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Comparative army officer ranks of Post-Soviet states

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Rank comparison chart of all armies of Post-Soviet states.[1][2]

Officers (OF 1–10)[]

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
Armenia Armenia
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Army general
Բանակի գեներալ 		Colonel general
գեներալ- գնդապետ 		Lieutenant general
գեներալ- լեյտենանտ 		Major general
գեներալ-մայոր 		Colonel
գնդապետ 		Lieutenant Colonel
գնդապետ-լեյտենանտ 		Major
մայոր 		Captain
կապիտան 		Senior Lieutenant
ավագ լեյտենանտ 		Lieutenant
լեյտենանտ 		Junior Lieutenant
կրտսեր լեյտենանտ


Azerbaijan Azerbaijan
(Edit) 		No equivalent
 Unknown
general-polkovnik general-leytenant general-mayor polkovnik polkovnik-leytenant mayor kapitan baş leytenant leytenant kiçik leytenant


 Belarus Army[3]
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Верховный главнокомандующий
Verkhovnyy glavnokomanduyushchiy 		Ґенэрал-палкоўнік
G̀jeneral-palkoŭnik 		Ґенэрал-лейтэнант
G̀jeneral-liejtenant 		Ґенэрал-маёр
G̀jeneral-major 		Палкоўнік
Palkoŭnik 		Падпалкоўнік
Padpalkoŭnik 		Маёр
Major 		Капітан
Kapitan 		Старшы лейтэнант
Staršy liejtenant 		Лейтэнант
Liejtenant 		Малодшы лейтэнант
Malodšy liejtenant
 Estonia Army[4]
[]
Kindral Kindralleitnant Kindralmajor Brigaadikindral Kolonel Kolonelleitnant Major Kapten Leitnant Nooremleitnant Lipnik
Georgia (country) Georgia
(Edit) 		No equivalent No equivalent
General
(გენერალი) 		Lieutenant General
(გენერალ ლეიტენანტი) 		Major General
(გენერალ მაიორი) 		Brigadier
(ბრიგადის გენერალი) 		Colonel
(პოლკოვნიკი) 		Lieutenant Colonel
(ლეიტენანტ პოლკოვნიკი) 		Major
(მაიორი) 		Captain
(კაპიტანი) 		Senior Lieutenant
(უფროსი ლეიტენანტი) 		Lieutenant
(ლეიტენანტი) 		Junior Lieutenant
(უმცროსი ლეიტენანტი)


Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan
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Commander-in-Chief General of the Army
(Армия Генералы) 		Colonel general
(Генерал-Полҝвниҝ) 		Lieutenant general
(Генерал-лейтенант) 		Major general
(Генерал-майор) 		Colonel
(Полковник) 		Lieutenant Colonel
(Подполковник) 		Major
(Майор) 		Captain
(Капитан) 		Senior Lieutenant
(Аға лейтенант) 		Lieutenant
(лейтенант) 		Kursant


Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan
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 Unknown
Генерал-полковник Генерал-лейтенант Генерал-майор Полковник Подполковник Майор Капитан Улук лейтенант Лейтенант Кенже лейтенант


Latvia Latvia

(Edit) 		No equivalent No equivalent
Ģenerālleitnants Ģenerālmajors Brigādes Ģenerālis Pulkvedis Pulkvežleitnants Majors Kapteinis Virsleitnants Leitnants Kadets
Lithuania Lithuania
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Generolas leitenantas Generolas majoras Brigados generolas Pulkininkas Pulkininkas leitenantas Majoras Kapitonas Vyresnysis leitenantas Leitenantas Kariūnas
Moldova Moldova
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General de Corp de Armată General de Divizie General de Brigadă Colonel Locotenent-Colonel Maior Căpitan Locotenent-Major Locotenent Cursant


Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
 Russia Army[5]
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 Marshal of the Russian Federation Army General Colonel General Lieutenant General Major General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Senior Lieutenant Lieutenant Junior Lieutenant
Маршал Российской Федерации
Marshal Rossiyskoy Federatsii 		Генерал армии
General armii 		Генерал-полковник
General-polkovnik 		Генерал-лейтенант
General-leytenant 		Генерал-майор
General-mayor 		Полковник
Polkovnik 		Подполковник
Podpolkovnik 		Майор
Mayor 		Kапитан
Kapitan 		Старший лейтенант
Starshiy leytenant 		Лейтенант
Leytenant 		Mладший лейтенант
Mladshiy leytenant
Tajikistan Tajikistan
(Edit) 		No equivalent
Army General
(Генерали артиш) 		Colonel General
(Генерал-полковник) 		Lieutenant General
(Генерал-лейтенант) 		Major General
(Генерал-майор) 		Colonel
(Полковник) 		Lieutenant Colonel
(Подполковник) 		Major
(Майор) 		Captain
(Капитан) 		First Lieutenant
(Лейтенанти калон) 		Lieutenant
(Лейтенант) 		Second Lieutenant
(Лейтенанти хурд) 		Officer Cadet
(Курсант)


Turkmenistan Turkmenistan
(Edit) 		No equivalent
General-polkovnik General-leýtenant General-maýor Polkovnik Podpolkovnik Maýor Kapitan Uly leýtenant Leýtenant Kiçi leýtenant Harby talyp


Ukraine Ukraine
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General of the army of Ukraine
(Генерал армії України) 		Colonel General
(Генерал-полковник) 		Lieutenant General
(Генерал-лейтенант) 		Major General
(Генерал-майор) 		Brigadier General
(Бригадний генерал) 		Colonel
(Полковник) 		Lieutenant Colonel
(Підполковник) 		Major
(Майор) 		Captain
(Капітан) 		Senior Lieutenant
(Старший лейтенант) 		Lieutenant
(Лейтенант) 		Junior Lieutenant
(Хорунжий) 		Officer cadet
(курсант)


Uzbekistan Uzbekistan
(Edit) 		No equivalent Unknown
Armiya Generali General-Polkovnik General-Leytenant General-Mayor Polkovnik Podpolkovnik Mayor Kaptain Katta Leytenant Leytenant Kichik Leytenant


Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers

References[]

  1. ↑ Van Elsuwege, Peter (2008). From Soviet Republics to Eu Member States: A Legal and Political Assessment of the Baltic States' Accession to the EU. Studies in EU External Relations. 1. BRILL. p. xxii. ISBN 9789004169456. 
  2. ↑ Smith, David James (2001). Estonia. Routledge. p. 20. ISBN 0-415-26728-5. https://books.google.com/?id=lx-UmTnLJv0C&pg=PR20&dq. 
  3. ↑ "Указ Президента Республики Беларусь от 21.07.2009 N 388 "О военной форме одежды, знаках различия по воинским званиям и внесении дополнений в Указ Президента Республики Беларусь от 9 июня 2006 г. N 383"" (in ru). Government of Belarus. http://pravo.levonevsky.org/bazaby11/republic09/text814.htm. 
  4. ↑ "Sümboolika: Maaväe Auastmed" (in et). Estonian Defence Forces. https://mil.ee/kaitsevagi/kaitsevae-symboolika/#t-maavae-auastmed. 
  5. ↑ "Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 11 марта 2010 года № 293 "О военной форме одежды, знаках различия военнослужащих и ведомственных знаках отличия"" (in ru). Российской газеты. 12 March 2010. https://rg.ru/2010/03/12/forma-dok.html. 

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