Comparative air force officer ranks of Asia

Rank comparison chart of air forces of Asian states.

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers								Senior officers					Junior officers					Officer cadet
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan	No rank structure
Armenian Air Force^[1] v t e
Armenian Air Force^[1] v t e			Բանակի գեներալ Banaki general		գեներալ-գնդապետ General-gndapet	գեներալ-լեյտենանտ General-leytenant	գեներալ-մայոր General-mayor		գնդապետ Gndapet		փոխգնդապետ P’vokhgndapet		մայոր Mayor	կապիտան Kapitan	ավագ լեյտենանտ Avag leytenant		լեյտենանտ Leytenant
Azerbaijani Air Force^[2] v t e
Azerbaijani Air Force^[2] v t e					General-polkovnik	General-leytenant	General-mayor		Polkovnik		Polkovnik-leytenant		Mayor	Kapitan	Baş leytenant	Leytenant		Kiçik leytenant
Royal Bahraini Air Force v t e
Royal Bahraini Air Force v t e	مشیر Mushir		فريق أول‎‎ Fariq 'awal		فريق Fariq	لواء Liwa	عميد Amid		عقيد Aqid		مقدم Muqaddam		رائد Ra'id	نقيب Naqib	ملازم أول Mulazim awwal		ملازم Mulazim
Bangladesh Air Force^[3] v t e
Bangladesh Air Force^[3] v t e			এয়ার চিফ মার্শাল Ēẏāra cipha mārśāla		এয়ার মার্শাল Ēẏāra mārśāla	এয়ার ভাইস মার্শাল Ēẏāra bhā'isa mārśāla	এয়ার কমোডোর Ēẏāra kamōḍōra		গ্রুপ ক্যাপ্টেন Grupa kyāpṭēna		উইং কমান্ডার U'iṁ kamānḍāra		স্কোয়াড্রন লীডার Skōẏāḍrana līḍāra	ফ্লাইট লেফটেন্যান্ট Phlā'iṭa lēphaṭēn'yānṭa	ফ্লাইং অফিসার Phlā'iṁ aphisāra		পাইলট অফিসার Pā'ilaṭa aphisāra		অফিসার ক্যাডেট Aphisāra kyāḍēṭa
Bhutan	No air force
Royal Brunei Air Force v t e
Royal Brunei Air Force v t e	Marsyal udara		Jeneral (udara)		Leftenan jeneral (udara)	Mejar jeneral (udara)	Brigedier jeneral (udara)		Kolonel (udara)		Leftenan kolonel (udara)		Mejar (udara)	Kapten (udara)	Leftenan (udara)		Leftenan muda (udara)
Royal Cambodian Air Force v t e
Royal Cambodian Air Force v t e			នាយឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ Néay ŭtdâmôséniy		ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ឯក Ŭtdâmôséniy êk	ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ទោ Ŭtdâmôséniy toŭ	ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ត្រី Ŭtdâmôséniy trei		វរសេនីយ៍ឯក Vôrôséniy êk		វរសេនីយ៍ទោ Vôrôséniy toŭ		វរសេនីយ៍ត្រី Vôrôséniy trei	អនុសេនីយ៍ឯក Ânŭséniy êk	អនុសេនីយ៍ទោ Ânŭséniy toŭ		អនុសេនីយ៍ត្រី Ânŭséniy trei		នាយចំណង់ Néay châmnáng
PLA Air Force^[4] v t e
PLA Air Force^[4] v t e			空军上将 Kōngjūn shàngjiàng		空军中将 Kōngjūn zhōngjiàng	空军少将 Kōngjūn shàojiàng			空军大校 Kōngjūn dàxiào	空军上校 Kōngjūn shàngxiào	空军中校 Kōngjūn zhōngxiào		空军少校 Kōngjūn shàoxiào	空军上尉 Kōngjūn shàngwèi	空军中尉 Kōngjūn zhōngwèi		空军少尉 Kōngjūn shàowèi		空军学员 Kōngjūn xuéyuán
Republic of China Air Force^[5] v t e
Republic of China Air Force^[5] v t e			一級上將 It-kip siōng-chiòng	二級上將 Jī-kip siōng-chiòng	中將 Tiong-chiòng	少將 Siáu-chiòng			上校 Siōng-hāu		中校 Tiong-hāu		少校 Siáu-hāu	上尉 Siōng-ùi	中尉 Tiong-ùi		少尉 Siáu-ùi		軍校生 Jūnxiào shēng
Indian Air Force^[6] v t e
Indian Air Force^[6] v t e	Marshal of the Indian Air Force मार्शल ऑफ द इंडियन एयरफोर्स		Air chief marshal एयर चीफ मार्शल		Air marshal एयर मार्शल	Air vice marshal एयर वाइस मार्शल	Air commodore एयर कमोडोर		Group captain ग्रुप कैप्टन		Wing commander विंग कमांडर		Squadron leader स्क्वाड्रन लीडर	Flight lieutenant फ्लाइट लैफ्टिनेंट	Flying officer फ्लाइंग अफसर				Flight cadet फ्लाइट कैडेट
