# Ranks and insignia of Home Guard (Denmark)

"none" is preferred when the title is already sufficiently detailed; see [[WP:SDNONE]] The Ranks and insignia of Home Guard follows the NATO system of ranks and insignia, as does the rest of the Danish Defence.

## Historic

With the creation of the Home Guard in 1949, it adopted its own rank system, which was also used by the Women's Army Corps (Danish: Lottekorpset).
| NATO Code | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-3 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-1 |
| Insignia | | | | | | | No insignia |
| Danish (Lottekorpset) | Regionsleder (Lottechef) | Regionsleder (Regionslotte) | Distriktsleder (Distriktslotte) | Kompagnichef (Seniorlotte) | Delingsfører (Juniorlotte) | Gruppefører | Frivillig |
| English (Women's Army Corps) | Regional leader (Lotte Chief) | Regional leader (Regional lotte) | District leader (District lotte) | Company commander (Senior lotte) | Platoon commander (Junior lotte) | Group commander | Private |

## Current

On 1 June 1962, the Home Guard adopted the ranks of the rest of the Danish Defence. However, only up to OF-7. In 2018, new ranks were created for the Menig (Volunteer) rank, as to better differentiate between Home Guard and standard forces.

### Officers

| NATO code | OF-7 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF-1 | OF-1 | OF-1 | OF-1 | OF-1 |
| Army Home Guard | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Army Home Guard | Generalmajor | Generalmajor | Brigadegeneral | Brigadegeneral | Oberst | Oberst | Oberstløjtnant | Oberstløjtnant | Major | Major | Kaptajn | Kaptajn | Premierløjtnant | Premierløjtnant | Premierløjtnant | Løjtnant | Løjtnant | Løjtnant |
| Naval Home Guard | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Naval Home Guard | Kontreadmiral | Kontreadmiral | Flotilleadmiral | Flotilleadmiral | Kommandør | Kommandør | Kommandørkaptajn | Kommandørkaptajn | Orlogskaptajn | Orlogskaptajn | Kaptajnløjtnant | Kaptajnløjtnant | Premierløjtnant | Premierløjtnant | Premierløjtnant | Løjtnant | Løjtnant | Løjtnant |
| Air Force Home Guard | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Air Force Home Guard | Generalmajor | Generalmajor | Brigadegeneral | Brigadegeneral | Oberst | Oberst | Oberstløjtnant | Oberstløjtnant | Major | Major | Kaptajn | Kaptajn | Premierløjtnant | Premierløjtnant | Premierløjtnant | Løjtnant | Løjtnant | Løjtnant |

### Enlisted

| NATO code | OR-9 | OR-9 | OR-9 | OR-9 | OR-9 | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-7 | OR-5 | OR-5 | OR-5 | OR-5 | OR-5 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-4 | OR-4 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-2 | OR-2 | OR-2 | OR-2 | OR-2 | OR-1 | OR-1 |
| Army Home Guard | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Army Home Guard | Command sergeant major of the Home Guard Hjemmeværnets chefsergent | Command sergeant major of the Home Guard Hjemmeværnets chefsergent | Command sergeant major of the Home Guard Hjemmeværnets chefsergent | Warrant officer class I Chefsergent | Warrant officer class I Chefsergent | Warrant officer class I Chefsergent | Warrant officer class II Seniorsergent | Warrant officer class II Seniorsergent | Sergeant first class Oversergent | Sergeant first class Oversergent | Sergeant Sergent | Sergeant Sergent | Sergeant Sergent | Sergeant Sergent | Sergeant Sergent | Sergeant Sergent | Corporal Korporal | Corporal Korporal | Corporal Korporal | Corporal Korporal | Lance corporal Overkonstabel af 1. grad | Lance corporal Overkonstabel af 1. grad | Private first class Overkonstabel | Private first class Overkonstabel | Private first class Overkonstabel | Private first class Overkonstabel | Private first class Overkonstabel | Private first class Overkonstabel | Private Konstabel | Volunteer Menig |
| Naval Home Guard | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Naval Home Guard | Warrant officer of the Naval Home Guard Marinehjemmeværnets Chefsergent | Warrant officer of the Naval Home Guard Marinehjemmeværnets Chefsergent | Warrant officer of the Naval Home Guard Marinehjemmeværnets Chefsergent | Master chief petty officer Chefsergent | Master chief petty officer Chefsergent | Master chief petty officer Chefsergent | Senior chief petty officer Seniorsergent | Senior chief petty officer Seniorsergent | Chief petty officer Oversergent | Chief petty officer Oversergent | Petty officer Sergent | Petty officer Sergent | Petty officer Sergent | Petty officer Sergent | Petty officer Sergent | Petty officer Sergent | Leading seaman Korporal | Leading seaman Korporal | Leading seaman Korporal | Leading seaman Korporal | Able seaman Marinespecialist | Able seaman Marinespecialist | Able seaman Marineoverkonstabel | Able seaman Marineoverkonstabel | Able seaman Marineoverkonstabel | Able seaman Marineoverkonstabel | Able seaman Marineoverkonstabel | Able seaman Marineoverkonstabel | Junior seaman Marinekonstabel | Volunteer Menig |
| Air Force Home Guard | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Air Force Home Guard | Warrant officer class I Chefsergent | Warrant officer class I Chefsergent | Warrant officer class I Chefsergent | Warrant officer class I Chefsergent | Warrant officer class I Chefsergent | Warrant officer class I Chefsergent | Technical sergeant Seniorsergent | Technical sergeant Seniorsergent | Flight sergeant Oversergent | Flight sergeant Oversergent | Sergeant Sergent | Sergeant Sergent | Sergeant Sergent | Sergeant Sergent | Sergeant Sergent | Sergeant Sergent | Corporal Korporal | Corporal Korporal | Corporal Korporal | Corporal Korporal | Lance corporal Flyverspecialist | Lance corporal Flyverspecialist | Junior technician Flyveroverkonstabel | Junior technician Flyveroverkonstabel | Junior technician Flyveroverkonstabel | Junior technician Flyveroverkonstabel | Junior technician Flyveroverkonstabel | Junior technician Flyveroverkonstabel | Aircraftman Flyverkonstabel | Volunteer Menig |

#### Specialist

Along with the Menig rank, Specialist ranks were also introduced. These ranks were created to remove the need for leadership training at the lower ranks, as the selected functions no longer require actual leadership.
Specialist rank insignia :
| Army | | |
| Navy | | |
| Air Force | | |
| Danish | Hjemmeværnsspecialist 2 | Hjemmeværnsspecialist 1 |
| English | Home Guard specialist 2 | Home Guard specialist 1 |