Abbreviations and equivalences
World War Two and Post-War ranks
| RFC/RAF | France | Fliegertruppe (German) | KukLFT (Austrian) | Italy |
| Col (Colonel) | Col (Colonel) | Obst (Oberst) | Obst (Oberst) | Col. (Colonnello) |
| LtCol (Lt Colonel) | LtCol (Lt Colonel) | Obstlt (Oberstleutnant) | T.Col. (Tenente Colonnello) | |
| Maj (Major) | Cdt (Commandant) | Ritt (Rittmeister) | Maj (Major) | Magg. (Maggiore) |
| Capt (Captain) | Cne Capt (Capitaine) | Hptm (Hauptmann) | Hptm (Hauptmann) | Cap. (Capitano) |
| Lt (Lieutenant) | Lt (Lieutenant) | Oblt (Oberleutnant) | Oblt (Oberleutnant) | Ten. (Tenente) |
| 2Lt (2nd Lieutenant) | s/Lt (Sous Lieutenant) | Ltn (Leutnant)/ LtnsZ (zur See) | Ltn (Leutnant) | S.Ten. (Sotto Tenente) |
| Asp (Aspirant) | Fahnr (Fahnrich) | Fhn (Fahnrich) | Asp. (Aspirante) | |
| WO (Warrant Officer II) | ADC (Adjudant chef) | OffzSt (Offizierstellvertreter) | Mllo (Maresciallo) | |
| WO (Warrant Officer I) | Adj (Adjudant) | Vzfw (Vizefeldwebel) | StFw (Stabsfeldwebel) | S.M. (Sergente Maggiore) |
| Sgt (Sergeant) | MDL (Mar. des Logis) | Fw (Feldwebel) | Fw (Feldwebel) | Serg. (sergente) |
| Sgt (Sergent) | C.M. (Caporal Maggiore) | |||
| Corp (Corporal) | Cpl (Caporal) | Uffz (Unteroffizier) | Korp (Korporal) | Capor. (caporal) |
World War Two and Post-war ranks
| British | USAAF USMC | Armée de l'Air | Luftwaffe | VVS (Soviet) | Italy |
| ACM (Air Chief Marshal) | General | GenA (Gen. Armee Ae.) | GenOb (Generaloberst) | GenA (General Armii) | |
| AM (Air Marshal) | LtGen | GenCA (Gen. Corps Aerien) | GenFl (General der Flieger) | GenP (General Polkovnik) | |
| AVM (Air Vice Marshal) | MGen | GenD (Gen. de Division) | GenLt (General Leutnant) | GenLt (General Leitnant) | |
| AC (Air Commodore) | Brigadier General | GenB (Gen. de Brigade) | GenM (General Major) | GenMj (General Major) | |
| GCapt (Group Captain) | Col (Colonel) | Col (Colonel) | Obst (Oberst) | Col (Polkovnik) | Col. (Colonnello) |
| WCdr (Wing Commander) | LtCol (Lt Colonel) | LtCol (Lt Colonel) | Obstlt (Oberstleutnant) | LtCol (Podpolkovnik) | T.Col. (Tenente Colonnello) |
| SLdr (Squadron Leader) | Maj (Major) | Cdt (Commandant) | Maj (Major) | Maj (Major) | Magg. (Maggiore) |
| FLt (Flight Lieutenant) | Capt (Captain) | Cne Capt (Capitaine) | Hptm (Hauptmann) | Kapt (Kapitan) | Cap. (Capitano) |
| FO F/O (Flying Officer) | 1stLt (Lieutenant) | Lt (Lieutenant) | Oblt (Oberleutnant) | stLt (Starshii Leitnant) | Ten. (Tenente) |
| PO P/O (Pilot Officer) | 2ndLt (2nd Lieutenant) | s/Lt (Sous Lieutenant) | Ltn (Leutnant) | mlLt (Mladshii Leitnant) | S.Ten. (Sotto Tenente) |
