The following table shows comparative officer ranks of World War II, with the ranks of Allied powers, the major Axis powers and various other countries and co-belligerents during World War II.
Table The rank insignia of commissioned officers. Field marshal General Lieutenant-general Major-general Brigadier Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant Marshal of the RAF 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 Admiral of the Fleet Admiral Vice-admiral Rear-admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub lieutenant Midshipman Belgian Army & Military Aviation Belgian Naval Corps Royal Bulgarian Army & Air Force Republic of China National Army Republic of China Air Force Republic of China Navy Finnish Army & Air Force French Army French Air Force & Luftwaffe Royal Italian Army Royal Italian Air Force Royal Italian Navy & Army Air Service & Air Force Norwegian Army & Army Air Service Polish Army & Air Force Royal Romanian Navy United States Army & Army Air Force General of the Army General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant United States Navy Fleet admiral Admiral Vice admiral Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant (junior grade) Ensign Red Army Red Army Air Force Royal Yugoslav Army Yugoslav Partisans
See also Comparative officer ranks of World War I Comparative ranks of Nazi Germany List of comparative military ranks
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