Ranks and insignia of NATO armies officers

Rank comparasion chart of all armies of NATO member states.

Flag Officers (OF-10 to 6)

Flag Officer ranks
NATO Code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6
Belgium	No Equivalent	Général Generaal	Lieutenant-général Luitenant-generaal	Général-major Generaal-majoor	Général de Brigade Brigadegeneraal
Bulgaria	No Equivalent	генерал	генерал-лейтенант	генерал-майор	бригаден генерал
Canada	No Equivalent	General Général	Lieutenant General Lieutenant-général	Major General Major-général	Brigadier General Brigadier-général
Czech Republic	No Equivalent	armádní generál	generálporučík	generálmajor	brigádní generál
Denmark	No Equivalent	General	Generalløjtnant	Generalmajor	Brigadegeneral
Estonia	No Equivalent	Kindral	Kindralleitnant	Kindralmajor	Brigaadikindral
France	Maréchal de France1	Général d´Armée	Général de Corps d´Armée	Général de Division	Général de Brigade
Germany (Heer Bundeswehr)	No Equivalent	General	Generalleutnant	Generalmajor	Brigadegeneral
Greece	No Equivalent	Stratigos	Antistratigos	Ypostratigos	Taxiarchos
Hungary	No Equivalent	Vezérezredes	Altábornagy	Vezérőrnagy	Dandártábornok
Iceland	No standing army
Italy	No Official Equivalent Generale d'Armata3	Generale2	Generale di corpo d´armata2	Generale di divisione2	Generale di brigata2
Latvia	No Equivalent	No Equivalent	Ģenerālleitnants	Ģenerālmajors	Brigādes Ģenerālis
Lithuania	No Equivalent	No Equivalent	Generolas leitenantas	Generolas majoras	Brigados generolas
Luxembourg	No Equivalent	No Equivalent	No Equivalent	No Equivalent	No Equivalent
Netherlands	No Equivalent	Generaal	Luitenant - generaal	Generaal - majoor	Brigade - generaal
Norway	No Equivalent	General	Generalløytnant	Generalmajor	Brigadér
Poland	Marszałek Polski1	Generał	Generał broni	Generał dywizji	Generał brygady
Portugal	Marechal1	General	Tenente-general	Major-general	Brigadeiro-general
Romania	No Equivalent	General	General Locotenent	General Maior	General de Brigada
Slovakia	No Equivalent	Generál	Generálporučík	Generálmajor	Brigádny Generál
Slovenia	No Equivalent	General	Generalpodpolkovnik	Generalmajor	Brigadir
Spain	Capitán general1	General de Ejército	Teniente general	General de división	General de brigada
Sweden	No Equivalent	General	Generallöjtnant	Generalmajor	Brigadgeneral
Turkey	Mareşal1	Genel Kurmay Başkanı Orgeneral	Korgeneral	Tümgeneral	Tuğgeneral
United Kingdom	Field Marshal1	General	Lieutenant-General	Major-General	Brigadier
United States	General of the Army1	General	Lieutenant General	Major General	Brigadier General
NATO Code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6

• ¹ Honorary/War-time rank.
• ² On Italian ranks, a red border around the star means that the officer is commanding an operational unit.
• ³ Generale d'Armata does not exist in the Italian army contrary to the STANAG 2116 NATO chart.

Officers (OF-5 to 1)

