Military ranks of Denmark
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The military ranks of Denmark are the military insignia used by the Danish Defence. The ranks are split into two overall categories befalingsmænd (lit. 'commanders') and menige (lit. 'privates'), with befalingsmænd being further split into officerer (lit. 'commissioned officers') and underofficerer (lit. 'sub-officers').[1]
Commissioned officer ranks
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The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
| NATO code | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | ||||||||||||||
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| Rank group[2] | Leadership level (Chefniveau) | Management level (Lederniveau) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| General | Generalløjtnant | Generalmajor | Brigadegeneral | Oberst | Oberstløjtnant | Major | Kaptajn | Premierløjtnant | Løjtnant | Sekondløjtnant | ||||||||||||||
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| Admiral | Viceadmiral | Kontreadmiral | Flotilleadmiral | Kommandør | Kommandørkaptajn | Orlogskaptajn | Kaptajnløjtnant | Premierløjtnant | Løjtnant | |||||||||||||||
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| General | Generalløjtnant | Generalmajor | Brigadegeneral | Oberst | Oberstløjtnant | Major | Kaptajn | Premierløjtnant | Løjtnant | Sekondløjtnant | ||||||||||||||
| Danish pay grade[6] | M406 | M405 | M404 | M403 | M402 | M401 | M332 M331 M322 |
M321 | M312 | M311 | M310 | |||||||||||||
Other ranks
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The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
| NATO code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank group[2] | Middle management level (Mellemlederniveau) | Manual level (Manuelt niveau) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chefsergent | Seniorsergent | Oversergent | Sergent | Sergent (Officerselev) |
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| Chefsergent | Seniorsergent | Oversergent | Sergent | Sergent SØ | Korporal | Marinespecialist | Marineoverkonstabel | Marinekonstabel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Chefsergent | Seniorsergent | Oversergent | Sergent | Sergent (Officerselev) |
Korporal | Flyverspecialist | Flyveroverkonstabel | Flyverkonstabel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Danish pay grade[6] | M232 | M231 | M221 | M212 | M211 | M113 | M112 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Joint ranks
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| Generalauditør | Auditør | Auditørfuldmægtig | ||
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| Civil, chefniveau | Civil, lederniveau | Civil, mellemniveau | Civil, manuelt niveau | |
| Medical[7][8] |
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| Speciallæge/ Special tandlæge |
Læge/tandlæge uden auto. til selvstændig virke |
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| Afdelingssygeplejerske | 1. assistent | Sygeplejeassistent | ||
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See also
[edit]- Ranks and insignia of Royal Danish Army
- Ranks and insignia of Royal Danish Navy
- Ranks and insignia of Royal Danish Air Force
References
[edit]- ^ Hertz, Michael; Petersen, Karsten Skjold. "Militære grader". Lex – Danmarks Nationalleksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 5 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Bekendtgørelse om militære grader mv. for personel i det militære forsvar". retsinformation.dk (in Danish). 24 March 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Hærens Gradstegn" (PDF). forsvaret.dk (in Danish). Danish Defence. October 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Flyvevåbnets Gradstegn" (PDF). forsvaret.dk (in Danish). Danish Defence. October 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Historik". forpers.dk (in Danish). Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f "Værnsfælles gradstegn" (PDF). Forsvaret (in Danish). Danish Defence. October 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ a b c Hærchefsergent (March 2021). "FKOBST H. 628-1: Uniformsbestemmelser for Hæren" (PDF) (in Danish). pp. 36–37. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2025.