		Συνταγματάρχης
Syntagmatárchis 		Αντισυνταγματάρχης
Antisyntagmatárchis 		Ταγματάρχης
Tagmatárchis 		Λοχαγός
Lochagós 		Υπολοχαγός
Ypolochagós 		Ανθυπολοχαγός
Anthypolochagós


Northern Cypriot
Security Forces Command
Tümgeneral Tuğgeneral Albay Yarbay Binbaşı Yüzbaşı Üsteğmen Teğmen Asteğmen
 Czech Land Forces[9]
Armádní generál Generálporučík Generálmajor Brigádní generál Plukovník Podplukovník Major Kapitán Nadporučík Poručík
 Royal Danish Army[10]
General Generalløjtnant Generalmajor Brigadegeneral Oberst Oberstløjtnant Major Kaptajn Premierløjtnant Løjtnant Sekondløjtnant
 Estonian Land Forces[11]
Kindral Kindralleitnant Kindralmajor Brigaadikindral Kolonel Kolonelleitnant Major Kapten Leitnant Nooremleitnant Lipnik
 Finnish Army[12]
 Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant
Kenraali Kenraaliluutnantti Kenraalimajuri Prikaatikenraali Eversti Everstiluutnantti Majuri Kapteeni Yliluutnantti Luutnantti Vänrikki
General Generallöjtnant Generalmajor Brigadgeneral Överste Överstelöjtnant Major Kapten Premiärlöjtnant Löjtnant Fänrik
 French Army[13]
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
 Georgian Land Forces[14]
გენერალი
Generali 		გენერალ ლეიტენანტი
General leit’enant’i 		გენერალ-მაიორი
General-maiori 		ბრიგადის გენერალი
Brigadis generali 		პოლკოვნიკი
P’olk’ovnik’i 		ვიცე-პოლკოვნიკი
Vitse-p’olk’ovnik’i 		მაიორი
Maiori 		კაპიტანი
K’ap’it’ani 		უფროსი ლეიტენანტი
Uprosi leit’enant’i 		ლეიტენანტი
Leit’enant’i
 German Army[15]
General General­leutnant General­major Brigade­general Oberst Oberst­leutnant Major Stabs­haupt­mann Haupt­mann Ober­leut­nant Leut­nant
 Hellenic Army[16]
Στρατηγός
Stratigos 		Αντιστράτηγος
Antistratigos 		Υποστράτηγος
Ypostratigos 		Ταξίαρχος
Taxiarchos 		Συνταγματάρχης
Syntagmatarchis 		Αντισυνταγματάρχης
Antisyntagmatarchis 		Ταγματάρχης
Tagmatarchis 		Λοχαγός
Lochagos 		Υπολοχαγός
Ypolochagos 		Ανθυπολοχαγός
Anthypolochagos
Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
 Hungarian Ground Forces[17]
Vezérezredes Altábornagy Vezérőrnagy Dandártábornok Ezredes Alezredes Őrnagy Százados Főhadnagy Hadnagy
Iceland Iceland Crisis Response Unit
Ofursti Undirofursti Majór Höfuðsmaður Liðsforingi Undirliðsforingi
 Irish Army[18][19]
Lieutenant-general Major-general Brigadier-general Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Captain Lieutenant Second-Lieutenant
Lefteanant-ghinearál Maor-ghinearál Briogáidire-ghinearál Cornal Lefteanant-chornal Ceannfort Captaen Lefteanant Dara-lefteanant
 Italian Army[20]
Generale 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
 Kosovo Security Force[21]
Gjenerallejtnant Gjeneralmajor Gjeneralbrigade Kolonel Nënkolonel Major Kapiten Toger Nëntoger
 Latvian Land Forces[22]
Ģenerāl­leitnants Ģenerāl­majors Brigādes ģenerālis Pulkvedis Pulkvež­leitnants Majors Kapteinis Virs­leitnants Leitnants
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein No army


