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The following table shows comparative ranks of major Allied and Axis powers during World War II. For modern ranks refer to Comparative military ranks.

Major participants not shown:

China (on side of Allies)
Free French (Allied force after fall of France)
Italy (Axis power)

KEY:

Navy

Army

Air Force

Waffen/Allgemeine-SS ¹

All Services

Approximate modern NATO equivalent	UK and British Empire	USA	Soviet Union	German Reich	Empire of Japan
Approximate modern NATO equivalent
OF-10	Admiral of the Fleet Field Marshal Marshal of the RAF	Fleet Admiral General of the Army	Generalissimus Sovetskogo Soyuza	Reichsmarschall des Großdeutschen Reiches	GEN SUI
			Admiral Flota ² Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza Marshal Sovetskogo Soyuza	Großadmiral Generalfeldmarschall Generalfeldmarschall Reichsführer-SS
			Glavnyy Marshal Glavnyy Marshal Aviatsiyi
OF-9	Admiral General Air Chief Marshal	Admiral General	General Armiyi Marshal Aviatsiyi	Generaladmiral Generaloberst Generaloberst Oberstgruppenführer	TAI SHO
OF-8	Vice Admiral Lieutenant General Air Marshal	Vice Admiral Lieutenant General	Admiral General Polkovnik General Polkovnik	Admiral General General der Flieger Obergruppenführer	CHU JO
OF-7	Rear Admiral Major General Air Vice Marshal	Rear Admiral Major General	Vice Admiral General Leytenant General Leytenant	Vizeadmiral Generalleutnant Generalleutnant Gruppenführer	SHO SHO
OF-6	Commodore Brigadier Air Commodore	Commodore (rank reintroduced 1943) Brigadier General	Kontr Admiral General Major General Major	Konteradmiral Generalmajor Generalmajor Brigadeführer	.
OF-5	Captain Colonel Group Captain	Captain Colonel	Kapitan 1-go ranga Polkovnik Polkovnik	Kapitän zur See / Kommodore Oberst Oberst Oberführer/Standartenführer ³	DAI SA TAI SA
OF-4	Commander Lieutenant Colonel Wing Commander	Commander Lieutenant Colonel	Kapitan 2-go ranga Podpolkovnik Podpolkovnik	Fregattenkapitän Oberstleutnant Oberstleutnant Obersturmbannführer	CHU SA
OF-3	Lieutenant Commander Major Squadron Leader	Lieutenant Commander Major	Kapitan 3-go ranga Major Major	Korvettenkapitän Major Major Sturmbannführer	SHO SA
OF-2	Lieutenant Captain Flight Lieutenant	Lieutenant Captain	Kapitan Leytenant Kapitan Kapitan	Kapitänleutnant Hauptmann/Rittmeister ⁴ Hauptmann Hauptsturmführer	DAI I TAI I
OF-1	Sub Lieutenant Lieutenant Flying Officer	Lieutenant Junior Grade First Lieutenant	Starshiyi Leytenant Starshiyi Leytenant Starshiyi Leytenant	Oberleutnant zur See Oberleutnant Oberleutnant Obersturmführer	CHU I
	Sub Lieutenant Lieutenant Flying Officer	Lieutenant Junior Grade First Lieutenant	Leytenant Leytenant Leytenant		CHU I
	Commissioned Warrant Officer Second Lieutenant Pilot Officer	Ensign Second Lieutenant	Mladshij Leytenant Mladshij Leytenant Mladshij Leytenant	Leutnant zur See Leutnant Leutnant Untersturmführer	SHO I

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