Air Force Officer Ranks - Generals/Marshals/Air Officers

Generals/Marshals/Air Officers

These are the highest ranks. Promotion to a rank above OF-9 is now rare and usually reserved for wartime. General of the Air Force is an example of such a rank.

Note that there is doubt about rank equivalency in countries that have both colonel-generals and generals but no brigadier-generals, such as German Empire and Russia - often it is considered that in these countries a colonel-general equates to an OF-9 rank, a general to OF-8, a lieutenant-general to OF-7, and a major-general to OF-6 (i.e. the ranks below colonel-general all move down one grade).

Country OF-10 OF-9 OF-8 OF-7 OF-6
Albania Gjeneral Gjenerallejtnant Gjeneralmajor Gjeneralbrigad
Argentina Brigadier General Brigadier Mayor Brigadier
Australia Marshal of the Royal Australian Air Force¹ Air Chief Marshal Air Marshal Air Vice-Marshal Air Commodore
Austria General Generalleutnant Generalmajor Brigadier
Belarus General-polkovnik General-leytenant General-mayor
Belgium Generaal
Général		 Luitenant-generaal
Lieutenant-général		 Generaal-majoor
Général-major		 Brigadegeneraal
Général de brigade
Brazil Marechal-do-Ar Tenente-Brigadeiro-do-Ar Major-Brigadeiro-do-Ar Brigadeiro-do-Ar
Canada (modern) General
Général		 Lieutenant-General
Lieutenant-Général		 Major-General
Major-Général		 Brigadier-General
Brigadier-Général
Canada (1920s to 1960s) Air Chief Marshal
Maréchal en chef de l'air		 Air Marshal
Maréchal de l'air		 Air Vice-Marshal
Vice-maréchal de l'air		 Air Commodore
Commodore de l'air
Chile Capitán General General del Aire General de Aviación General de Brigada aérea
China Kongjun Shang Jiang 空军上将 Kongjun Zhong Jiang 空军中将 Kongjun Shao Jiang 空军少将 Kongjun Da Xiao 空军大校
Croatia Stožerni general General zbora General pukovnik General bojnik Brigadni general
Finland Kenraali Kenraaliluutnantti Kenraalimajuri Prikaatikenraali
France Maréchal de France¹ Général d'armée aérien Général de corps d'armée aérien Général de division aérien Général de brigade aérien
Germany General Generalleutnant Generalmajor Brigadegeneral
Ghana Air Marshal Air Vice-Marshal Air Commodore
Indonesia Marsekal Besar Marsekal Marsekal Madya Marsekal Muda Marsekal Pertama
India Marshal of the Indian Air Force Air Chief Marshal Air Marshal Air Vice-Marshal Air Commodore
Israel Rav-aluf Aluf Tat-aluf
Latvia Ğenerãlleitnants Ğenerãlmajors Brigādes ģenerãlis
Malaysia Marshal Udara Jeneral Leftenan Jeneral Mejar Jeneral Brigedier Jeneral
New Zealand Marshal of the Royal New Zealand Air Force¹ Air Marshal Air Vice-Marshal Air Commodore
Nigeria Air Chief Marshal Air Marshal Air Vice-Marshal Air Commodore
Philippines General Lieutenant General Major General Brigadier General
Poland Generał Generał broni Generał dywizji Generał brygady
Russia (Soviet Union) General armii (Marshal Aviatsii) General-polkovnik General-leytenant General-mayor
Spain Capitán General General del Aire Teniente General General de División General de Brigada
Sri Lanka Air Chief Marshal Air Marshal Air Vice-Marshal Air Commodore
Sweden General Generallöjtnant Generalmajor Brigadgeneral²
Thailand Chom Phon Akat (Marshal of the RTAF) Phon Akat Ek (Air Chief Marshal) Phon Akat Tho (Air Marshal) Phon Akat Tri (Air Vice Marshal) Nawa Akat Ek Phiset (Special Group Captain)
Turkey Hava Mareşalı Hava Kuvvetleri Komutanı

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