Comparative officer ranks of World War I

The following table shows comparative officer ranks of several Allied and Central powers during World War I.

Table Belgian Army Field marshal General Lieutenant-general Major-general Brigadier-general Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Second lieutenant ; ; Admiral of the Fleet Admiral Vice-admiral Rear-admiral Commodore 1st class Commodore 2nd class Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Sub-lieutenant Royal Bulgarian Army & Air Force Beiyang Army Republic of China Navy () () Royal Montenegrin Army Provisional Russian Navy General of the Armies General Lieutenant general Major general Brigadier general Colonel Lieutenant colonel Major Captain First lieutenant Second lieutenant Admiral of the Navy Admiral Vice admiral Rear admiral Commodore Captain Commander Lieutenant commander Lieutenant Lieutenant (junior grade) Ensign

See also Comparative officer ranks of World War II Rank insignia of the Imperial Russian Army 1917 List of comparative military ranks

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