# Military ranks of the Bulgarian People's Army

The Military ranks of the Bulgarian People's Army were the military insignia used by the Bulgarian People's Army. Being a Marxist–Leninist one–party socialist republic, and a country that was traditionally close to the Soviet Union, the Bulgaria People's Army shared a similar design of insignia to those of the Soviet Union.

## 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 |
| Bulgarian Land Forces | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bulgarian Land Forces | | | Армейски генерал Armeĭski general | Армейски генерал Armeĭski general | Генерал-лейтенант General-leytenant | Генерал-лейтенант General-leytenant | Генерал-майор General-mayor | Генерал-майор General-mayor | Бригаден генерал Brigaden general | Бригаден генерал Brigaden general | Полковник Polkovnik | Полковник Polkovnik | Подполковник Podpolkovnik | Подполковник Podpolkovnik | Майор Mayor | Майор Mayor | Капитан Kapitan | Капитан Kapitan | Старши лейтенант Starshi leĭtenant | Старши лейтенант Starshi leĭtenant | Лейтенант Leĭtenant | Лейтенант Leĭtenant | Младши лейтенант Mladshi leĭtenant | Младши лейтенант Mladshi leĭtenant |
| Bulgarian Navy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bulgarian Navy | | | | | Адмирал Admiral | Адмирал Admiral | Вицеадмирал Vitseadmiral | Вицеадмирал Vitseadmiral | Контраадмирал Kontraadmiral | Контраадмирал Kontraadmiral | Капитан I ранг Kapitan I rang | Капитан I ранг Kapitan I rang | Капитан II ранг Kapitan II rang | Капитан II ранг Kapitan II rang | Капитан III ранг Kapitan III rang | Капитан III ранг Kapitan III rang | Капитан-лейтенант Kapitan-leytenant | Капитан-лейтенант Kapitan-leytenant | Старши лейтенант Starshi leĭtenant | Старши лейтенант Starshi leĭtenant | Лейтенант Leytenant | Лейтенант Leytenant | Младши лейтенант Mladshi leĭtenant | Младши лейтенант Mladshi leĭtenant |
| Bulgarian Air Force | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bulgarian Air Force | | | | | Генерал-лейтенант General-leytenant | Генерал-лейтенант General-leytenant | Генерал-майор General-mayor | Генерал-майор General-mayor | Бригаден генерал Brigaden general | Бригаден генерал Brigaden general | Полковник Polkovnik | Полковник Polkovnik | Подполковник Podpolkovnik | Подполковник Podpolkovnik | Майор Mayor | Майор Mayor | Капитан Kapitan | Капитан Kapitan | Старши лейтенант Starshi leĭtenant | Старши лейтенант Starshi leĭtenant | Лейтенант Leĭtenant | Лейтенант Leĭtenant | Младши лейтенант Mladshi leĭtenant | Младши лейтенант Mladshi leĭtenant |
| 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 |

## Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |
| Bulgarian Land Forces | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bulgarian Land Forces | | | | | | | Старшина Starshyna | Старшина Starshyna | Старши сержант Starshi serzhant | Старши сержант Starshi serzhant | Сержант Serzhant | Сержант Serzhant | Сержант Serzhant | Сержант Serzhant | Сержант Serzhant | Сержант Serzhant | Младши сержант Mladshi serzhant | Младши сержант Mladshi serzhant | Младши сержант Mladshi serzhant | Младши сержант Mladshi serzhant | Младши сержант Mladshi serzhant | Младши сержант Mladshi serzhant | Ефрейтор Efreytor | Ефрейтор Efreytor | Ефрейтор Efreytor | Ефрейтор Efreytor | Редник Rednik | Редник Rednik | Редник Rednik | Редник Rednik | Редник Rednik | Редник Rednik | Редник Rednik | Редник Rednik | Редник Rednik | Редник Rednik | Редник Rednik | Редник Rednik |
| Bulgarian Air Force | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bulgarian Air Force | | | | | | | Старшина Starshyna | Старшина Starshyna | Старши сержант Starshi serzhant | Старши сержант Starshi serzhant | Сержант Serzhant | Сержант Serzhant | Сержант Serzhant | Сержант Serzhant | Сержант Serzhant | Сержант Serzhant | Младши сержант Mladshi serzhant | Младши сержант Mladshi serzhant | Младши сержант Mladshi serzhant | Младши сержант Mladshi serzhant | Младши сержант Mladshi serzhant | Младши сержант Mladshi serzhant | Ефрейтор Efreytor | Ефрейтор Efreytor | Ефрейтор Efreytor | Ефрейтор Efreytor | Редник Rednik | Редник Rednik | Редник Rednik | Редник Rednik | Редник Rednik | Редник Rednik | Редник Rednik | Редник Rednik | Редник Rednik | Редник Rednik | Редник Rednik | Редник Rednik |
| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |