Ranking Systems compared
| Royal Air Force | USAAF | German | Finnish | Italian |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Equivalent | No Equivalent | Reichmarshall | No Equivalent | No Equivalent |
| Marshal Of The RAF - Motf | General (5 Star) - Gen5. |   Generalfeldmarschall |
No Equivalent | Maresciallo dell'Aria |
| Air Chief Marshal - Acm. | General (4 Star) - Gen4. |   Generaloberst - Genobst |
No Equivalent | Generale d'Armata Aerea |
| Air Marshal - Air Mar. | Lieutenant General - Lt. Gen. |   General der Flieger - GDFlg. |
No Equivalent |
 Generale di Squadra Aerea |
| Air Vice Marshall - Air VMar | Major General - Maj. Gen |   Generalleutnant - Genlt. |
No Equivalent |
 Generale di Divisione Aerea |
| Air Commodore - Air Cdre. | Brigadier General - Brig. Gen |   Generalmajor - Genmaj. |
No Equivalent |
 Generale di Brigata Aerea |
 Group Captain - Gp. Capt. |
 Colonel - Col |
  Oberst - Obst. |
 Eversti - Ev. |
 Colonnello |
 Wing Commander-Wing Cdr. |
 Lieutenant Colonel - Lt. Col. |
  Oberstleutnant - Obstlt. |
 Everstiluutnantti - Evl. |
 Tenente Colonnello |
 Squadron Leader - Sqd. Ldr. |
 Major - Maj. |
  Major - Maj. |
 Majuri - Maj. |
 Maggiore |
 Flight Lieutenant - Flt. Lt. |
 Captain - Capt. |
Rittmeister - Ritt. |  Kapteeni - Kapt. |
 Capitano |
Flight Lieutenant - Flt. Lt. |
Captain - Capt. |
  Hauptmann - Hptm. |
Kapteeni - Kapt. |
Capitano |
| No Equivalent | No Equivalent |   Oberleutnant - Oblt. |
 Yliluutnantti - Ylil. |
No Equivalent |
 Flying Officer - Flg. Off. |
 First Lieutenant - 1st Lt. |
No Equivalent |  Luutnantti - Ltn. |
 Tenente |
 Pilot Officer - Plt. Off. |
 Second Lieutenant - 2nd Lt. |
  Leutnant - Lt. |
 Vänrikki - Vänr. |
 Sottotenente |
| Warrant Officer 1st class - Wt. Off. |  Flight Officer - Flt. Off. |
Oberfähnrich - Obfhr. |  Lentomestari - Lentm. |
 Maresciallo 1a Cl. |
| Sernior Warrant Officer - ? | No Equivalent |   Stabsfeldwebel - Stabsfw |
 Ylivääpeli - Yliv. |
 Maresciallo 2a Cl. |
| Warrant Officer 2nd class - Wt Off | 
 (Sr. Off. Candidate) |
No Equivalent |  Vääpeli - Vääp. |
 Maresciallo 3a Cl. |
| Sergeant Major | Sergeant Major | Hauptfeldwebel - Hptfw. | No Equivalent | |
| Flight Sergeant - Flt.Sgt. |  Master Sergeant - MSgt. |
 Oberfeldwebel - Obfw. |
No Equivalent |
 Sergente maggiore |
| Sergeant - Sgt. |  Technical Sergeant - TSgt. |
  Feldwebel - Fw. |
 Ylikersantti - Ylik. |
 Sergente |
| Sergeant - Sgt. |  Sergeant - Sgt. |
  Unterfeldwebel - Ufw. |
 Kersantti - Kers. |
No Equivalent |
| Corporal - Cpl. |  Corporal - Cpl. |
 Unteroffizier - Untff. |
 Alikersantti - Alik. |
No Equivalent |
| Corporal - Cpl | No Equivalent | Stabsgefreiter - stabsgefr. | No Equivalent | No Equivalent |
| No Equivalent | Sergeant |   Hauptgefreiter - Hptgefr. |
No Equivalent |
 Aviere Capo |
| Leading Aircraftsman - La. | No Equivalent |   Obergefreiter - Obgerf. |
No Equivalent |
 1° Aviere |
| Aircraftsman 1st Class - A1c |  Private First Class - PFC. |
 Gefreiter - Gefr. |
No Equivalent |
 Aviere Scelto |
| Aircraftsman 2nd Class - A2c |  Private - Pvt. |
 Flieger - Flgr. |
No Equivalent |
 Aviere |
| Flight Sergeant - Flt Sgt | (Officer Candidate) | Faehnrich - Fhr. | No Equivalent | No Equivalent |
