Military Ranks used by the Modern German Army, Lowest-to-Highest

Germany | Enlistment

A far cry from its fighting days of World War 2, the German Army nonetheless remains a power in Europe today.

Military Ranks used by the Modern German Army, Lowest-to-Highest Ordered Lowest-to-Highest

Grade

Title

Eqvl

OR-1

Soldat

Recruit

OR-2

Gefreiter

Private

OR-3

Obergefreiter

Private 1st Class

OR-3

Hauptgefreiter

Private 1st Class

OR-4

Stabsgefreiter

Lance Corporal

OR-4

Oberstabsgefreiter

Corporal

OR-5

Unteroffizier

Sergeant

OR-5

Stabsunteroffizier

Sergeant (Non-Com)

OR-5

Fahnenjunker

Sergeant

OR-6b

Feldwebel

Staff Sergeant

OR-6a

Oberfeldwebel

Staff Sergeant

OR-7

Hauptfeldwebel

Sergeant First Class

OR-8

Hauptfeldwebel

Naster Sergeant

OR-9

Oberstabsfeldwebel

Senior Master Sergeant

OF-1b

Leutnant

Second Lieutenant

OF-1a

Oberleutnant

First Lieutenant

OF-2b

Hauptmann

Captain

OF-2a

Stabshauptmann

Staff Captain

OF-3

Major

OF-4

Oberstleutnant

Lieutenant Colonel

OF-5

Oberst

Colonel

OF-6

Brigadegeneral

Brigadier General

OF-7

Generalmajor

Major General

OF-8

Generalleutnant

Lieutenant General

OF-9

General

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