Table of Ranks
| Maréchaux de France - Marshals of France | ||||
| Maréchal de France | ||||
| Marshal of France is not an actual rank, but a "state honour" | ||||
| Officiers généraux - General officers | ||||
| Général de brigade | Général de division | Général de corps d'armée | Général d'armée | |
| Commands a brigade | Commands a division | Commands a corps. This is not an actual rank, but an appointment of général de division. | Commands an army. This is not an actual rank, but an appointment of général de division. | |
| Six stars used to be used by the general commanding the defences of Paris. This insignia is not in use anymore. | ||||
| Officiers supérieurs - Senior officers | ||||
| Infantry | ||||
| Cavalry | ||||
| Commandant (Chef d'escadron(s) in some arms) | Lieutenant-colonel | Colonel | ||
| Officiers subalternes - Junior officers | ||||
| Aspirant | Sous-lieutenant | Lieutenant | Capitaine | |
| Major - Warrant Officer (until 2008), High Ranking Sub-officer (since 2009) | ||||
| Major | ||||
| Sous-officiers - Sub-officers | ||||
| Élève sous-officier | Sergent ("Foot arms") / Maréchal des logis ("Horse Arms") | Sergent-chef ("Foot Arms") / Maréchal des logis-chef ("Horse Arms") | Adjudant | Adjudant-chef |
| A four chevron sergent-chef major existed up till 1947 | ||||
| Militaires du rang - Rank and File | ||||
| Soldat 1e classe | Caporal ("Foot arms") / Brigadier ("Horse Arms") | Caporal-chef ("Foot arms") / Brigadier-chef ("Horse Arms") | Caporal-chef (1e classe) / Brigadier-chef (1e classe) | |
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