Officers (OF 1 - 10)

NATO Code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1		OF-D	Student Officer
Germany (Edit)	No Equivalent	Admiral	Vizeadmiral	Konteradmiral	Flottillenadmiral	Kapitän zur See	Fregattenkapitän	Korvettenkapitän	Stabskapitänleutnant Kapitänleutnant	Oberleutnant zur See	Leutnant zur See	No Equivalent	No Equivalent
Netherlands (Edit)	Admiraal2	Luitenant-Admiraal	Vice-Admiraal	Schout-bij-Nacht	Commandeur	Kapitein der zee	Kapitein-luitenant der zee	Luitenant ter zee der 1ste klasse	Luitenant ter zee der 2de klasse oudste categorie	Luitenant ter zee der 2de klasse	Luitenant ter zee der 3de klasse
Poland (Edit)	No equivalent											No equivalent	No equivalent
		Admirał	Admirał floty	Wiceadmirał	Kontradmirał	Komandor	Komandor porucznik	Komandor podporucznik	Kapitan marynarki	Porucznik marynarki	Podporucznik marynarki
Spain (Edit)												No Equivalent
	Capitán General2/Almirante General	Almirante	Vice Admirante	Contra Almirante		Capitán de Navío	Capitán de Fragata	Capitán de Corbeta	Teniente de Navío	Alférez de Navío	Alférez de Fragata		Guardiamarinas y aspirantes
United Kingdom (Edit)													No equivalent
	Admiral of the Fleet1	Admiral	Vice Admiral	Rear Admiral	Commodore	Captain	Commander	Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant	Sub-Lieutenant		Midshipman
United States (Edit)												No Equivalent	Various
	Fleet Admiral1	Admiral	Vice Admiral	Rear Admiral (UH)	Rear Admiral (LH)	Captain	Commander	Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant	Lieutenant, Junior Grade	Ensign		Midshipman/Officer Candidate
NATO Code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1		OF-D	Student Officer

• ¹ Honorary/War time rank.
• ² Reserved for the Monarch.

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See also

• NATO
• Ranks and insignia of NATO
• Ranks and insignia of NATO Armies Officers
• Ranks and insignia of NATO Armies Enlisted
• Ranks and insignia of NATO Air Forces Officers
• Ranks and insignia of NATO Air Forces Enlisted
• Ranks and insignia of NATO Navies Officers
• Ranks and insignia of NATO Navies Enlisted

Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Ranks and insignia of NATO are combined military insignia used by the member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. ... Rank comparasion chart of all armies of NATO member states. ... Other/Enlisted ranks (OR 1 - 9) See also NATO Ranks and insignia of NATO Ranks and insignia of NATO Armies Officers Ranks and insignia of NATO Armies Enlisted Ranks and insignia of NATO Air Forces Officers Ranks and insignia of NATO Air Forces Enlisted Ranks and insignia of NATO Navies... Officers (OF 1 - 10) No equivalent General Generalløjtnant Generalmajor Brigadegeneral Oberst Oberstløjtnant Major Kaptajn Premierløjtnant  Iceland (Edit) 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... Other Ranks (OR 1 - 9) See also NATO Ranks and insignia of NATO Ranks and insignia of NATO Armies Officers Ranks and insignia of NATO Armies Enlisted Ranks and insignia of NATO Air Forces Officers Ranks and insignia of NATO Air Forces Enlisted Ranks and insignia of NATO Navies Officers... See also NATO Ranks and insignia of NATO Ranks and insignia of NATO Armies Officers Ranks and insignia of NATO Armies Enlisted Ranks and insignia of NATO Air Forces Officers Ranks and insignia of NATO Air Forces Enlisted Ranks and insignia of NATO Navies Officers Ranks and insignia of NATO...

External links

• History of NATO – the Atlantic Alliance - UK Government site

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
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