Military ranks of the Netherlands armed forces
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The Military ranks of the Netherlands armed forces are the military insignia used by the armed forces of the Netherlands.[1]
Royal Netherlands Army
Current ranks
- Officer ranks
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| Generaal | Luitenant-generaal | Generaal-majoor | Brigadegeneraal | Kolonel | Luitenant-kolonel | Majoor | Kapitein/ Ritmeester |
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| English translation | General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Officer cadet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Enlisted ranks
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| Adjudant-onderofficier | Sergeant-majoor | Sergeant der 1e klasse | Sergeant | Korporaal der 1e klasse | Korporaal | Soldaat der 1e klasse | Soldaat der 2e klasse | Soldaat der 3e klasse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Adjudant-onderofficier | Opperwachtmeester | Wachtmeester der 1e klasse | Wachtmeester | Korporaal der 1e klasse | Korporaal | Kanonier der 1e klasse | Kanonier der 2e klasse | Kanonier der 3e klasse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Adjudant-onderofficier | Opperwachtmeester | Wachtmeester der 1e klasse | Wachtmeester | Korporaal der 1e klasse | Korporaal | Huzaar der 1e klasse | Huzaar der 2e klasse | Huzaar der 3e klasse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Adjudant-onderofficier | Sergeant-majoor | Sergeant der 1e klasse | Sergeant | Korporaal der 1e klasse | Korporaal | Soldaat der 1e klasse | Soldaat der 2e klasse | Soldaat der 3e klasse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| English translation | Warrant officer | Sergeant Major/ Senior watch master |
Sergeant first class/ Watch master first class |
Sergeant/ Watch master |
Corporal first class | Corporal | Private first class | Private second class | Private third class | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NATO code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Dutch titles for privates are:
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Timeline of ranks
- Officer ranks
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| Vaandeldrager | Adjudant | Opperwachtmeester | Wachtmeester der 1e klasse | Wachtmeester | Brigadier[11] | Huzaar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Adjudant | Opperwachtmeester | Wachtmeester der 1e klasse | Wachtmeester | Brigadier | Huzaar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Adjudant | Sergeant-majoor/ Opperwachtmeester |
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| Adjudant | Opzichter | Sergeant-majoor/ Opperwachtmeester |
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Sergeant/Wachtmeester | Korporaal der 1e klasse | Korporaal | Soldaat/Huzaar/ Kanonier der 1e klasse |
Soldaat/Huzaar/ Kanonier der 2e klasse |
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| NATO code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Royal Netherlands Air Force
Current ranks
- Officer ranks
| NATO code | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF(D) | Student officer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Generaal | Luitenant-generaal | Generaal-majoor | Commodore | Kolonel | Luitenant-kolonel | Majoor | Kapitein | Eerste luitenant | Tweede luitenant | Vaandrig | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| English translation | General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Commodore | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Officer cadet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Other
The rank insignia worn by the king when in Air Force uniform.
- Enlisted ranks
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| Adjudant-Onderofficier | Sergeant-majoor | Sergeant der 1e klasse | Sergeant | Korporaal der 1e klasse | Korporaal | Soldaat der 1ste klasse | Soldaat der 2de klasse | Soldaat der 3de klasse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| English translation | Warrant officer | Sergeant Major | Sergeant first class | Sergeant | Corporal first class | Corporal | Private first class | Private second class | Private third class | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Timeline of ranks
| NATO code | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF(D) | Student officer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Royal Netherlands Air Force circa 1961/1963[12] |
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| Generaal | Luitenant-generaal | Generaal-majoor | Commodore | Kolonel | Luitenant-kolonel | Majoor | Kapitein | Eerste-luitenant | Tweede-luitenant | Vaandrig | Kader[13] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Royal Netherlands Air Force circa 1963-1977[12] |
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| Technisch Opzichter | Adjudant-Onderofficier/Opzichter | Sergeant-majoor | Sergeant der 1e klasse | Sergeant | Korporaal der 1e klasse | Korporaal | Soldaat der 1ste klasse | Soldaat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current ranks
- Officer ranks
| NATO code | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF(D) | Student officer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Luitenant-Admiraal | Vice-Admiraal | Schout-bij-Nacht | Commandeur | Kapitein ter zee | Kapitein-luitenant ter zee | Luitenant ter zee der 1ste klasse | Luitenant ter zee der 2de klasse oudste categorie | Luitenant ter zee der 2de klasse | Luitenant ter zee der 3de klasse | Sergeant-Adelborst | Korporaal-Adelborst | Adelborst