Officer ranks
NATO Code	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1		OF-D	Student Officer
Belgium	Colonel Kolonel	Lieutenant-colonel Luitenant-kolonel	Major Majoor	Capitaine-commandant Kapitein-commandant Capitaine Kapitein	Lieutenant Luitenant	Sous-lieutenant Onderluitenant	No Equivalent	No Equivalent
Bulgaria	полковник	подполковник	майор	капитан	старши лейтенант	лейтенант	младши лейтенант	No Equivalent
Canada	Colonel Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel Lieutenant-colonel	Major Major	Captain Capitaine	Lieutenant Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant	No Equivalent	Officer Cadet Élève-Officier
Czech Republic	plukovník	podplukovník	major	kapitán	nadporučík	poručík	No Equivalent	No Equivalent
Denmark	Oberst	Oberstløjnant	Major	Kaptajn	Premierløjtnant	Flyverløjtnant	Løjtnant	No Equivalent
Estonia	Kolonel	Kolonelleitnant	Major	Kapten	Leitnant	Nooremleitnant	Lipnik	No Equivalent
France	Colonel	Lieutenant-Colonel	Commandant	Capitaine	Lieutenant	Sous-Lieutenant	Aspirant	Élève-officier
Germany (Heer Bundeswehr)	Oberst	Oberstleutnant	Major	Stabshauptmann Hauptmann	Oberleutnant	Leutnant	Oberfähnrich Fähnrich	Fahnenjunker Enlisted Rank plus bottom thin silver line indicating cadet's career
Greece	Syntagmatarchis	Antisyntagmatarchis	Tagmatarchis	Lochagos	Ypolochagos	Anthypolochagos	No Equivalent	No Equivalent
Hungary	Ezredes	Alezredes	Őrnagy	Százados	Főhadnagy	Hadnagy	No Equivalent	No Equivalent
Iceland	No standing army
Italy	Colonnello	Tenente colonnello	Maggiore	Capitano	Tenente	Sottotenente	No Equivalent	No Equivalent
Latvia	Pulkvedis	Pulkvežleitnants	Majors	Kapteinis	Virsleitnants	Leitnants	No Equivalent	No Equivalent
Lithuania	Pulkininkas	Pulkininkas leitenantas	Majoras	Kapitonas	Vyresnysis leitenantas	Leitenantas	No Equivalent	Kariunas
Luxembourg	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Capitaine	Premier Lieutenant	Lieutenant	No Equivalent	No Equivalent
Netherlands	Kolonel	Luitenant - kolonel	Majoor	Kapitein/Ritmeester	1e Luitenant	2e Luitenant	Vaandrig/Kornet	No Equivalent
Norway	Oberst	Oberstløytnant	Major	Kaptein/Rittmester	Løytnant	Fenrik	No equivalent	No equivalent
Poland	Pułkownik	Podpułkownik	Major	Kapitan	Porucznik	Podporucznik	No equivalent	Podchorąży Enlisted Rank plus metal school badge bottom and white tape around indicating cadet's career
Portugal	Coronel	Tenente-coronel	Major	Capitão	Tenente	Alferes	Aspirante-a-Oficial	No Equivalent
Romania	Colonel	Locotenent Colonel	Maior	Căpitan	Locotenent	Sublocotenent	No Equivalent	No Equivalent
Slovakia	Plukovník	Podplukovník	Major	Kapitán	Nadporučík	Poručík	No Equivalent	No Equivalent
Slovenia	Polkovnik	Podpolkovnik	Major	Stotnik	Nadporočnik	Poročnik	No Equivalent	No Equivalent
Spain	Coronel	Teniente coronel	Comandante	Capitán	Teniente	Alférez	'No Equivalent	'No Equivalent
Sweden	Överste	Överstelöjtnant	Major	Kapten	Löjtnant	Fänrik	Kadett	'No Equivalent
Turkey	Albay	Yarbay	Binbaşı	Yüzbaşı	Üsteğmen	Teğmen	Asteğmen	coming soon
United Kingdom	Colonel	Lieutenant-Colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant	Officer Cadet	Officer Cadet
United States	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	First Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant	Officer Candidate	Various Cadet
NATO Code	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1		OF-D	Student Officer

Warrant officers (WO-5 to 1) (United States only)

Warrant officers rank below officers and above enlisted servicemen. CW2s and above are commissioned officers with the requisite authority pursuant to assignment level and position as given by the President of the United States.

Warrant Officer ranks
NATO Rank	WO-5	WO-4	WO-3	WO-2	WO-1
United States	Chief Warrant Officer 5 (CW5) Sr. Field Grade	Chief Warrant Officer 4 (CW4) Field Grade	Chief Warrant Officer 3 (CW3) Field Grade	Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2) Company Grade	Warrant Officer 1 (WO1) Company Grade
NATO Rank	WO-5	WO-4	WO-3	WO-2	WO-1

WO are used for United States warrant officers only and will not be designated as OF or OR. Countries not listed either use regular officer ranks for warrant officers or do not have warrant officers or warrant officer are considered OR (Other/Enlisted Rank).

See also

• NATO
• Ranks and insignia of NATO
• Ranks and insignia of NATO armies officers