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/>(as a rough indication)
 
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! German !! Translation !! NATO !! WWII British !! WWII US !! German !! Translation !! [[w:en:Military organization#Army hierarchy|English]]
 
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| Schütze, Kanonier, Funker usw. || Private (infantry, artillery, signals, etc.) || OR-1 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  
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! Mannschaften || Enlisted ranks || OR-1 - 3 ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  
 
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| Oberschütze (Oberkanonier, Oberfunker usw.) || Attention: Oberjäger = not enlisted but NCO in Jäger batallion || OR-2 || || ||  ||  ||  
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| Schütze, Kanonier, Funker usw. || Private (infantry, artillery, signals, etc.) || OR-1 || Private || Private ||  ||  ||  
 
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| Gefreiter || Lance Corporal || OR-3 || || ||  ||  ||  
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| Oberschütze (Oberkanonier, Oberfunker usw.) || Attention: Oberjäger = Unteroffizier in Jäger (light infantry) units || OR-2 || Senior Private || Private First Class ||  ||  ||  
 
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| Obergefreiter || "Upper Lance Corporal" || || || || || ||  
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| Gefreiter || Lance Corporal || OR-3 || Lance Corporal || Acting Corporal || Trupp, Gruppe || Troop, Group || Squad, Section
 
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| Stabsgefreiter (image missing) || "Staff Lance Corporal" ||  || || ||  ||  ||  
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| Obergefreiter || "Upper Lance Corporal" ||  || Lance Corporal || Corporal ||  ||  ||  
 
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| Mannschaft (or rather Mannschaften) || Enlisted ranks || OR-1 - 3 || || ||  ||  ||  
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| Stabsgefreiter || "Staff Lance Corporal" || || Lance Corporal || Administrative Corporal ||  ||  ||  
 
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| Fähnrich || professional officer candidate ranking above Unterfeldwebel || Officer Designate, literally: Ensign ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  
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| Unteroffizier-Anwärter || NCO Candidate || ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  
 
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| Oberfähnrich || professional officer candidate ranking above Oberfeldwebel || Officer Designate ||  ||  ||  ||  ||  
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! Unteroffiziere || NCO || OR-4 - 9 || Unteroffizier can also mean NCO in general ||  ||  ||  ||  
 
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| Unteroffizier-Anwärter || NCO Candidate || || || ||  ||  ||  
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| Unteroffizier (Oberjäger) || Corporal (different designation in Jäger (light infantry) units) || OR-4 || Corporal || Sergeant || Halbzug || Half Platoon ||
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| Unterfeldwebel || Sergeant || OR-5 || Sergeant || Staff Sergeant ||  ||  ||  
 
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| Unteroffizier || NCO || Unteroffizier can also mean NCO in general || || ||  ||  ||  
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| Fähnrich, 1940-1942: Feldwebel (Offizier-Anwärter) || officer candidate ranking above Unterfeldwebel || || Officer Designate, literally: Ensign || OR-6 ||  ||  ||  
 
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| Unteroffizier || Corporal || OR-4 || || || || ||  
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| Feldwebel (Wachtmeister) || Sergeant (different designation in cavalry and artillery) || OR-6 || Staff Sergeant || Technical Sergeant || Zug || colspan="2" | Platoon
 
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| Unterfeldwebel || Sergeant || OR-5 || || ||  ||  ||  
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| Oberfeldwebel || Master Sergeant || OR-7 || Sergeant Major || Master Sergeant ||  ||  ||  
 
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| Feldwebel (Wachtmeister) || Sergeant (different denomination in cavalry and artillery) || OR-6 || || || || ||  
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| Hauptfeldwebel ('''not a rank''' but a position mostly held by an Oberfeldwebel) || Sergeant Major (Master Sergeant) || || First Sergeant || CSM || Kompanie-Trupp || Company troop || Company headquarters
 
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| Oberfeldwebel || ~~ Sergeant || || || || ||  ||  
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| Oberfähnrich || professional officer candidate ranking above Oberfeldwebel || OR-8 || Officer Designate || Officer Cadet || Officer Candidate ||  ||  
 
