Comparative WWII Army Ranks
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United States Army |
British Army |
German Army |
German S.S. |
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Private | Private | Grenadier | SS Schütz | ||
Private First Class |
Lance Corporal | Obergrenadier | SS-Oberschütz | ||
Corporal |
Corporal | Unteroffizier | Unterscarführer | ||
Sergeant | Sergeant | Unterfeldwebel | Scharführer | ||
Staff Sergeant |
(no equivalent) | Feldwebel | Oberscharführer | ||
Master Sergeant |
C. Sgt-Major | Oberfeldwebel | Hauptscharführer | ||
Warrant Officers | Reg. Sgt-Major | Stabsfeldwebel | Sturmscharführer | ||
Second Lieutenant |
Second Lieutenant |
Leutnant | Untersturmführer | ||
First Lieutenant |
Lieutenant | Oberleutnant | Obersturmführer | ||
Captain | Captain | Hauptmann | Hauptsturmführer | ||
Major | Major | Major | Sturmbannführer | ||
Lieutenant Colonel |
Lieutenant Colonel |
Oberstleutnant | Obersturmbannführer | ||
Colonel | Colonel | Oberst | Standartenführer | ||
General | General | General | General | ||
Ranks in this table are listed from lowest to highest. In the German Army
and SS, there are many in-between ranks not included here. This list is based on the US
equivalents. Today's German Army (Bundeswehr) retains the same ranks as those listed above for the older Heer (Wehrmacht). All Nazi Party-related ranks and titles (as per the SS) have been discarded. (Thank you to Andrew Bellenkes for providing the information. Flag icons created by Mario Paesani.) SUB-MENU:
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