# Military ranks of Slovakia (1939–1945)

The military ranks of Slovakia during 1939–1945 were the military insignia used by the Slovak Republic's military and the Hlinka Guard. The Slovak Republic was a landlocked country, and therefore did not possess a navy.

## Military ranks
### Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
| Rank group | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers |
| Ground & Air Force (1939–1940) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ground & Air Force (1939–1940) | | | | | | | | | Generál | Generál | Plukovník | Plukovník | Podplukovník | Podplukovník | Major | Major | Stotník | Stotník | Nadporučík | Nadporučík | Nadporučík | Poručík | Poručík | Poručík |
| Ground & Air Force (1940–1945) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ground & Air Force (1940–1945) | | | | | | | Generál I. triedy | Generál I. triedy | Generál II. triedy | Generál II. triedy | Plukovník | Plukovník | Podplukovník | Podplukovník | Major | Major | Stotník | Stotník | Nadporučík | Nadporučík | Nadporučík | Poručík | Poručík | Poručík |
| German equivalent | | | | | | | Generalleutnant | Generalleutnant | Generalmajor | Generalmajor | Oberst | Oberst | Oberstleutnant | Oberstleutnant | Major | Major | Hauptmann | Hauptmann | Oberleutnant | Oberleutnant | Oberleutnant | Leutnant | Leutnant | Leutnant |
| Rank group | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers |

### Student officer ranks

| Rank group | Student officer | Student officer |
| Ground & Air Force (1940–1945) | | |
| Ground & Air Force (1940–1945) | Vojenský akademik | Důstojnický zástupca |

### Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
| Rank group | NCOs | NCOs | NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |
| Ground & Air Force (1939–1940) | | | | | | |
| Ground & Air Force (1939–1940) | Zástavník | Rotník | Čatár | Desiatnik | Slobodník | Strelník |
| Ground & Air Force (1940–1945) | | | | | | |
| Ground & Air Force (1940–1945) | Zástavník | Rotník | Čatár | Desiatnik | Slobodník | Strelník |
| German equivalent | Oberfeldwebel | Feldwebel | Unterfeldwebel | Obergefreiter | Obersoldat | Soldat |
| Rank group | NCOs | NCOs | NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |

### Corps colours

| Colour | Branch |
| Purple | Generals, staff officers and infantry |
| Red | Artillery and armourers |
| Yellow | Cavalry |
| Pink | Armoured units |
| Black | Medical corps and chaplains |
| Dark blue | Quartermaster |
| Sky blue | Air force |
| Dark brown | Engineers |
| Cinnamon brown | Communications |
| Light brown | Automotive |
| Violet | Judiciary |
| Light green | Cartographic |

## Paramilitary ranks
### Commanders

| Rank group | Higher commanders | Higher commanders | Middle commanders | Middle commanders | Middle commanders | Lower commanders | Lower commanders | Lower commanders |
| Hlinka Guard | | | | | | | | |
| Hlinka Guard | Hlavný veliteľ | Zborový veliteľ | Veliteľ divízie | Veliteľ pluku | Veliteľ praporu | Veliteľ skupiny | Veliteľ roty | Veliteľ čaty |

### Other ranks

| Rank group | NCOs | NCOs | NCOs | Enlisted |
| Hlinka Guard | | | | |
| Hlinka Guard | Čatár | Desiatnik | Slobodník | Gardista |