Military Rank Equivalence

Rank Ladder Highest first

🇧🇪 Belgium · Army	NATO equivalent	Germany · Army 🇩🇪
Officers
Generaal / Général	OF-9 General	General
Luitenant-generaal / Lieutenant général	OF-8 Lieutenant General	General­leutnant
Generaal-majoor / Général-major	OF-7 Major General	General­major
Brigadegeneraal / Général de Brigade	OF-6 Brigadier General	Brigade­general
Kolonel / Colonel	OF-5 Colonel	Oberst
Luitenant-kolonel / Lieutenant-colonel	OF-4 Lieutenant Colonel	Oberst­leutnant
Majoor / Major Kapitein-commandant / Capitaine-commandant	OF-3 Major / Commandant	Major
Kapitein / Capitaine	OF-2 Captain / 1st Lieutenant	Stabs­haupt­mann Haupt­mann
Luitenant / Lieutenant Onderluitenant / Sous-lieutenant	OF-1 Lieutenant	Ober­leut­nant Leut­nant
Aspirant / Aspirant	OF-D Student Officer	Ober­fähn­rich Fähn­rich Fahnen­junker
Enlisted ranks
Adjudant-majoor / Adjudant-major Adjudant-chef / Adjudant-chef	OR-9 Sergeant Major	Ober­stabs­feldwebel
Adjudant / Adjudant	OR-8 1st Sergeant	Stabs­feldwebel
1ste sergeant-majoor / 1er sergeant-major	OR-7 Sergeant 1st Class	Haupt­feldwebel
1ste sergeant-chef / 1er sergeant-chef 1ste sergeant / 1er sergeant	OR-6 Staff Sergeant	Ober­feldwebel Feldwebel
Sergeant / Sergeant	OR-5 Sergeant	Stabs­unteroffizier Unteroffizier
1ste korporaal-chef / 1er caporal-chef Korporaal-chef / Caporal-chef	OR-4 Corporal	Stabskorporal Korporal Ober­stabs­gefreiter Stabs­gefreiter
Korporaal / Caporal	OR-3 Private 1st Class	Haupt­gefreiter Ober­gefreiter
1ste soldaat / 1er soldat	OR-2 Private	Gefreiter
Soldaat / Soldat	OR-1 Private	Soldat

Tiers neither force uses are hidden. An OF/OR code held by only one of the two is kept and marked — a missing tier is itself a difference in how the two hierarchies are built.