Grade | USAAC-USAAF | USN | USMC | RAF | Polish Air Force | Royal Navy | Red Army Air Force | Red Navy Air Force | Luftwaffe | Slovak Air Arm | Bulgarian Air Force | Royal Yugoslav Air Force | Croatian Air Force | Czech Air Force | Italian Air Force | Japanese Army Air Force | Japanese Naval Air Force (pre 1942) | Japanese Naval Air Force (1942-on) | French Air Force | Finnish Air Force |
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GO-5 | General of the Air Force | Fleet Admiral | Marshal of the RAF | Admiral of the Fleet | Glavnyy Marshal Aviatsiyi | Admiral of the Fleet | Maresciallo dell’Aria | Gensui Rikugun Taisho | Gensui | Marsalkka | ||||||||||
GO-4 | General | Admiral | General | Air Chief Marshal | General Armii | Admiral | General-Polkovnik | Admiral | Generaloberst | Marsal Letectva | Generale d’Armata | Rikugun Taisho | Kaigun Taisho | Kaigun Taisho | General d’Armee Aerienne | Kenraali | ||||
GO-3 | Lieutenant General | Vice Admiral | Lieutenant General | Air Marshal | General Loctnictwa | Vice Admiral | General-Leytenant | Vice-Admiral | General der Flieger | General | Armadni General | Generale di Corpo d’Armata | Rikugun Chujo | Kaigun Chujo | Kaigun Chujo | General de Corps d’Armee Aerienne | Kenraaliluutnantti | |||
GO-2 | Major General | Rear Admiral | Major General | Air Vice Marshal | General Dywizji | Rear Admiral | General-Major | Counter-Admiral | Generalleutnant | General I. Triedy | General-Leytenant | Divizni General | Generale di Divisione | Rikugun Shosho | Kaigun Shosho | Kaigun Shosho | General de Division Aerienne | Kenraalimajuri | ||
GO-1 | Brigadier General | Rear Admiral (Lower Half) | Brigadier General | Air Commodore | General Brygady | Commodore | Generalmajor | General II. Triedy | General-Major | Brigadni General | Generale di Brigata | General de Brigade Aerienne | ||||||||
O-6 | Colonel | Captain | Colonel | Group Captain | Pulkownik | Captain | Polkovnik | Kapitan 1st Rank | Oberst | Plukovnik | Polkovnik | Pukovnik | Pukovnik | Plukovnik | Colonnello | Rikugun Taisa | Kaigun Daisa | Kaigun Daisa | Colonel | Eversti |
O-5 | Lieutenant Colonel | Commander | Lieutenant Colonel | Wing Commander | Podpulkownik | Commander | Podpolkovnik | Kapitan 2nd Rank | Oberstleutnant | Podplukovnik | Podpolkovnik | Potpukovnik | Podpukovnik | Podplukovnik | Tenente Colonnello | Rikugun Chusa | Kaigun Chusa | Kaigun Chusa | Lieutenant-Colonel | Everstiluutnantti |
O-4 | Major | Lieutenant Commander | Major | Squadron Leader | Major | Lieutenant Commander | Major | Kapitan 3rd Rank | Major | Major | Major | Major | Bojnik | Major | Maggiore | Rikugun Shosa | Kaigun Shosa | Kaigun Shosa | Commandant | Majuri |
O-3 | Captain | Lieutenant | Captain | Flight Lieutenant | Kapitan | Lieutenant | Kapitan | Kapitan Leytenant | Hauptman | Stotnik | Kapitan | Kapetan I/II Klase | Satnik/Nadsatnik | Kapitan | Capitano | Rikugun Taii | Kaigun Daii | Kaigun Daii | Capitaine | Kapteeni |
O-2 | 1st Lieutenant | Lieutenant (Junior Grade) | 1st Lieutenant | Flying Officer | Porucznik | Sub-Lieutenant | Starshiyi Leytenant | Starshiyi Leytenant | Oberleutnant | Nadporucnik | Porucik | Porucnik | Nadporucnik | Nadporucik | Primo Tenente | Rikugun Chui | Kaigun Chui | Kaigun Chui | Lieutenant | Yliluutnantti |
O-1 | 2nd Lieutenant | Ensign | 2nd Lieutenant | Pilot Officer | Podporucznik | Midshipman | Leytenant | Leytenant | Leutnant | Porucnik | Podporucik | Potporucnik | Porucnik | Porucik | Tenente | Rikugun Shoi | Kaigun Shoi | Kaigun Shoi | Sous-Lieutenant | Luutnantti |
NCO-5 | Stabsfeldwebel | Feldfebel | Narednik-Vodnik II Klase | Castnicki Namjestnik | ||||||||||||||||
NCO-4 | 1st Sergeant | Chief Petty Officer | Oberfeldwebel | Zastupca Dostojnicky | Narednik-Vodnik III Klase | Stozerni Narednik | Socho | |||||||||||||
NCO-3 | Technical Sergeant | Petty Officer 1st Class | Feldwebel | Zastavnik | Narednik I Klase | Narednik | Gunso | Ittoheiso | Jotoheiso | Aliluutnantti | ||||||||||
NCO-2 | Staff Sergeant | Petty Officer 2nd Class | Flight Sergeant | Starszy Sierzant | Chief Petty Officer | Starshiy Serzhant | Unterfeldwebel | Rotnik | Podofitiser | Narednik II Klase | Rotmistr | Gocho | Nitoheiso | Ittoheiso | Ylikersantti | |||||
NCO-1 | Sergeant | Petty Officer 3rd Class | Sergeant | Sierzant | Petty Officer | Serzhant | Unteroffizier | Catnik | Kandidat Podofitiser | Podnarednik I Klase | Vodnik | Cetar | Gocho Kimmu jotohei | Santoheiso | Nitoheiso | Kersantti | ||||
E-5 | Corporal | Plutonowy | Heicho | |||||||||||||||||
E-4 | Senior Aircraftsman | Kapral | Hauptgefreiter/Stabsgefreiter | Podnarednik II Klase | Desatnik | Jotohei | Ittosuihei | Suiheicho | ||||||||||||
E-3 | Corporal | Seaman | Leading Aircraftsman | Starszy Szeregowy | Leading Seaman | Mladshiy Serzhant | Obergefreiter | Desiatnik | Kaplar | Razvodnik | Svobodnik | Jotohei Kimmusha | Nitosuihei | Jotosuihei | Alikersantti | |||||
E-2 | Private 1st Class | Seaman Apprentice | Aircraftsman 1st Class | Szeregowy | Able Seaman | Yefreyto | Gefreiter | Slobodnik | Efreitor | Desetnik | Vojin | Ittohei | Santosuihei | Ittosuihei | Korpraali | |||||
E-1 | Private | Seaman Recruit | Aircraftsman 2nd Class | Ordinary Seaman | Krasnoarmeyets | Flieger | Strelnik | Rednnik | Vojin Novacek | Nitohei | Yontosuihei | Nitosuihei | Sotamies | |||||||
W/O-3 | Sottotenente | Rikugun Jun-i | Hiko Heisocho | Sotilasmestari | ||||||||||||||||
W/O-2 | Ylivaapeli | |||||||||||||||||||
W/O-1 | Warrant Officer | Chorazy | Mladshiy Leytenant | Junior Lieutenant | Praporcik | Kaigun Jun-I | Kaigun Jun-I | Adjudant | Vaapeli | |||||||||||
CADET | Midshipman | Midshipman | Oberfahnrich | Narednik-Vodnik I Klase | Zastavnik | Kadetti |