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World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations | Last Updated 15.04.2019 |
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World War II Armed Forces — Orders of Battle and Organizations | Last Updated 15.04.2019 |
| • | Belgian Army & Air Force | US Army and USAAF equivalent rank | ||
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| In French | In Dutch | Abbreviation | Title | |
| G3 | Lieutenant-général | Luitenant-generaal | LTG | Lieutenant General |
| G2 | Major-général | Generaal-majoor | MG | Major General |
| G1 | Colonel-brigadier [1] | Kolonel-brigadier [1] | BG | Brigadier General
(lit.: Brigadier Colonel) |
| O6 | Colonel | Kolonel | COL | Colonel |
| O5 | Lieutenant-colonel | Luitenant-kolonel | LTC | Lieutenant Colonel |
| O4 | Major | Majoor | MAJ | Major |
| O3a | Capitaine-commandant
(also known as Commandant) |
Kapitein-commandant
(also known as Commandant) |
Sr.CPT | (Senior Captain)
(Did not exist in US Forces) |
| O3 | Capitaine | Kapitein
Ritmeester (Cavalry only) |
CPT | Captain |
| O2 | Lieutenant | Luitenant | 1LT | 1st Lieutenant |
| O1 | Sous-lieutenant | Onder-luitenant | 2LT | 2nd Lieutenant |
| [1] In the Belgian Armed Forces, a Colonel-brigadier / Kolonel-brigadier was considered as a field grade officer, not a general. | |
| Suffixes to ranks: | |
| (BEM) | Breveté d'État Major
French for: General Staff Officer |
| (BMA) | Brevet Militaire Administrateu
French for: Military Administration Staff Officer |
| (MAB) | Militair Administratiebevret
Dutch for: Military Administration Staff Officer |
| (SBH) | Staf Brevet Houder
Dutch for: General Staff Officer |
