French Army Ranks

French Army		•	US Army
Designation	Abbrev.	•	Designation	Abbrev.
Meréchal de France [1]	Mar	G5	General of the Army	GA
Général d'Armee	GdA	G4	General	GEN
Général de Corps d'Armee	GCA	G3	Lieutenant General	LTG
Général de Division – Médecin Général Inspecteur – Indendent Général 1ére Class	GdD	G2	Major General – Major General in the Medical Service – Major General in the Quartermaster Service	MG
Général de Brigade – Médecin Général – Pharmacien Général – Indendent Général 2éme Class – Vétérinaire Général	GdB	G1	Brigadier General – Brigadier General in the Medical Service – Brigadier General in the Pharmacy Service – Brigadier General in the Quartermaster Service – Brigadier General in the Veterinary Service	BG
Colonel	Cel or Col	O6	Colonel	COL
Lieutenant-Colonel	Lcl	O5	Lieutenant-Colonel	LTC
Commandant – Chef de Bataillon – Chef d'Escadron	Cde	O4	Major – Major (Infantry) – Major (Cavalry and Artillery)	MAJ
Capitaine	Cne	O3	Captain	CPT
Lieutenant	Ltn	O2	1st Lieutenant	1LT
Sous-Lieutenant	SLt	O1	2nd Lieutenant	2LT
Adjudant-Chef – Adjudant-Chef des Armes à Pied – Adjudant-Chef des Armes à Cheval	AC	W2	Chief Warrant Officer – Chief Warrant Officer (Infantry) – Chief Warrant Officer (Cavalry)	WO2
Adjudant	Adj	W1	Warrant Officer, Junior Grade	WO1
[1] Was not a real rank, but an honorific.