WWII Military Ranks

United States Army	British Army	German Army	German S.S.
Private	Private	Grenadier	SS Schütz
Private First Class	Lance Corporal	Obergrenadier	SS-Oberschütz
Corporal	Corporal	Unteroffizier	Unterscarführer
Sergeant	Sergeant	Unterfeldwebel	Scharführer
Staff Sergeant	(no equivalent)	Feldwebel	Oberscharführer
Master Sergeant	C. Sgt-Major	Oberfeldwebel	Hauptscharführer
Warrant Officers	Reg. Sgt-Major	Stabsfeldwebel	Sturmscharführer
Second Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant	Leutnant	Untersturmführer
First Lieutenant	Lieutenant	Oberleutnant	Obersturmführer
Captain	Captain	Hauptmann	Hauptsturmführer
Major	Major	Major	Sturmbannführer
Lieutenant Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Oberstleutnant	Obersturmbannführer
Colonel	Colonel	Oberst	Standartenführer
General	General	General
Ranks in this table are listed from lowest to highest. In the German Army and SS, there are many in-between ranks not included here. This list is based on the US equivalents. Today's German Army (Bundeswehr) retains the same ranks as those listed above for the older Heer (Wehrmacht). All Nazi Party-related ranks and titles (as per the SS) have been discarded. (Thank you to Andrew Bellenkes for providing the information. Flag icons created by Mario Paesani.) SUB-MENU:

Comparative WWII Army Ranks (Great Britain, USA, Germany)