Ranks and insignia of NATO air forces officers

The following table lists the ranks and insignia of officers in NATO air forces.

Officers (OF 1 - 10)


NATO CodeOF-10OF-9OF-8OF-7OF-6OF-5OF-4OF-3OF-2OF-1OF(D)Student Officer
Albania Albania
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No equivalent Gjeneral Gjenerallejtnant Gjeneralmajor Gjeneralbrigad Kolonel Nënkolonel Major Kapiten Toger Nëntoger No equivalent No equivalent

Belgium Belgium
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No Equivalent
Capitaine-commandantCapitaine
Kapitein-commandantKapitein
No Equivalent No Equivalent
Général Lieutenant général Général-major Général de Brigade Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Major Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant
Generaal Luitenant-generaal Generaal-majoor Brigadegeneraal Kolonel Luitenant-kolonel Majoor Luitenant Onderluitenant

 Bulgaria
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No Equivalent No equivalent No equivalent
генерал генерал-лейтенант генерал-майор бригаден генерал полковник подполковник майор капитан старши лейтенант лейтенант

Canada Canada (Edit)
No Equivalent





No Equivalent
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Officer Cadet
Général Lieutenant-général Major-général Brigadier-général Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Major Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant Élève-Officier

 Croatia (Edit)
No equivalent No equivalent
Stožerni general General zbora General pukovnik General bojnik Brigadni general Brigadir Pukovnik Bojnik Satnik Natporučnik Poručnik

 Czech Republic (Edit) No Equivalent No Equivalent
armádní generál generálporučík generálmajor brigádní generál plukovník podplukovník major kapitán nadporučík poručík podporučík

Denmark Denmark
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No equivalent No equivalent
General Generalløjtnant Generalmajor Brigadegeneral Oberst Oberstløjtnant Major Kaptajn Premierløjtnant Løjtnant Sekondløjtnant

Estonia Estonia
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No Equivalent
Kindral Kindralleitnant Kindralmajor Brigaadikindral Kolonel Kolonelleitnant Major Kapten Leitnant Nooremleitnant Lipnik
General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Junior Lieutenant Ensign

 France
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No equivalent
Général d´armée aérienne Général de corps aérien Général de division aérienne Général de brigade aérienne Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-Lieutenant Aspirant Élève-officier

Germany Germany
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No Equivalent

General


Generalleutnant


Generalmajor


Brigadegeneral


Oberst


Oberstleutnant


Major


Stabshauptmann


Hauptmann


Oberleutnant


Leutnant
No equivalent Enlisted rank plus bottom thin silver cord indicating cadet's career

Greece Greece
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No equivalent No equivalent No equivalent
Πτέραρχος Αντιπτέραρχος Υποπτέραρχος Ταξίαρχος Σμήναρχος Αντισμήναρχος Επισμηναγός Σμηναγός Υποσμηναγός Ανθυποσμηναγός
Pterarchos Antipterarchos Ypopterarchos Taxiarchos Sminarchos Antisminarchos Episminagos Sminagos Yposminagos Anthyposminagos

 Iceland
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No Air Force

Italy Italy
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No equivalent No equivalent
generale
awarded only to the Chief of Defense Staff
generale di squadra aerea con incarichi speciali generale di squadra aerea generale di divisione aerea generale di brigata aerea colonnello tenente colonnello maggiore capitano tenente sottotenente

Latvia Latvia
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No equivalent No equivalent Ģenerālleitnants Ģenerālmajors Brigādes Ģenerālis Pulkvedis Pulkvežleitnants Majors Kapteinis Virsleitnants Leitnants No equivalent No equivalent

Lithuania Lithuania
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No equivalent No equivalent Generolas leitenantas Generolas majoras Brigados generolas Pulkininkas Pulkininkas leitenantas Majoras Kapitonas Vyresnysis leitenantas Leitenantas No equivalent Kariūnas

 Luxembourg
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No Air Force

Netherlands Netherlands
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No equivalent No equivalent
Generaal Luitenant-generaal Generaal-majoor Commodore Kolonel Luitenant-kolonel Majoor Kapitein Eerste-luitenant Tweede-luitenant Vaandrig

Norway Norway
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No Equivalent
General

Generalløytnant

Generalmajor

Brigader

Oberst

Oberstløytnant

Major

Kaptein

Løytnant

Fenrik
No Equivalent No Equivalent

Poland Poland
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No equivalent Various
Marszałek Polski1 Generał Generał broni Generał dywizji Generał brygady Pułkownik Podpułkownik Major Kapitan Porucznik Podporucznik Podchorąży

 Portugal
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Vários
Marechal1 General Tenente-
-General
Major-
-General
Brigadeiro-
-General
Coronel Tenente-
-Coronel
Major Capitão Tenente Alferes Aspirante-a-Oficial Cadete-
-Aluno

Romania Romania
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No Equivalent No Equivalent
Mareșal1 General General-locotenent General-maior General de flotilă aeriană Comandor Căpitan-comandor Locotenent-comandor Căpitan Locotenent Sublocotenent

Spain Spain
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Capitán General Note General del Aire Teniente General General de División General de Brigada Coronel Teniente Coronel Comandante Capitán Teniente Alférez Oficial Cadete Alumno
Note Rank reserved to H.M. The King of Spain.

Turkey Turkey
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Orgeneral

Korgeneral

Tümgeneral

Tuğgeneral

Albay

Yarbay

Binbaşı

Yüzbaşı

Üsteğmen

Teğmen

Asteğmen
No
insignia

Öğrenci

United Kingdom United Kingdom
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Marshal of the Royal Air Force1 Air Chief Marshal Air Marshal Air Vice-Marshal Air Commodore Group Captain Wing Commander Squadron Leader Flight Lieutenant Flying Officer Pilot Officer Acting Pilot Officer Officer Cadet

United States United States
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Various Various
General of the Air Force1 General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain First Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Officer Trainee Officer Cadet
NATO CodeOF-10OF-9OF-8OF-7OF-6OF-5OF-4OF-3OF-2OF-1OF(D)Student Officer

Note that the NATO officer rank codes (OF-1 to OF-10) are differently numbered from the US officer rank codes (O-1 to O-11).

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