# Comparative air force officer ranks of the European Union

Rank comparison chart of all air forces of the European Union member states.

## Officers (OF 1–10)

| 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 |
| Belgian Air Component vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Belgian Air Component vte | | | Generaal | Generaal | Luitenant-generaal | Luitenant-generaal | Generaal-majoor | Generaal-majoor | Brigadegeneraal | Brigadegeneraal | Kolonel | Kolonel | Luitenant-kolonel | Luitenant-kolonel | Majoor | Kapitein-commandant | Kapitein | Kapitein | Luitenant | Luitenant | Luitenant | Onderluitenant | Onderluitenant | Onderluitenant |
| Belgian Air Component vte | | | Général | Général | Lieutenant général | Lieutenant général | Général-major | Général-major | Général de Brigade | Général de Brigade | Colonel | Colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Major | Capitaine-commandant | Capitaine | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Sous-lieutenant | Sous-lieutenant | Sous-lieutenant |
| Belgian Air Component vte | | | General | General | Generalleutnant | Generalleutnant | Generalmajor | Generalmajor | Brigadegeneral | Brigadegeneral | Oberst | Oberst | Oberstleutnant | Oberstleutnant | Major | Stabshauptmann | Hauptmann | Hauptmann | Leutnant | Leutnant | Leutnant | Unterleutnant | Unterleutnant | Unterleutnant |
| Bulgarian Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bulgarian Air Force vte | | | Генерал General | Генерал 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 leytenant | Старши лейтенант Starshi leytenant | Старши лейтенант Starshi leytenant | Лейтенант Leytenant | Лейтенант Leytenant | Лейтенант Leytenant |
| Croatian Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Croatian Air Force vte | Stožerni general | Stožerni general | General zbora | General zbora | General pukovnik | General pukovnik | General bojnik | General bojnik | Brigadni general | Brigadni general | Brigadir | Brigadir | Pukovnik | Pukovnik | Bojnik | Bojnik | Satnik | Satnik | Natporučnik | Natporučnik | Natporučnik | Poručnik | Poručnik | Poručnik |
| Cyprus Air Forces vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cyprus Air Forces vte | | | | | | | | | Ταξίαρχος Taxíarchos | Ταξίαρχος Taxíarchos | Σμήναρχος Smínarchos | Σμήναρχος Smínarchos | Αντισμήναρχος Antismínarchos | Αντισμήναρχος Antismínarchos | Επισμηναγός Episminagós | Επισμηναγός Episminagós | Σμηναγός Sminagós | Σμηναγός Sminagós | Υποσμηναγός Yposminagós | Υποσμηναγός Yposminagós | Υποσμηναγός Yposminagós | Ανθυποσμηναγός Anthyposminagós | Ανθυποσμηναγός Anthyposminagós | Ανθυποσμηναγός Anthyposminagós |
| Czech Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Czech Air Force vte | | | Armádní generál | Armádní generál | Generálporučík | Generálporučík | Generálmajor | Generálmajor | Brigádní generál | Brigádní generál | Plukovník | Plukovník | Podplukovník | Podplukovník | Major | Major | Kapitán | Kapitán | Nadporučík | Nadporučík | Nadporučík | Poručík | Poručík | Poručík |
| Royal Danish Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Royal Danish Air Force vte | | | General | General | Generalløjtnant | Generalløjtnant | Generalmajor | Generalmajor | Brigadegeneral | Brigadegeneral | Oberst | Oberst | Oberstløjtnant | Oberstløjtnant | Major | Major | Kaptajn | Kaptajn | Premierløjtnant | Premierløjtnant | Løjtnant | Løjtnant | Sekondløjtnant | Sekondløjtnant |
| Estonian Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Estonian Air Force vte | | | Kindral | Kindral | Kindralleitnant | Kindralleitnant | Kindralmajor | Kindralmajor | Brigaadikindral | Brigaadikindral | Kolonel | Kolonel | Kolonelleitnant | Kolonelleitnant | Major | Major | Kapten | Kapten | Leitnant | Leitnant | Nooremleitnant | Nooremleitnant | Lipnik | Lipnik |
| Finnish Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Finnish Air Force vte | | | Kenraali | Kenraali | Kenraaliluutnantti | Kenraaliluutnantti | Kenraalimajuri | Kenraalimajuri | Prikaatikenraali | Prikaatikenraali | Eversti | Eversti | Everstiluutnantti | Everstiluutnantti | Majuri | Majuri | Kapteeni | Kapteeni | Yliluutnantti | Yliluutnantti | Luutnantti | Luutnantti | Vänrikki | Vänrikki |