Rank group	General / flag officers								Senior officers					Junior officers					Officer cadet
Indonesian Air Force^[7] v t e
Indonesian Air Force^[7] v t e	Marsekal besar		Marsekal		Marsekal madya	Marsekal muda	Marsekal pertama		Kolonel		Letnan kolonel		Mayor	Kapten	Letnan satu		Letnan dua
Iranian Air Force v t e
			ارتشبد Arteshbod		سپهبد Sepahbod	سرلشکر Sarlashkar	سرتیپ Sartip	سرتیپ دوم Sartip dovom	سرهنگ Sarhang		سرهنگ دوم Sarhang dovom		سرگرد Sargord	سروان Sarvan	ستوان یکم Sotvan yekom	ستوان دوم Sotvan dovom		ستوان سوم Sotvan sevom
			General		Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general	Second brigadier general	Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	First lieutenant	Second lieutenant		Third lieutenant
Iraqi Air Force^[8] v t e
Iraqi Air Force^[8] v t e	مشیر Mushir		فريق أول‎‎ Fariq 'awal		فريق Fariq	لواء Liwa	عميد Amid		عقيد Aqid		مقدم Muqaddam		رائد Ra'id	نقيب Naqib	ملازم أول Mulazim awwal		ملازم Mulazim
Israeli Air Force^[9] v t e
Israeli Air Force^[9] v t e					רב-אלוף Rav aluf	אלוף Aluf	תת-אלוף Tat aluf		אלוף משנה Aluf mishne		סגן-אלוף Sgan aluf		רב סרן Rav seren	סרן Seren	סגן Segen		סגן-משנה Segen mishne		קצין אקדמאי בכיר Katzín akademai bakhír	קצין מקצועי אקדמאי Katzín miktsoí akademai
Japan Air Self-Defense Force^[10] v t e
Japan Air Self-Defense Force^[10] v t e			幕僚長たる空将 Bakuryōchō-taru-kūshō		空将 Kūshō	空将補 Kūshō-ho			1等空佐 Ittō kūsa		2等空佐 Nitō kūsa		3等空佐 Santō kūsa	1等空尉 Ittō kūi	2等空尉 Nitō kūi	3等空尉 Santō kūi		准空尉 Jun kūi
Royal Jordanian Air Force^[11] v t e
Royal Jordanian Air Force^[11] v t e	مشیر Mushir		فريق أول‎‎ Fariq 'awal		فريق Fariq	لواء Liwa	عميد Amid		عقيد Aqid		مقدم Muqaddam		رائد Ra'id	نقيب Naqib	ملازم أول Mulazim awwal		ملازم Mulazim		تلميذ مرشح Tilmidh murashah
Kazakh Air Defense Forces^[12] v t e
Kazakh Air Defense Forces^[12] v t e	Жоғарғы Бас қолбасшының Joğarğı Bas qolbasşınıñ				Генерал-Полҝвниҝ General-polkovnïk	Генерал-лейтенант General-leytenant	Генерал-майор General-mayor		Полковник Polkovnïk		Подполковник Podpolkovnïk		Майор Mayor	Капитан Kapïtan	Аға лейтенант Ağa leytenant		Лейтенант Leytenant
Korean People's Army Air Force^[13] v t e
Korean People's Army Air Force^[13] v t e	인민군원수 Inmingun-wonsu	차수 Chasu	대장 Daejang		상장 Sangjang	중장 Chungjang	소장 Sojang		대좌 Daechwa	상좌 Sangjwa	중좌 Chungjwa		소좌 Sojwa	대위 Taewi	상위 Sangwi	중위 Chungwi		소위 Sowi
Republic of Korea Air Force^[14] v t e
Republic of Korea Air Force^[14] v t e	원수 Wonsu		대장 Daejang		중장 Jungjang	소장 Sojang	준장 Junjang		대령 Daeryeong		중령 Jungnyeong		소령 Soryeong	대위 Daewi	중위 Jungwi		소위 Sowi
Kuwait Air Force v t e
Kuwait Air Force v t e			فريق أول‎‎ Fariq 'awal		فريق Fariq	لواء Liwa	عميد Amid		عقيد Aqid		مقدم Muqaddam		رائد Ra'id	نقيب Naqib	ملازم أول Mulazim awwal		ملازم Mulazim
Kyrgyz Air Force^[15] v t e
Kyrgyz Air Force^[15] v t e							Генерал-майор General-mayor		Полковник Polkovnik		Подполковник Podpolkovnik		Майор Mayor	Капитан Kapitan	Улук лейтенант Uluk leytenant	Лейтенант Leytenant		Кенже лейтенант Kenje leytenant
Rank group	General / flag officers								Senior officers					Junior officers					Officer cadet
