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Military Rank Equivalence

Pick two armed forces and line their rank ladders up on the NATO OF/OR scale — insignia, local titles and the equivalent each one maps to.

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🇩🇪 Germany
29 ranks
🇵🇱 Poland
22 ranks
Matching tiers
18
Unmatched tiers
2

Germany Army vs Poland Army

Rank Ladder Highest first
🇩🇪 Germany · Army NATO equivalent Poland · Army 🇵🇱
Officers
No equivalent OF-10 Marshal / General of the Army Marszałek Polski Poland Army Marszałek Polski insignia
Germany Army General insignia General OF-9 General Generał Poland Army Generał insignia
Germany Army General­leutnant insignia General­leutnant OF-8 Lieutenant General Generał broni Poland Army Generał broni insignia
Germany Army General­major insignia General­major OF-7 Major General Generał dywizji Poland Army Generał dywizji insignia
Germany Army Brigade­general insignia Brigade­general OF-6 Brigadier General Generał brygady Poland Army Generał brygady insignia
Germany Army Oberst insignia Oberst OF-5 Colonel Pułkownik Poland Army Pułkownik insignia
Germany Army Oberst­leutnant insignia Oberst­leutnant OF-4 Lieutenant Colonel Podpułkownik Poland Army Podpułkownik insignia
Germany Army Major insignia Major OF-3 Major / Commandant Major Poland Army Major insignia
Germany Army Stabs­haupt­mann insignia Stabs­haupt­mann Germany Army Haupt­mann insignia Haupt­mann OF-2 Captain / 1st Lieutenant Kapitan Poland Army Kapitan insignia
Germany Army Ober­leut­nant insignia Ober­leut­nant Germany Army Leut­nant insignia Leut­nant OF-1 Lieutenant Porucznik Poland Army Porucznik insignia Podporucznik Poland Army Podporucznik insignia
Germany Army Ober­fähn­rich insignia Ober­fähn­rich Germany Army Fähn­rich insignia Fähn­rich Germany Army Fahnen­junker insignia Fahnen­junker OF-D Student Officer No equivalent
Enlisted ranks
Germany Army Ober­stabs­feldwebel insignia Ober­stabs­feldwebel OR-9 Sergeant Major Starszy chorąży sztabowy Poland Army Starszy chorąży sztabowy insignia Starszy chorąży Poland Army Starszy chorąży insignia
Germany Army Stabs­feldwebel insignia Stabs­feldwebel OR-8 1st Sergeant Chorąży Poland Army Chorąży insignia
Germany Army Haupt­feldwebel insignia Haupt­feldwebel OR-7 Sergeant 1st Class Młodszy chorąży Poland Army Młodszy chorąży insignia
Germany Army Ober­feldwebel insignia Ober­feldwebel Germany Army Feldwebel insignia Feldwebel OR-6 Staff Sergeant Starszy sierżant Poland Army Starszy sierżant insignia
Germany Army Stabs­unteroffizier insignia Stabs­unteroffizier Germany Army Unteroffizier insignia Unteroffizier OR-5 Sergeant Sierżant Poland Army Sierżant insignia
Germany Army Stabskorporal insignia Stabskorporal Germany Army Korporal insignia Korporal Germany Army Ober­stabs­gefreiter insignia Ober­stabs­gefreiter Germany Army Stabs­gefreiter insignia Stabs­gefreiter OR-4 Corporal Plutonowy Poland Army Plutonowy insignia Starszy kapral Poland Army Starszy kapral insignia
Germany Army Haupt­gefreiter insignia Haupt­gefreiter Germany Army Ober­gefreiter insignia Ober­gefreiter OR-3 Private 1st Class Kapral Poland Army Kapral insignia
Germany Army Gefreiter insignia Gefreiter OR-2 Private Starszy szeregowy Poland Army Starszy szeregowy insignia
Germany Army Soldat insignia Soldat OR-1 Private Szeregowy Poland Army Szeregowy insignia
All Germany ranks All Poland ranks Germany profile Poland profile

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.

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