| Finnish Air Force vte | | | General | General | Generallöjtnant | Generallöjtnant | Generalmajor | Generalmajor | Brigadgeneral | Brigadgeneral | Överste | Överste | Överstelöjtnant | Överstelöjtnant | Major | Major | Kapten | Kapten | Premiärlöjtnant | Premiärlöjtnant | Löjtnant | Löjtnant | Fänrik | Fänrik |
| 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 |
| French Air and Space Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| French Air and Space Force vte | | | Général d´armée aérienne | Général d´armée aérienne | Général de corps aérien | Général de corps aérien | Général de division aérienne | Général de division aérienne | Général de brigade aérienne | Général de brigade aérienne | Colonel | Colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Commandant | Commandant | Capitaine | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Sous-lieutenant | Sous-lieutenant | Sous-lieutenant |
| German Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| German Air Force vte | | | General | General | General­leutnant | General­leutnant | General­major | General­major | Brigade­general | Brigade­general | Oberst | Oberst | Oberst­leutnant | Oberst­leutnant | Major | Major | Stabs­haupt­mann | Haupt­mann | Ober­leut­nant | Ober­leut­nant | Ober­leut­nant | Leut­nant | Leut­nant | Leut­nant |
| Hellenic Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hellenic Air Force vte | | | Πτέραρχος Pterarchos | Πτέραρχος Pterarchos | Αντιπτέραρχος Antipterarchos | Αντιπτέραρχος Antipterarchos | Υποπτέραρχος Ypopterarchos | Υποπτέραρχος Ypopterarchos | Ταξίαρχος Taxiarchos | Ταξίαρχος Taxiarchos | Σμήναρχος Sminarchos | Σμήναρχος Sminarchos | Αντισμήναρχος Antisminarchos | Αντισμήναρχος Antisminarchos | Επισμηναγός Episminagos | Επισμηναγός Episminagos | Σμηναγός Sminagos | Σμηναγός Sminagos | Υποσμηναγός Yposminagos | Υποσμηναγός Yposminagos | Υποσμηναγός Yposminagos | Ανθυποσμηναγός Anthyposminagos | Ανθυποσμηναγός Anthyposminagos | Ανθυποσμηναγός Anthyposminagos |
| Hungarian Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hungarian Air Force vte | | | Vezérezredes | Vezérezredes | Altábornagy | Altábornagy | Vezérőrnagy | Vezérőrnagy | Dandártábornok | Dandártábornok | Ezredes | Ezredes | Alezredes | Alezredes | Őrnagy | Őrnagy | Százados | Százados | Főhadnagy | Főhadnagy | Főhadnagy | Hadnagy | Hadnagy | Hadnagy |
| Irish Air Corps vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Irish Air Corps vte | | | | | Lieutenant-general | Lieutenant-general | Major-general | Major-general | Brigadier-general | Brigadier-general | Colonel | Colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Commandant | Commandant | Captain | Captain | Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Second-lieutenant | Second-lieutenant | Second-lieutenant |
| Irish Air Corps vte | | | | | Lefteanant-ghinearál | Lefteanant-ghinearál | Maor-ghinearál | Maor-ghinearál | Briogáidire-ghinearál | Briogáidire-ghinearál | Cornal | Cornal | Lefteanant-chornal | Lefteanant-chornal | Ceannfort | Ceannfort | Captaen | Captaen | Lefteanant | Lefteanant | Lefteanant | Dara-lefteanant | Dara-lefteanant | Dara-lefteanant |
| Italian Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Italian Air Force vte | | | Generale | Generale di squadra aerea con incarichi speciali | Generale di squadra aerea | Generale di squadra aerea | Generale di divisione aerea | Generale di divisione aerea | Generale di brigata aerea | Generale di brigata aerea | Colonnello | Colonnello | Tenente colonnello | Tenente colonnello | Maggiore | Maggiore | Primo capitano | Capitano | Tenente | Tenente | Tenente | Sottotenente | Sottotenente | Sottotenente |
| Latvian Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Latvian Air Force vte | | | | | Ģenerālleitnants | Ģenerālleitnants | Ģenerālmajors | Ģenerālmajors | Brigādes ģenerālis | Brigādes ģenerālis | Pulkvedis | Pulkvedis | Pulkvežleitnants | Pulkvežleitnants | Majors | Majors | Kapteinis | Kapteinis | Virsleitnants | Virsleitnants | Virsleitnants | Leitnants | Leitnants | Leitnants |
