American Ranks

WWI United States Ranks

United States Army Officers
General gen.
Lieutenant General lt. gen.
Major General maj.gen.
Brigadier General brig.gen.
Colonel col.
Lieutenant Colonel lt. col.
Major maj.
Captain capt.
1st Lieutenant 1st. lt.
2nd Lieutenant 2nd lt.
Cadet cadet
United States Army Enlisted Men
Sergeant 1st Class sgt. 1
Sergeant Major sgt.m.
Sergeant sgt.
Corporal cpl.
Private 1st Class pvt. 1
Private pvt.
United States Naval Officers
Admiral adm.
Vice Admiral v. adm.
Rear Admiral r. adm.
Commodore (war time rate only) com.
Captain capt.
Commander cdr.
Lieutenant Commander lt. cdr.
Lieutenant lt.
Lieutenant (Junior Grade) lt.(j.g.)
Ensign ens.
United States Navy Enlisted Men
Warrant Officer w.o.
Chief Petty Officer c.p.o.
Petty Officer 1st Class p.o. 1
Petty Officer 2nd Class p.o. 2
Petty Officer 3rd Class p.o. 3
Seaman sea.

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Austro-Hungarian Ranks

WWI Austro-Hungarian Ranks

Austro-Hungarian Army Officers
Feldmarschall FM general of the armies, (field marshal)
Feldmarschalleutnant FML --- (field marshal lieutenant)
General der Kavallerie GendKav --- (general of cavalry)
General der Infanterie GendInf --- (general of infantry)
General der Artillerie GendArt --- (general of artillery)
Generalleutnant Genlt Major general  
Generalmajor GM brigadier general  
Generaloberst GObst general  
Oberst Obst colonel
Oberstleutnant Obstltn lieutenant colonel
Major Maj major
Hauptmann Hptm captain
Rittmeister   Rittm --- (cavalry captain)
Oberleutnant Obltn first lieutenant
Leutnant Ltn second lieutenant
Fähnrich Fhn --- (ensign)
Austro-Hungarian Army Enlisted Men
Flugmeister Flgm __ (chief pilot)
Feldpilot Fp __ (field pilot)--awarded after 10 sorties
Kadett Kdt cadet
Offizierstellvertreter Offstv __ (acting officer)
Unteroffizer   Uffz non- commissioned officer, sergeant
Kadettfeldwebel Kfwb __ (cadet sergeant)
Stabsfeldwebel Stfw staff sergeant
Feldwebel Fw master sergeant
Feuerwerker Fwkr artillery artificer (sergeant rank)
Zugsführer Zgsf sergeant, platoon leader
Korporal Korp corporal
Gefreiter Gefr private first class
Soldat Sol private
Austro-Hungarian Naval Officers
Grossadmiral GAdm admiral of the fleet
Admiral Adm admiral
Vizeadmiral VAdm vice admiral
Konteradmiral KAdm rear admiral
Linienschiffkapitän LschKpt commodore
Kapitän Kpt captain
Fregattenkapitän Frgkpt captain
Korvettenkapitän Kkpt commander
Kapitänleutnant Kptltn lieutenant commander
Linienschiffleutnant Lschltn lieutenant commander
Fregattenleutnant Frgltn lieutenant
Korvettenleutnant Kltn lieutenant
Oberleutnant zur See Obltn z.S lieutenant
Leutnant zur See Ltn z.S lieutenant (j.g.)
Seefähnrich Sfr ensign
Fähnrich zur See Fhr z.S midshipman
Seekadett Skdt __ (cadet)
Austro-Hungarian Naval Enlisted Men
Oberstabsbootsmann OStbBm (chief staff boatswain) warrant officer
Stabsbootsmann StbBm (staff boatswain) chief petty officer
Bootsmann Bm (boatswain) petty officer 1st class
Unterbootsmann UBm (sub-boatswain) petty officer 2nd class
Bootsmannsmaat BmMt (boatswain’s mate) petty officer 3rd class
Quartiermeister QMeist (quartermaster)
Matrose 1.Klasse Matr.1 __ (seaman first class)
Matrose 2.Klasse Matr.2 __ (seaman second class)
Matrose 3.Klasse Matr.3 __ (seaman third class)
Matrose 4.Klasse Matr.4 __ (seaman fourth class)
Austro-Hungarian Naval Aviation Enlisted Men
Oberstabsfliegermeister Obstflm __ (chief staff pilot)
Fliegermeister Flgm __ (chief pilot)
Fliegeruntermeister Flgum sergeant (Feldwebel)
Fliegermaat Flgmt platoon leader(Zugsführer)
Flieger-Quartiermeister FlgQmeist corporal (Korporal)
Flieger-Gast FlgGt private (Gefreiter)
Flieger-Matrose FlgMtr soldier (Soldat)

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