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| Hauptfeldwebel (is not a rank but a position) || Sergeant Major (Master Sergeant) || || || ||  ||  ||  
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| Stabsfeldwebel || Staff Sergeant || OR-8 || Regimental Sergeant Major || Sergeant Major ||  ||  ||  
 
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| Stabsfeldwebel || Staff Sergeant ||  ||  ||  ||  || ||  
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! Offiziere || Officers || OF-1 - 10 ||  ||  ||  || colspan="2" |  
 
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| Leutnant || Lieutenant || Second Lieutenant || ||  || || ||  
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| Leutnant || Lieutenant || OF-1 || Second Lieutenant || Second Lieutenant || Zug || colspan="2" | Platoon
 
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| Oberleutnant || First Lieutenant || Lieutenant || || || || ||  
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| Oberleutnant || First Lieutenant || OF-1 || Lieutenant || First Lieutenant || Kompanie || colspan="2" | Company<br
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/>The position of company '''Chef (chief)''' was conferred and could not be easily reversed like the - mostly temporary - assignment as company '''Führer (leader)'''; the same applies to battalion etc. '''Kommandeure (commanders)'''/<wbr>'''Führer (leaders)'''.
 
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| Hauptmann (Rittmeister) || Captain (different denomination in cavalry) || Captain || || ||  || ||  
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| Hauptmann (Rittmeister) || Captain (different designation in cavalry) || OF-2 || Captain || Captain ||  || colspan="2" |  
 
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| Major || Major || Major || || || || ||  
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| Major || Major || OF-3 || Major || Major || Bataillon (Abteilung) || colspan="2" | Battalion (different designation in cavalry, panzer, artillery and signals)
 
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| Oberstleutnant || Lieutenant Colonel || Lieutenant Colonel || ||  || ||  ||  
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| Oberstleutnant || Lieutenant Colonel || OF-4 || Lieutenant Colonel || Lieutenant Colonel ||  || colspan="2" |  
 
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| Oberst || Colonel || Colonel || || || || ||  
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| Oberst || Colonel || OF-5 || Colonel || Colonel || Regiment || colspan="2" | Regiment
 
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| Generalmajor || Major General || Brigadier || || ||  || ||  
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| Generalmajor || Major General || OF-6 || Brigadier || Brigadier General ||  || colspan="2" |  
 
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| Generalleutnant || Lieutenant General || Major General || || || ||  
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| Generalleutnant || Lieutenant General || OF-7 || Major-General || Major General || Division || colspan="2" | Division
 
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| General d. Inf. (der Infanterie) usw. || General of the Infantry etc. || Lieutenant General || ||  || || ||  
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| General d. Inf. (der Infanterie) usw. || General of the Infantry etc. || OF-8 || Lieutenant-General || Lieutenant General || Armee-Korps || colspan="2" | Corps<br
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/>The position of commander of an Armee-Korps was titled "Kommandierender Genaral" (general commanding), his staff/headquarters was called "Generalkommando" (general command); the lower commanders were "Kommandeur" (commander), the higher ones "Oberbefehlshaber" (literally: commander-in-chief); the title "Oberster Befehlshaber" was reserved for the head of state.
 
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| Generaloberst || Colonel General || General || || || || ||  
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| Generaloberst || Colonel General || OF-9 || General || General || Armee || colspan="2" | Field Army<br
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/>The staff/headquarters of an army was called "Armeeoberkommando (AOK)" (army high command).
 
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| Generalfeldmarschall || General Fieldmarshal || Fieldmarshal || || || || ||  
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| Generalfeldmarschall || General Field Marshal || OF-10 || Field Marshal || General of the Army || Heeresgruppe || colspan="2" | Army Group (not to be confused with an Armee-Gruppe as a group of armies within a Heeresgruppe)
 
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==== Sources ====
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* {{wen|Ranks and insignia of the German Army (1935–1945)#Rank tables}}
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* {{wen|Comparative officer ranks of World War II}}
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* {{wen|Comparison of United Kingdom and United States military ranks}}
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==== See also ====
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* [[Anhang/Literatur/Linkliste#Rank Comparison|Literature on Rank Comparison]]
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This simplified table was inserted by the editor for the benefit of readers without military knowledge. Especially the comparison of NCO ranks is difficult, because they differ in designations (even between UK and US and between then and now), structure and level of responsibility.

