Generalfeldmarschall
General Field Marshal
GM

Combatant Command

General

Admiral

Feldmarschall
Field Marshal
FM

Army Group
Fleet

Lieutenant General

Vice Admiral

Großkommander
Grand Commander
GK

Division
Flotilla

Major General

Rear Admiral

Oberkommander
Senior Commander
OK

Brigade
Squadron

Brigadier General

Read Admiral

Kommander
Commander
KR

Regiment
Large Vessel

Colonel

Captain

Unterkommander
Commander (Junior Grade)
UK

Battalion
Vessel

Lieutenant Colonel

Commander

Oberleiter
Senior Leader
OL

Major

Lieutenant Commander

Hauptleiter
High Leader
HL

Company
Small Vessel

Captain

Lieutenant

Leiter
Leader
LR

Platoon
Watch

First Lieutenant

Lieutenant (Junior Grade)

Unterleiter
Leader (Junior Grade)
UL

Second Lieutenant

Ensign

Obertechismus
Senior Technical Officer
OT

Chief Warrant Officer

Chief Warrant Officer

Haupttechismus
High Technical Officer
HT

Chief Warrant Officer

Chief Warrant Officer

Techismus
Technical Officer
TS

Chief Warrant Officer

Chief Warrant Officer

Untertechismus
Junior Technical Officer
HT

Warrant Officer

Warrant Officer

Großchef
Grand Chief
GC

Sergeant Major

Master Chief Petty Officer

Oberchef
Senior Chief
OC

Master Sergeant

Senior Chief Petty Officer

Hochchef
Senior Chief (Junior Grade)
HC

Sergeant First Class

Chief Petty Officer

Chef
Chief
CF

Squad

Staff Sergeant

Petty Officer First Class

Unterchef
Chief (Junior Grade)
UC

Team

Sergeant

Petty Officer Second Class

Hochsonderismus
Senior Specialist
HS

Corporal

Petty Officer Third Class

Sonderismus
Specialist
SO

Private First Class

Seaman

Untersonderismus
Specialist (Junior Grade)
US

Private Second Class

Seaman Apprentice

Mann
Service Member
MN

Private

Seaman Recruit