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| Generaal | Lieutenant-generaal | Generaal-majoor | Brigade-generaal | Kolonel | Lieutenant-kolonel | Majoor | Kapitein | 1e Luitenant | 2e Luitenant | Sergeant-adelborst | Korporaal-adelborst | Adelborst | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| English equivalent | Admiral, General |
Vice Admiral, Lieutenant General |
Rear Admiral, Major General |
Commodore, Brigadier |
Captain, Colonel |
Commander, Lieutenant Colonel |
Lieutenant Commander, Major |
Lieutenant, Captain |
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- Enlisted ranks
| NATO code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Adjudant onderofficer/ Opperschipper |
Sergeant-majoor/ Schipper |
Sergeant/ Bootsman |
Korporaal/ Kwartiermeester |
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| Adjudant onderofficer | Sergeant-majoor | Sergeant | Korporaal | Marinier der 1e klasse | Marinier der 2e klasse | Marinier der 3e klasse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| English equivalent | Warrant Officer | Chief Petty Officer/ Sergeant Major |
Petty Officer 1st Class/ Sergeant |
Petty Officer 2nd Class/ Corporal |
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Timeline of changes
Royal Marechaussee
Current ranks
- Officer ranks
| NATO code | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF(D) | Student officer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Enlisted ranks
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- Enlisted ranks
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Overseas forces
- Officer ranks
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- Enlisted ranks
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Former ranks
- (Veld)Maarschalk (Field) Marshal), OF-10 of the Royal Netherlands Army, abolished in 1914.[citation needed]
- Further in the past there were other ranks: Admiraal-generaal (General admiral), Luitenant-admiraal-generaal (Lieutenant General Admiral), and Kapitein-generaal (Captain General).[citation needed]
- The Technisch Opzichter (Technical Supervisor) and Opzichter (Supervisor) ranks were discontinued in 1977.[citation needed]
- The rank of Kapelmeester (Bandmaster) has been discontinued (the insignia was the same as that of Adjudant).[citation needed]
- The rank of Onderluitenant (Under Lieutenant) existed in the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army. An Onderluitenant was the highest non-commissioned officer rank, between adjudant-onderofficier and tweede luitenant. After demobilizing the KNIL, professional soldiers were allowed to return or transfer to the Royal Netherlands Army or the Militaire Luchtvaart (the predecessor of the Royal Netherlands Air Force), while maintaining their rank. The rank insignia for Onderluitenant in the KNIL (and later the Royal Army) consisted of two dots. Onderluitenant Jacques Willem van Asdonck (Rangkasbitung, West Java, 1914) was the last Onderluitenant to leave active service in 1969.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "The rank insignias of the Netherlands armed forces". 19 December 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "De rangonderscheidingstekens van de krijgsmacht" (PDF) (in Dutch). Ministry of Defence (Netherlands). 19 December 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Dutch army strategy and armament in WWII". War over Holland. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "Rangen en standen" [Ranks and Standings]. De Slaag om de Grebberberg (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Bij alle wapens" [With all weapons]. NIMH Beeldbank (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "General Tans at lunch". NIMH Beeldbank (in Dutch). 1955. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Portret van gen H.G. Winkelman". NIMH Beeldbank (in Dutch). 1945. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ Mollo 2001, p. 47.
- ^ "De vaandeldragers van nederland 1910" [The standard bearers of the Netherlands 1910]. NMM (in Dutch).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b "Kraagspiegels 1940" [Collar mirrors 1940]. NIMH Beeldbank (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Bij de Cavalerie" [At the Cavalry]. NIMH Beeldbank (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ a b "De Koninklijke Luchtmacht; rangen en standen alsmede de squadronemblemen" [The Royal Air Force; ranks and positions as well as the squadrons emblems.]. NIMH Beeldbank (in Dutch). 10 April 1963. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "De eerste officiële vlaggenparade bij de Luchtmacht Kaderschool (LKS), waarbij het leerlingenembleem wordt toegekend. Hier de afbeelding van het leerlingenembleem" [The first official flag parade at the Air Force Framework School (LKS), where the student emblem is awarded. Here is the image of the student logo.]. NIMH Beeldbank (in Dutch). 3 February 1961. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Rangen en standen van de Koninklijke Marine" (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- Mollo, Andrew (2001). The Armed Forces of World War II: Uniforms, Insignia & Organisation. Leicester: Silverdale books. ISBN 1-85605-603-1.
External links
- Aanbieding van het gedenkboek van de T-Brigade "Tussen sawahs en bergen" door de commandant van de Brigade, kolonel D.R.A. van Langen, aan de commandant B-Divisie, generaal-majoor J.K. Meyer.
- Onderofficieren van de Kader School Infanterie, gevestigd op de Isabella kazerne in Den Bosch (Vught), kijken naar een sportwedstrijd.
- Sergeant der Luchtvaartafdeeling (LVA) Hansen.
- Genisten (officieren, onderofficieren en minderen) in de houding op een voltooide schipbrug.
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