Ranks Units commanded[1]
(as a rough indication)
German Translation NATO WWII British WWII US German Translation English
Mannschaften Enlisted ranks OR-1 - 3
Schütze, Kanonier, Funker usw. Private (infantry, artillery, signals, etc.) OR-1 Private Private
Oberschütze (Oberkanonier, Oberfunker usw.) Attention: Oberjäger = Unteroffizier in Jäger (light infantry) units OR-2 Senior Private Private First Class
Gefreiter Lance Corporal OR-3 Lance Corporal Acting Corporal Trupp, Gruppe Troop, Group Squad, Section
Obergefreiter "Upper Lance Corporal" Lance Corporal Corporal
Stabsgefreiter "Staff Lance Corporal" Lance Corporal Administrative Corporal
Unteroffizier-Anwärter NCO Candidate
Unteroffiziere NCO OR-4 - 9 Unteroffizier can also mean NCO in general
Unteroffizier (Oberjäger) Corporal (different designation in Jäger (light infantry) units) OR-4 Corporal Sergeant Halbzug Half Platoon
Unterfeldwebel Sergeant OR-5 Sergeant Staff Sergeant
Fähnrich, 1940-1942: Feldwebel (Offizier-Anwärter) officer candidate ranking above Unterfeldwebel Officer Designate, literally: Ensign OR-6
Feldwebel (Wachtmeister) Sergeant (different designation in cavalry and artillery) OR-6 Staff Sergeant Technical Sergeant Zug Platoon
Oberfeldwebel Master Sergeant OR-7 Sergeant Major Master Sergeant
Hauptfeldwebel (not a rank but a position mostly held by an Oberfeldwebel) Sergeant Major (Master Sergeant) First Sergeant CSM Kompanie-Trupp Company troop Company headquarters
Oberfähnrich professional officer candidate ranking above Oberfeldwebel OR-8 Officer Designate Officer Cadet Officer Candidate
Stabsfeldwebel Staff Sergeant OR-8 Regimental Sergeant Major Sergeant Major
Offiziere Officers OF-1 - 10
Leutnant Lieutenant OF-1 Second Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Zug Platoon
Oberleutnant First Lieutenant OF-1 Lieutenant First Lieutenant Kompanie Company
The position of company Chef (chief) was conferred and could not be easily reversed like the - mostly temporary - assignment as company Führer (leader); the same applies to battalion etc. Kommandeure (commanders)/Führer (leaders).
Hauptmann (Rittmeister) Captain (different designation in cavalry) OF-2 Captain Captain
Major Major OF-3 Major Major Bataillon (Abteilung) Battalion (different designation in cavalry, panzer, artillery and signals)
Oberstleutnant Lieutenant Colonel OF-4 Lieutenant Colonel Lieutenant Colonel
Oberst Colonel OF-5 Colonel Colonel Regiment Regiment
Generalmajor Major General OF-6 Brigadier Brigadier General
Generalleutnant Lieutenant General OF-7 Major-General Major General Division Division
General d. Inf. (der Infanterie) usw. General of the Infantry etc. OF-8 Lieutenant-General Lieutenant General Armee-Korps Corps
The position of commander of an Armee-Korps was titled "Kommandierender Genaral" (general commanding), his staff/headquarters was called "Generalkommando" (general command); the lower commanders were "Kommandeur" (commander), the higher ones "Oberbefehlshaber" (literally: commander-in-chief); the title "Oberster Befehlshaber" was reserved for the head of state.
Generaloberst Colonel General OF-9 General General Armee Field Army
The staff/headquarters of an army was called "Armeeoberkommando (AOK)" (army high command).
Generalfeldmarschall General Field Marshal OF-10 Field Marshal General of the Army Heeresgruppe Army Group (not to be confused with an Armee-Gruppe as a group of armies within a Heeresgruppe)

Sources

See also

Editorial 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 Epilog Anhang

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  1. ↑ As the war pro­gres­sed, the posts of leaders/commanders were more and more being occupied by lower grades.
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