 Lithuanian Land Force[23]
Generolas Generolas leitenantas Generolas majoras Brigados generolas Pulkininkas Pulkininkas leitenantas Majoras Kapitonas Vyresnysis leitenantas Leitenantas
 Luxembourg Army[24]
Général Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Major Capitaine Lieutenant en premier Lieutenant
North Macedonia Ground Forces[25]
Генерал
General 		Генерал потполковник
General potpolkovnik 		Генерал мајор
General major 		Бригаден генерал
Brigaden general 		Полковник
Polkovnik 		Потполковник
Potpolkovnik 		Мајор
Major 		Капетан
Kapetan 		Поручник
Poručnik 		Потпоручник
Potporučnik
Army of Malta[26]
Brigadier
Brigadier 		Colonel
Kurunell 		Lieutenant colonel
Logutenent kurunell 		Major
Maġġur 		Captain
Kaptan 		Lieutenant
Logutenent 		Second lieutenant
Sekond logutenent
 Moldovan Ground Forces[27]
General de corp de armată General de divizie General de brigadă Colonel Locotenent-colonel Maior Căpitan Locotenent-major Locotenent
Army of Monaco
 Chief Commander Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Sub-Lieutenant
Commandant en Chef Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant
 Montenegrin Ground Army[28]
General pukovnik General potpukovnik General major Brigadir general Pukovnik Potpukovnik Major Kapetan Poručnik Potporučnik
 Royal Netherlands Army[29]
Generaal Luitenant-generaal Generaal-majoor Brigadegeneraal Kolonel Luitenant-kolonel Majoor Kapitein/
Ritmeester 		Eerste luitenant Tweede luitenant
 Norwegian Army[30]
General Generalløytnant Generalmajor Brigader Oberst Oberstløytnant Major Kaptein/
Rittmester 		Løytnant Fenrik
 Polish Land Forces[31]
Marszałek Polski Generał Generał broni Generał dywizji Generał brygady Pułkownik Podpułkownik Major Kapitan Porucznik Podporucznik
Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
 Portuguese Army[32]
Marechal do Exército General Tenente-general Major-general Brigadeiro-general Coronel-tirocinado
[a] 		Coronel Tenente-coronel Major Capitão Tenente Alferes
 Romanian Land Forces[33]
Mareșal General General-locotenent General-maior General de brigadă Colonel Locotenent-colonel Maior Căpitan Locotenent Sublocotenent
 Russian Ground Forces[34]
 Marshal of the Russian Federation Army General Colonel General Lieutenant General Major General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Senior Lieutenant Lieutenant Junior Lieutenant
Маршал Российской Федерации
Marshal Rossiyskoy Federatsii 		Генерал армии
General armii 		Генерал-полковник
General-polkovnik 		Генерал-лейтенант
General-leytenant 		Генерал-майор
General-mayor 		Полковник
Polkovnik 		Подполковник
Podpolkovnik 		Майор
Mayor 		Kапитан
Kapitan 		Старший лейтенант
Starshiy leytenant 		Лейтенант
Leytenant 		Mладший лейтенант
Mladshiy leytenant
Sammarinese Guard of the Rock
Colonnello Tenente Colonnello Maggiore Capitano Tenente Sottotenente
 Serbian Army[35]
Генерал
General 		Генерал-потпуковник
General-potpukovnik 		Генерал-мајор
General-major 		Бригадни генерал
Brigadni general 		Пуковник
Pukovnik 		Потпуковник
Potpukovnik 		Мајор
Major 		Капетан прве класе
Kapetan prve klase 		Капетан
Kapetan 		Поручник
Poručnik 		Потпоручник
Potporučnik
 Slovak Ground Forces[36]
Generál Generálporučík[b] Generálmajor Brigádny generál Plukovník Podplukovník Major Kapitán Nadporučík Poručík
 Slovenian Ground Force[37]
General polkovnik Generalpodpolkovnik Generalmajor Brigadni general Polkovnik Podpolkovnik Major Stotnik Nadporočnik Poročnik
 Spanish Army[38]
 Capitán General General de Ejército Teniente General General de División General de Brigada Coronel Teniente Coronel Comandante Capitán Teniente Alférez
Capitán general General de ejército Teniente general General de división General de brigada Coronel Teniente coronel Comandante Capitán Teniente Alférez
 Swedish Army[39]
General Generallöjtnant Generalmajor Brigadgeneral Överste Överstelöjtnant Major Kapten Löjtnant Fänrik
 Swiss Army[40]
General[1]
General[1]
Corps General
Corps General
Division General
Division General
Brigade General
Brigade General
Colonel
Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel
Lieutenant Colonel
Major
Major
Captain
Captain
First Lieutenant
First Lieutenant
Lieutenant
Lieutenant
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[41]
Mareşal Orgeneral Korgeneral Tümgeneral Tuğgeneral Albay Yarbay Binbaşı Yüzbaşı Üsteğmen Teğmen Asteğmen
 Ukrainian Ground Forces[42]
Генерал
Heneral 		Генерал-лейтенант
Heneral-leitenant 		Генерал-майор
Heneral-maior 		Бригадний генерал
Bryhadnyi heneral 		Полковник
Polkovnyk 		Підполковник
Pidpolkovnyk 		Майор
Maior 		Капітан
Kapitan 		Старший лейтенант
Starshyi leitenant 		Лейтенант
Leitenant 		Молодший лейтенант
Molodshyi leitenant
 British Army[43]
 Field marshal General Lieutenant-general Major-general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant
Field marshal General Lieutenant-general Major-general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant
 Pontifical Swiss Guard[44]
 Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant
Oberst Oberstleutnant Major Hauptmann Leutnant
Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers

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

See also

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Notes

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  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.

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