Ranks in The French Army - Table of Ranks

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)


Military ranks and insignia by country
Africa
  • Egypt (Army, Navy, Air Force)
  • South Africa
  • Tanzania
Americas
  • Argentina
  • Brazil
  • Canada
  • Colombia
  • Cuba
  • Mexico (Army, Navy)
  • United States (Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard)
  • Venezuela
Asia
  • Burma
  • People's Republic of China (Army, Navy, Air Force)
  • Republic of China
  • India (Army, Air Force, Navy)
  • Indonesia
  • Iran (Army, Navy, Air Force)
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Japan
  • Jordan
  • Korea
  • Lebanon
  • Malaysia
  • Pakistan (Army, Air Force, Navy)
  • Philippines
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Singapore
  • Sri Lanka (Army, Navy, Air Force)
  • Syria
  • Thailand
  • Vietnam
Former
  • Imperial Japan (Army, Navy)
Europe
  • Albania
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Bulgaria
  • Croatia
  • Denmark (Army, Navy, Air Force)
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France (Army, Navy, Gendarmerie, Air Force)
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Iceland (Land Forces, Coast Guard)
  • Ireland (Army, Naval Service, Air Corps)
  • Italy (Army, Navy, Air Force, Carabineers)
  • Lithuania
  • Macedonia
  • Monaco
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Russia (Army, Navy, Air Force)
  • Serbia
  • Slovenia
  • Spain (Army, Navy, Air Force)
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom (Army, Navy, Air Force)
  • Vatican
Former
  • Austria–Hungary
  • East Germany
  • Nazi Germany (Army, Navy, Air Force, People's Militia, SA, SS)
  • Kingdom of Greece (Army, Navy, Air Force)
  • Soviet Union
  • Yugoslavia
  • Serbia and Montenegro
Oceania
  • Australia
  • New Zealand

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