Ranks
| German | Hungarian | US equivalents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troops | ||||
| Soldat / Jäger / Schütze / Kanonier | Honvéd | Private /Rifleman / Gunner / Lancer / et cetera. | ||
| Gefreiter | Őrvezető | Private First Class | ||
| Non Commissioned Officers | ||||
| Korporal | Tizedes | Corporal | ||
| Zugsführer | Szakaszvezető | Sergeant | ||
| Feldwebel | Őrmester | Master Sergeant | ||
| Stabs-Feldwebel (since 1913) | Törzsőrmester | Sergeant Major | ||
| Offiziersstellvertreter (since 1915) | Tiszthelyettes | Warrant Officer | ||
| Officer Aspirants | ||||
| Kadett-Offiziersstellvertreter (until 1908) | Hadapród-Tiszthelyettes | Cadet Deputy Officer | ||
| Kadett (since 1908) | Hadapród | Cadet | ||
| Fähnrich (since 1908) | Zászlós | Ensign | ||
| Officers | ||||
| Leutnant | Hadnagy | Second Lieutenant | ||
| Oberleutnant | Főhadnagy | First Lieutenant | ||
| Hauptmann (Rittmeister in the cavalry) | Százados | Captain | ||
| Major | Őrnagy | Major | ||
| Oberstleutnant | Alezredes | Lieutenant-Colonel | ||
| Oberst | Ezredes | Colonel | ||
| Generalmajor | Vezérőrnagy | Major-General | ||
| Feldmarschallleutnant | Altábornagy | Lieutenant-General | ||
| General der Infanterie | Gyalogsági Tábornok | General of the Infantry | ||
| General der Kavallerie | Lovassági Tábornok | General of the Cavalry | ||
| Feldzeugmeister | Táborszernagy | General of the Artillery | ||
| Generaloberst (since 1915) | Vezérezredes | Colonel-General | ||
| Feldmarschall | Tábornagy | Field-Marshal (General of the Army) | ||
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