| Asp (Aspirant) | Fhr (Fahnrich) Ofhr | asp (aspirante) | |||
| WO (Warrant Officer ) | MSgt (Master Sergent) | AdC (Adjudant chef) | Stfw (Stabsfeldwebel) | Starshina | Mllo (Maresciallo) |
| FSgt (Flight Sergent) | Adj (Adjudant) | Ofw (Oberfeldwebel) | stSz(Starshii Serzhant) | S.M. (Sergente Maggiore) | |
| Sgt (Sergeant) | Sgt (Sergeant) | SC S/C (Sergent Chef) | Fw (Feldwebel) | Sz (Serzhant) | Serg. (Sergente) |
| Sgt (Sergent) | Uffz (Unteroffizier) | C.M. (Caporal Maggiore) | |||
| Corp (Corporal) | Corp (Corporal) | Cpl (Caporal) | Ogfr (Obergefreiter) | mlSz (Mladshii Serzhant) | Capor. (Caporal) |
| British | Finland | Kroat | Slovak | Bulgarian | Japanese Army |
| ACM (Air Chief Marshal) | |||||
| AM (Air Marshal) | Taisho | ||||
| AVM (Air Vice Marshal) | Chujo | ||||
| AC (Air Commodore) | Shosho | ||||
| Col (Colonel) | Col (Colonel) | puk (pukovnik) | Plukovnik | Polkovnik | Col (Taisa) |
| LtCol (Lt Colonel) | LtCol (Lt Colonel) | ppuk (podpukovnik) | Podplukovnik | Podpolkovnik | LtCol (Chusa) |
| Maj (Major) | Maj (Majuri) | Maj (Major) | Maj (Major) | Maj (Major) | Maj (Shosa) |
| Capt (Captain) | Rat (Ratsumestari) | Kapt (Kapetan, nadsatnik) | Stotnik | Kap (Kapitan) | Capt (Taii) |
| Lt (Lieutenant) | Luut (Luutnantti) | npor (nadporucnik) | Nadporucik | Porucik | Lt (Chui) |
| 2Lt (2nd Lieutenant) | Kor (Kornetti) | por (porucnik) | Porucik | Podporucik | subLt (Shoi) |
| zastavnik | Zastupca dostojnicky | ||||
| WO (Warrant Officer II) | Vaa (Vaapeli) | narednik | Zastavnik | Fw (Feldwebel) | WO (Jun-i) |
| WO (Warrant Officer I) | Adj (Adjudant) | Rotnik | Adj (Socho) | ||
| Sgt (Sergeant) | Yli (Ylikersantti) | Catnik | Sgt (Gocho) | ||
| vodnik | Desiatnik | ||||
| Corp (Corporal) | Kor (Korpraali) | desetnik, kaplar | Slobodnik | cap (Jotohei) |
| FAA | US Navy | France | Japanese Navy |
| Capt (Captain) | CV (Capitaine de Vaisseau) | Capt (Taisa) | |
| Cdr (Commander) | Cdr (Commander) | CF (Capt. de Fregate) | Cdr (Chusa) |
| LtCdr (Lt Commander) | LtCdr (Lt Commander) | CC (Capt. de Corvette) | LtCdr (Shosa) |
| Lt (Lieutenant) | Lt (Lieutenant) | LV (Lieutenant de Vaisseau) | Lt (Taii) |
| subLt (sub Lieutenant) | Ltjg (Lt junior grade) | Ens1 (Enseigne 1ere Cl.) | Lt (Chui) |
| Ens (Ensign) | Ens (Ensign) | Ens2 (Enseigne 2eme Cl.) | Ens (Shoi) |
| WO (Warrant Officer) | WO (Warrant Officer) | MP (Maitre Principal) | WO (Heisocho) |
| CPO (Chief Petty Officer) | PM (Premier Maitre) | CPO (JHHeiso) | |
| PO (Petty Officer 1c, 2c, 3c) | M, SM (Maitres) QM | PO (Heiso) | |
| Sea (Seaman) | QM (Quartier Maitre) | Sea |
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