Lao People's Liberation Air Force^[16] v t e
Lao People's Liberation Air Force^[16] v t e			ພົນເອກ Phonoek		ພົນໂທ Phonoth	ພົນຕີ Phon ti	ພົນຈັດຕະວາ Phonchadtauaa		ພັນເອກ Phanoek		ພັນໂທ Phanoth		ພັນຕີ Phan ti	ຮ້ອຍເອກ Honyoek	ຮ້ອຍໂທ Hony oth		ຮ້ອຍຕີ Hony ti
Lebanese Air Force^[17] v t e
Lebanese Air Force^[17] v t e					عماد Eimad	لواء Liwa	عميد Amid		عقيد Aqid		مقدم Muqaddam		رائد Ra'id	نقيب Naqib	ملازم أول Mulazim awwal		ملازم Mulazim
Royal Malaysian Air Force^[18] v t e																			No insignia
Royal Malaysian Air Force^[18] v t e	Marsyal tentera udara		Jeneral TUDM		Leftenan jeneral TUDM	Mejar jeneral TUDM	Brigedier jeneral TUDM		Kolonel TUDM		Leftenan kolonel TUDM		Mejar TUDM	Kapten TUDM	Leftenan TUDM		Leftenan muda TUDM		Pegawai kadet
Maldives	No air force
Mongolian Air Force^[19] v t e
Mongolian Air Force^[19] v t e			Генерал Gyenyeral		Дэслэгч генерал Deslegch gyenyeral	Хошууч генерал Khoshuuch gyenyeral	Бригадын генерал Brigadyn gyenyeral		Хурандаа Khurandaa		Дэд хурандаа Ded khurandaa		Хошууч Khoshuuch	Ахмад Akhmad	Ахлах дэслэгч Akhmad deslegch		Дэслэгч Deslegch
Myanmar Air Force v t e
Myanmar Air Force v t e	ဗိုလ်ချုပ်မှူးကြီး bauilaʻ khayupaʻ mahūʺkarīʺ		ဒုတိယ ဗိုလ်ချုပ်မှူးကြီး dautaiya bauilaʻ khayupaʻ mahūʺkarīʺ	ဗိုလ်ချုပ်ကြီး bauilaʻ khayupaʻ karīʺ	ဒုတိယ ဗိုလ်ချုပ်ကြီး dautaiya bauilaʻ khayupaʻ karīʺ	ဗိုလ်ချုပ် bauilaʻ khayupaʻ	ဗိုလ်မှူးချုပ် bauilaʻ mahūʺkhayupaʻ		ဗိုလ်မှူးကြီး bauilaʻ mahūʺkrīʺ		ဒုတိယ ဗိုလ်မှူးကြီး dautaiya bauilaʻ mahūʺ krīʺ		ဗိုလ်မှူး bauilaʻ mahūʺ	ဗိုလ်ကြီး bauilaʻ krīʺ	ဗိုလ် bauilaʻ		ဒုတိယ ဗိုလ် dautaiya bauilaʻ		ဗိုလ်လောင်း bauilaʻ laeāṅaʻʺ
Nepalese Army Air Service^[20] v t e																			No insignia
							सहायक रथी Sahaayak rathee		महासेनानी Mahāsēnānī		प्रमुख सेनानी Pramukh senaanee		सेनानी Senaanee	सहसेनानी Sahasēnānī	उपसेनानी Upasēnānī		सहायक सेनानी Sahaayak senaanee		अधिकृत क्याडेट Adhikr̥ta kyāḍēṭa
							Brigadier general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant		Officer cadet
Royal Air Force of Oman^[21] v t e
Royal Air Force of Oman^[21] v t e	مشیر Mushir		فريق أول‎‎ Fariq 'awal		فريق Fariq	لواء Liwa	عميد Amid		عقيد Aqid		مقدم Muqaddam		رائد Ra'id	نقيب Naqib	ملازم أول Mulazim awwal		ملازم Mulazim
Pakistan Air Force v t e
	Marshal of the Pakistan Air Force		Air chief marshal		Air marshal	Air vice marshal	Air commodore		Group captain		Wing commander		Squadron leader	Flight lieutenant	Flying officer		Pilot officer		Officer cadet
	سالار فضائیہ		امیرسالار فضائیہ		سالار فضائیہ	سالار فضائیہ مقابل	عَمِيد الفضاء		سردار جماعت		شارف الجناح		قائدِ دستہ	نقیبِ پرواز	منصبِ طیار
Philippine Air Force^[22] v t e
Philippine Air Force^[22] v t e			General		Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major	Captain	First lieutenant		Second lieutenant
Qatar Emiri Air Force v t e
Qatar Emiri Air Force v t e			فريق أول‎‎ Fariq 'awal		فريق Fariq	لواء Liwa	عميد Amid		عقيد Aqid		مقدم Muqaddam		رائد Ra'id	نقيب Naqib	ملازم أول Mulazim awwal		ملازم Mulazim
Russian Aerospace Forces^[23] v t e
Russian Aerospace Forces^[23] v t e			Генера́л а́рмии Generál ármii		Генера́л-полко́вник Generál-polkóvnik	Генера́л-лейтена́нт Generál-leytenánt	Генера́л-майо́р Generál-mayór		Полко́вник Polkóvnik		Подполко́вник Podpolkóvnik		Майо́р Majór	Kапита́н Kapitán	Старший лейтена́нт Stárshiy leytenánt	Лейтенант Leytenant		Mла́дший лейтена́нт Mládshiy leytenánt	Курсант Kursant
