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The Military ranks of Austria (or Ranks of the Bundesheer) are the military insignia used by the Austrian Armed Forces. Austria is a landlocked country and has no navy.

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Cap
Service uniform
Field uniform
			General		Generalleutnant		Generalmajor		Brigadier		Oberst		Oberstleutnant		Major		Hauptmann		Oberleutnant			Leutnant
Official translation			General		Lieutenant general		Major general		Brigadier general		Colonel		Lieutenant colonel		Major		Captain		First lieutenant			Second lieutenant
Equivalent NATO code	OF-9				OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1

Student officer ranks

Rank group	Student officer
Cap
Service uniform
Field uniform
	Fähnrich
Official translation	Officer cadet

Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Rank group	Non-commissioned officer																						Enlisted
Cap
Service uniform
Field uniform
	Vizeleutnant			Offiziersstellvertreter			Oberstabswachtmeister		Stabswachtmeister		Oberwachtmeister						Wachtmeister						Zugsführer				Korporal		Gefreiter						Rekrut
Official translation	Warrant officer I			Warrant officer II			Warrant officer III		Staff sergeant		Master sergeant						Sergeant						Master corporal				Corporal		Lance corporal						Private
Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1

Special case military gymnasium

Pupils (German: Zöglinge) of the Military gymnasium wear black shoulder rank insignias on their dress uniform. On the duty suits black mounting loops have to be worn. However, the particular insignia has to be in line with actual school level. The appropriate school year is symbolised by a small golden strip.

Possible appointments in correlation to rank or grade

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Additions

To the rank or grade might be (among others) added addendums as follows.

e.g.: MjrA (major physician), Lt aD (lieutenant off duty), ObstdG (colonel of the general staff service), HptmdhmtD (captain of the higher military technical service), ObstltdIntD (lieutenant colonel of the commissariat service), Olt dRes (first lieutenant of the reserve), Bgdr iR (general brigadier retired).

Historic ranks

Commissioned officer ranks

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
1918–1920
											Oberst		Oberstleutnant		Major		Hauptmann / Rittmeister				Oberleutnant		Leutnant
1920–1923
					General				Generalmajor / Obersbrigadier		Oberst		Oberstleutnant		Major		Stabshauptmann / Stabsrittmeister		Hauptmann / Rittmeister		Oberleutnant		Leutnant
1923–1933
					General der Waffengattung				Generalmajor		Oberst		Oberstleutnant		Major		Stabshauptmann / Stabsrittmeister		Hauptmann / Rittmeister		Oberleutnant		Leutnant
1933–1938
					General der Waffengattung		Feldmarschall-Leutnant		Generalmajor		Oberst		Oberstleutnant		Major		Hauptmann / Rittmeister				Oberleutnant		Leutnant

See also

• Waffenfarbe (Austria)
• Rank insignia of the Austro-Hungarian armed forces

Notes

1. ^ While Austria is not a member of NATO, it does have an official conversion.
2. Introduced in 1923.
3. General until 1929.

References

1. ^ bundesheer.
2. "915 der Beilagen zu den Stenographischen Protokollen des Nationalrates XX. GP" (PDF). Österreichisches Parlament. 10 December 1997. p. 51. Retrieved 19 November 2010. Im Hinblick auf die geplante Öffnung des Bundesheeres für freiwillige militärische Dienstleistungen von Frauen soll der niederste militärische Dienstgrad statt derzeit "Wehrmann" künftig einheitlich für beide Geschlechter mit dem Begriff "Rekrut" bezeichnet werden.
3. "Austria: Uniforms and Insignia." *Vedomstva Uniforma*. Accessed November 8, 2024. (http://www.vedomstva-uniforma.ru/mundir6/austria/index.html).
4. "Austrian Armed Forces (1920-1923)". UniformInsignia.net. UniformInsignia.net. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
5. "Austrian Armed Forces (1923-1933)". UniformInsignia.net. UniformInsignia.net. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
6. Handbook 1937, Table VI–VII.

• Handbuch der Österreichischen Uniformen (in German) (2nd ed.). Vienna: Patria Verlag. 1937. Retrieved 6 July 2023.

External links

• "Rank Insignias". bundesheer.at. Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
• "Dienstgrade des Österreichischen Bundesheeres" (PDF). bundesheer.at (in German). Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
• "Laufbahn und Ausbildung - Offizier" [Career and Training - Officer]. bundesheer.at (in German). Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
• "Laufbahn und Ausbildung - Unteroffizier" [Career and Training - NCOs]. bundesheer.at (in German). Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

• Military ranks of Austria