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  2. Comparative officer ranks of World War II - Wikipedia

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    First lieutenant: Second lieutenant: United States Navy [50] Fleet admiral: Admiral: Vice admiral: Rear admiral: Commodore [b] Captain: Commander: Lieutenant commander: Lieutenant: Lieutenant (junior grade) Ensign: Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers Red Army (Since Oct. 1943) [c] [51] [52]

  3. United States Army enlisted rank insignia of World War II

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    The U.S. Army enlisted rank insignia that was used during World War II differs from the current system.The color scheme used for the insignia's chevron design was defined as golden olive drab chevrons on a dark blue-black wool background for wear on "winter" uniform dress coats and dress shirts or silvery-khaki chevrons on a dark blue-black cotton background for wear on the various types of ...

  4. United States Army officer rank insignia - Wikipedia

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    First lieutenant: Second lieutenant: 1902–1917: 1944–1959: 1959–2015 [23] 2015–2020: General of the Army: General: Lieutenant general: Major general: Brigadier general: Colonel: Lieutenant colonel: Major: Captain: First lieutenant: Second lieutenant: Uniformed services pay grade Special grade O-10 O-9 O-8 O-7 O-6 O-5 O-4 O-3 O-2 O-1 ...

  5. List of ranks used by the United States Army - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of every rank used by the United States Army, with dates showing each rank's beginning and end. Ranks used to the end of the Revolutionary War are shown as ending on June 2, 1784. This is the date that the Continental Army was ordered to be demobilized; [1] actual demobilization took until June 20.

  6. Second lieutenant - Wikipedia

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    The rank of second lieutenant has existed in the Bangladesh Army and Bangladesh Navy since the Liberation War. It is a rank below Lieutenant and a rank above Master Warrant Officer. In the army, a second lieutenant serves as the administrative officer or staff officer in a unit. [14] In the Navy, the rank of second lieutenant does not exist.

  7. Ranks and insignia of the Waffen-SS - Wikipedia

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    This table contains the final ranks and insignia of the Waffen-SS, which were in use from April 1942 to May 1945, in comparison to the Wehrmacht. [1] The highest ranks of the combined SS ( German : Gesamt-SS ) was that of Reichsführer-SS and Oberster Führer der SS ; however, there was no Waffen-SS equivalent to these positions.

  8. Talk:List of comparative military ranks - Wikipedia

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    In the RN, Sub Lieutenant is junior to army (1st) Lieutenant and airforce equivalent, but still senior to 2nd Lieutenant. now on table. The NATO code for Subaltern grades such as First and Second Lieutenant is OF-1 in both cases as in operational terms the former may be considered just a higher version of the latter. a discussion item

  9. James L. Harris - Wikipedia

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    James Lindell Harris [1] (June 27, 1916 – October 7, 1944) was a United States Army officer and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II.