Rank group	General / flag officers								Senior officers					Junior officers					Officer cadet
Royal Saudi Air Force^[24] v t e
Royal Saudi Air Force^[24] v t e			فريق أول‎‎ Fariq 'awal		فريق Fariq	لواء Liwa	عميد Amid		عقيد Aqid		مقدم Muqaddam		رائد Ra'id	نقيب Naqib	ملازم أول Mulazim awwal		ملازم Mulazim		مرشح Murashah
Republic of Singapore Air Force^[25] v t e			No insignia yet
Republic of Singapore Air Force^[25] v t e			General		Lieutenant general	Major general	Brigadier general		Colonel		Senior lieutenant colonel	Lieutenant colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant		Second lieutenant		Officer cadet
Sri Lanka Air Force^[26] v t e
Sri Lanka Air Force^[26] v t e	Marshal of the Air Force		Air chief marshal		Air marshal	Air vice-marshal	Air commodore		Group captain		Wing commander		Squadron leader	Flight lieutenant	Flying officer		Pilot officer		Officer cadet
Syrian Arab Air Force^[27] v t e
Syrian Arab Air Force^[27] v t e	فريق Fariq		عماد أول‎‎ Eimad 'awal		عماد Eimad	لواء Alliwa'	عميد Amid		عقيد Aqid		مقدم Muqaddam		رائد Ra'id	نقيب Naqib	ملازم أول Mulazim awwal		ملازم Mulazim
Tajik Air Force^[28] v t e
Tajik Air Force^[28] v t e					Генерал-полковник General-polkovnik	Генерал-лейтенант General-leytenant	Генерал-майор General-mayor		Полковник Polkovnik		Подполковник Podpolkovnik		Майор Mayor	Капитан Kapitan	Лейтенанти калон Leytenanti kalon	Лейтенант Leytenant		Лейтенанти хурд Leytenanti xurd	Курсант Kursant
Royal Thai Air Force^[29] v t e
Royal Thai Air Force^[29] v t e	จอมพลอากาศ Chom phon akat		พลอากาศเอก Phon akat ek		พลอากาศโท Phon akat tho	พลอากาศตรี Phon akat tri			นาวาอากาศเอก Nawa akat ek		นาวาอากาศโท Nawa akat tho		นาวาอากาศตรี Nawa akat tri	เรืออากาศเอก Ruea akat ek	เรืออากาศโท Ruea akat tho		เรืออากาศตรี Ruea akat tri		นักเรียนนายเรืออากาศ Nak-rian nairuea akat
Timor-Leste	No air force
Turkmen Air Force v t e
Turkmen Air Force v t e					General-polkownik	General-leýtenant	General-maýor		Polkownik		Podpolkownik		Maýor	Kapitan	Uly leýtenant	Leýtenant		Kiçi leýtenant	Harby talyp
United Arab Emirates Air Force v t e
United Arab Emirates Air Force v t e			فريق أول‎‎ Fariq 'awal		فريق Fariq	لواء Liwa	عميد Amid		عقيد Aqid		مقدم Muqaddam		رائد Ra'id	نقيب Naqib	ملازم أول Mulazim awwal		ملازم Mulazim
Uzbekistan Air and Air Defence Forces^[30] v t e
Uzbekistan Air and Air Defence Forces^[30] v t e					General-polkovnik	General-leytenant	General-mayor		Polkovnik		Podpolkovnik		Mayor	Kapitan	Katta leytenant		Leytenant
Vietnam People's Air Force^[31] v t e
Vietnam People's Air Force^[31] v t e					Thượng tướng	Trung tướng	Thiếu tướng		Đại tá	Thượng tá	Trung tá		Thiếu tá	Đại úy	Thượng úy	Trung úy		Thiếu úy	Học viên sĩ quan
Yemeni Air Force v t e
Yemeni Air Force v t e	مشیر Mushir		فريق أول‎‎ Fariq 'awal		فريق Fariq	لواء Liwa	عميد Amid		عقيد Aqid		مقدم Muqaddam		رائد Ra'id	نقيب Naqib	ملازم أول Mulazim awwal		ملازم ثان Mulazim than
Rank group	General / flag officers								Senior officers					Junior officers					Officer cadet

