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Table of Equivalent Ranks-German Air Force, U.S. Army Air Force, and Royal Air Force



Table of Equivalent Ranks-German Air Force, U. S. Army Air Force, and Royal Air Force

THE SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES AMONG THE RANK STRUCtures for the three services should be apparent from an exami­nation of the table. The rank abbreviations are those used in the text. They should not be taken as official. The Luftwaffe made extensive use of officer candidate titles, frequently hyphenated with another rank. These titles have been simplified in the text. The philosophy of the Luftwaffe with regard to granting pilots automatic officer's commissions differed from the USAAF and was similar to that of the RAF—a commission was not needed to drive an airplane. Commissioned officers wereneeded for leadership positions, however, and here the Luftwaffe suffered a chronic shortage. In 1939 about one-third of Germany's fighter pilots were commissioned officers. The fraction dropped steadily during the war, until it became common for a Staffel to have no more than one officer on flying status.

TABLE OF EQUIVALENT RANKS GERMAN AIR FORCE—UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCE—ROYAL AIR FORCE

GAF

USAAF

RAF

Title Abbr. Title Abbr. Title Abbr.

COMMISSIONED OFFICERS

Reichsmarschall          
Generalfeldmarschall   General (5 star) Gen. Marshal of the RAF  
Generaloberst Genobst. General (4 star) Gen. Air Chief Marshal  
General der Flieger        Gen. der Lieutenant General Lt. Gen. Air Marshal  
Generalleutnant Genlt.            Major General Maj. Gen. Air Vice Marshal  
Generalmajor  Genmaj. Brigadier General Brig. Gen. Air Commodore Air Cdre.
Oberst Obst. Colonel Col. Group Captain Gp. Capt.
Oberstleutnant Obstlt. Lieutenant Colonel Lt. Col. Wing Commander Wing Cdr.
Major  Maj. Major Maj. Squadron Leader Sqd. Ldr.
Hauptmann Hptm. Captain Capt. Flight Lieutenant Fit. Lt.
Oberleutnant Obit. First Lieutenant 1st Lt. Flying Officer Fig. Off.
Leutnant Lt. Second Lieutenant 2nd Lt. Pilot Officer Pit. Off.

WARRANT OFFICERS

Stabsfeldwebel Stabsfw. Flight Officer Fit. Off. Warrant Officer Wt. Off.
Oberfaehnrich  Obflir. (Sr. Off. Candidate)   -  

NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS

Oberfeldwebel Obfw. Master Sergeant MSgt. Flight Sergeant Fit. Sgt.
Faehnrich Fhr. (Officer Candidate) TSgt. -  
(Fahnenjunker)Feldwebel Fw. Technical Sergeant Sgt. Sergeant Sgt. Cpl.
Unterfeldwebel Ufw. Sergeant Corporal Cpl. Corporal  
Unteroffizier Uffz. -   -  

ENLISTED MEN

Hauptgefreiter Hptgefr.        
Obergefreiter Ogfr.     Leading Aircraftsman  
Gefreiter Gefr. Private 1st Class PFC. Aircraftsman 1st Cl.  
Flieger Fig. Private Pvt. Aircraftsman 2nd Cl.  

 

 


 



  

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