| Lithuanian Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lithuanian Air Force vte | | | Generolas | Generolas | Generolas leitenantas | Generolas leitenantas | Generolas majoras | Generolas majoras | Brigados generolas | Brigados generolas | Pulkininkas | Pulkininkas | Pulkininkas leitenantas | Pulkininkas leitenantas | Majoras | Majoras | Kapitonas | Kapitonas | Vyresnysis leitenantas | Vyresnysis leitenantas | Vyresnysis leitenantas | Leitenantas | Leitenantas | Leitenantas |
| Luxembourg | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force | No air force |
| 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 |
| Royal Netherlands Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Royal Netherlands Air Force vte | | | Generaal | Generaal | Luitenant-generaal | Luitenant-generaal | Generaal-majoor | Generaal-majoor | Commodore | Commodore | Kolonel | Kolonel | Luitenant-kolonel | Luitenant-kolonel | Majoor | Majoor | Kapitein | Kapitein | Eerste luitenant | Eerste luitenant | Eerste luitenant | Tweede luitenant | Tweede luitenant | Tweede luitenant |
| Polish Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Polish Air Force vte | Marszałek Polski | Marszałek Polski | Generał | Generał | Generał broni | Generał broni | Generał dywizji | Generał dywizji | Generał brygady | Generał brygady | Pułkownik | Pułkownik | Podpułkownik | Podpułkownik | Major | Major | Kapitan | Kapitan | Porucznik | Porucznik | Porucznik | Podporucznik | Podporucznik | Podporucznik |
| Portuguese Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Portuguese Air Force vte | Marechal da Força Aérea | Marechal da Força Aérea | General | General | Tenente-general | Tenente-general | Major-general | Major-general | Brigadeiro-general | Brigadeiro-general | Coronel | Coronel | Tenente-coronel | Tenente-coronel | Major | Major | Capitão | Capitão | Tenente | Tenente | Tenente | Alferes | Alferes | Alferes |
| Romanian Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Romanian Air Force vte | Mareșal | Mareșal | General | General | General-locotenent | General-locotenent | General-maior | General-maior | General de flotilă aeriană | General de flotilă aeriană | Comandor | Comandor | Căpitan-comandor | Căpitan-comandor | Locotenent-comandor | Locotenent-comandor | Căpitan | Căpitan | Locotenent | Locotenent | Locotenent | Sublocotenent | Sublocotenent | Sublocotenent |
| Slovak Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Slovak Air Force vte | | | Generál | Generál | Generálporučík | Generálporučík | Generálmajor | Generálmajor | Brigádny generál | Brigádny generál | Plukovník | Plukovník | Podplukovník | Podplukovník | Major | Major | Kapitán | Kapitán | Nadporučík | Nadporučík | Nadporučík | Poručík | Poručík | Poručík |
| Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence vte | | | General polkovnik | General polkovnik | Generalpodpolkovnik | Generalpodpolkovnik | Generalmajor | Generalmajor | Brigadni general | Brigadni general | Polkovnik | Polkovnik | Podpolkovnik | Podpolkovnik | Major | Major | Stotnik | Stotnik | Nadporočnik | Nadporočnik | Nadporočnik | Poročnik | Poročnik | Poročnik |
| Spanish Air and Space Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Spanish Air and Space Force vte | Capitán general | Capitán general | General del aire | General del aire | Teniente general | Teniente general | General de división | General de división | General de brigada | General de brigada | Coronel | Coronel | Teniente coronel | Teniente coronel | Comandante | Comandante | Capitán | Capitán | Teniente | Teniente | Teniente | Alférez | Alférez | Alférez |
| Swedish Air Force vte | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Swedish Air Force vte | | | General | General | Generallöjtnant | Generallöjtnant | Generalmajor | Generalmajor | Brigadgeneral | Brigadgeneral | Överste | Överste | Överstelöjtnant | Överstelöjtnant | Major | Major | Kapten | Kapten | Löjtnant | Löjtnant | Löjtnant | Fänrik | Fänrik | Fänrik |
| 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 |