Warrant Officers

Equivalent NATO rank	WO-5	WO-4		WO-3	WO-2		WO-1
Bangladesh Air Force v t e
Bangladesh Air Force v t e	Honorary flight lieutenant	Honorary flying officer		Master Warrant Officer	Senior Warrant Officer		Warrant Officer
Republic of China Air Force v t e
Republic of China Air Force v t e							Warrant Officer (纯尉 Chunwèi)
Republic of Korea Air Force v t e
Republic of Korea Air Force v t e							Jun-wi 준위 Warrant Officer
Pakistan Air Force v t e
Pakistan Air Force v t e				Chief Warrant Officer	Warrant Officer		Assistant Warrant Officer
Republic of Singapore Air Force v t e
Republic of Singapore Air Force v t e	Chief warrant officer	Senior warrant officer	Master warrant officer	First warrant officer	Second warrant officer		Third warrant officer
Vietnam People's Air Force v t e
Vietnam People's Air Force v t e	Thượng tá Quân nhân Chuyên nghiệp	Trung tá Quân nhân Chuyên nghiệp		Thiếu tá Quân nhân Chuyên nghiệp	Đại úy Quân nhân Chuyên nghiệp	Thượng úy Quân nhân Chuyên nghiệp	Trung úy Quân nhân Chuyên nghiệp	Thiếu úy Quân nhân Chuyên nghiệp
Equivalent NATO rank	WO-5	WO-4		WO-3	WO-2		WO-1

Notes

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Military ranks and insignia by country

List of comparative military ranks

Africa

Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros DR Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
States with limited recognition	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland
Former	People's Republic of Angola Biafra Bophuthatswana Ciskei Kingdom of Egypt Ethiopian Empire Katanga People's Republic of Mozambique Rhodesia South West Africa Transkei Venda Zaire
Comparative	Army Officers Enlisted Navy Officers Enlisted Air force Officers Enlisted Apartheid States in Southern Africa

Americas

Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Bahamas Barbados Belize Bolivia Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Paraguay Peru Saint Kitts and Nevis Suriname Trinidad and Tobago United States Officers: Army Navy Air Force Coast Guard Enlisted: Army Navy Air Force Coast Guard Other: Marine Corps Space Force Warrant officer Opposing forces Uruguay Venezuela
Former	Canada (pre-Unification) Confederate States of America Union Army Navy Costa Rica Empire of Brazil Panama Republic of Texas Army Navy United States Army enlisted World War I World War II
Comparative	Army Officers Enlisted Navy Officers Enlisted Air force Officers Enlisted

Asia

Afghanistan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia PR of China Army Navy Air Force East Timor India Army Air Force Navy Coast Guard Border Roads Organisation Paramilitary forces Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Korea North South Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Army Navy Air Force Marines Civil Armed Forces Maritime Security Agency Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Army Navy Air Force Coast Guard Syria Tajikistan Thailand Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen
States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Artsakh Palestine South Ossetia Taiwan (Republic of China)
Former	China Empire Republic (1912–1949) Dutch East Indies East Turkestan (Second Republic) People's Republic of Kampuchea Imperial Iran Imperial Japan Army Navy Korea Empire Liberation Army Kingdom of Laos Manchukuo Mengjiang Mongolian People's Republic Vietnam State South South Yemen Tibet Tuva
Comparative	Army Officers Enlisted Navy Officers Enlisted Air force Officers Enlisted

Europe

Albania Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Army Navy Air Force Home Guard Estonia Finland France Army Navy Gendarmerie Air and Space Force Foresters Germany Georgia Greece Hungary Iceland Land Forces Coast Guard Ireland Italy Army Navy Air Force Carabinieri Finance Guard Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg North Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Army Navy Air Force Cossacks Between 1994 and 2010 San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom Army officers Army other ranks Navy officers Navy ratings Air Force officers Air Force other ranks Vatican
States with limited recognition	Kosovo Northern Cyprus Transnistria
Former	Albania Kingdom People's Socialist Republic Austria–Hungary Army Navy Bulgaria Kingdom People's Republic Independent State of Croatia Czechoslovakia German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany Army Navy Air Force East Germany Kingdom of Greece Army Navy Air Force France Napoleonic Grand Army Hungary Kingdom People's Republic Italy Kingdom Social Republic Ottoman Empire Polish People's Republic Republika Srpska Romania Kingdom Socialist Republic Russian Empire White Movement Slovakia (First Republic) Soviet Union 1918–35 1935–40 1940–43 1943–55 1955–91 Spain 2nd Republic Army Navy Air Force State Yugoslavia Kingdom Socialist Federal Republic Federal Republic
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Oceania

Australia Fiji New Zealand Papua New Guinea Tonga Vanuatu
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Language

Anglophone	Army Officers Enlisted Navy Officers Enlisted Air force Officers Enlisted
Arabophone	Army Officers Enlisted Navy Officers Enlisted Air force Officers Enlisted
Francophone	Army Officers Enlisted Navy Officers Enlisted Air force Officers Enlisted
Hispanophone	Army Officers Enlisted Navy Officers Enlisted Air force Officers Enlisted
Lusophone	Army Officers Enlisted Navy Officers Enlisted Air force Officers Enlisted Military police Officers Enlisted