Military ranks of the Independent State of Croatia

The Ranks of the Independent State of Croatia Armed Forces are the ranks used by the Independent State of Croatia, it had similar insignia to those of the Armed Forces of Nazi Germany.^[1]

Officers

Rank group	General/flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Ustaše Militia^[2]
							Krilnik				Pukovnik		Podpukovnik		Bojnik		Nadsatnik	Satnik	Natporučnik			Poručnik			Zastavnik
Croatian Home Guard^[3]
	Vojskovodja		General pukovnik		General poručnik		General				Pukovnik		Podpukovnik		Bojnik		Nadsatnik	Satnik	Natporučnik			Poručnik			Zastavnik
Air Force of the Independent State of Croatia^[4] v t e
	Vojskovodja		General		Podmaršal		General bojnik				Pukovnik		Podpukovnik		Bojnik		Nadsatnik	Satnik	Natporučnik		Poručnik		Zastavnik
Navy of the Independent State of Croatia^[5]
			Admiral		Vice-admiral		Kontra-admiral				Kapetan bojnog broda		Kapetan fregate		Kapetan korvete		Poručnik bojnog broda		Poručnik fregate		Poručnik korvete		Pomorski zastavnik
Croatian Armed Forces (1944-1945)^[citation needed] v t e
			General pukovnik		General poručnik		General				Pukovnik		Podpukovnik		Bojnik		Nadsatnik	Satnik	Natporučnik			Poručnik			Zastavnik
Rank group	General/flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet

Rank flags

Army^[6]
	Vojskovodja	General pukovnik	General poručnik	General
Navy^[6]
		Admiral	Vice-admiral	Kontra-admiral

Enlisted and NCOs

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Ustaše Militia^[2]
	Časnički namjesnik						Stožerni stražnik										Vodnik						Dovodnik				Rojnik		Dorojnik						Vojničar
Croatian Home Guard^[3]
	Časnički namjesnik						Stožerni stražnik				Narednik						Vodnik										Razvodnik		Desetnik						Domobran
Navy of the Independent State of Croatia^[5]
	Časnički namjesnik						Stožerni stražnik				Narednik						Vodnik										Razvodnik		Desetnik						Mornar
Air Force of the Independent State of Croatia^[4] v t e
	Časnički namjesnik						Stožerni Narednik				Narednik						Vodnik										Razvodnik		Desetnik						Zrakoplovac
Croatian Armed Forces (1944-1945)^[citation needed] v t e
	Časnički namjesnik						Stožerni stražnik				Stražnik						Vodnik						Rojnik				Dorojnik		Strielac						Vojnik
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted

References

1. Uniformen der Kroatischen Wehrmacht (in German). May 1942.
2. Littlejohn, David (1994). Foreign Legions Of The Third Reich Vol. 3 (2nd ed.). San Jose: Bender Publishing. p. 220. ISBN 0-912138-29-7.
3. Littlejohn, David (1994). Foreign Legions Of The Third Reich Vol. 3 (2nd ed.). San Jose: Bender Publishing. pp. 179–181. ISBN 0-912138-29-7.
4. Thomas, N.; Mikulan, K.; Pavelic, C. (1995). Axis Forces in Yugoslavia 1941–45. London: Osprey. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-85532-473-2.
5. Littlejohn, David (1994). Foreign Legions Of The Third Reich Vol. 3 (2nd ed.). San Jose: Bender Publishing. pp. 192–194. ISBN 0-912138-29-7.
6. "Zakonska odredba o državnom grbu, državnoj zastavi, Poglavnikovoj zastavi, državnom pečatu, pečatima državnih i samoupravnih ureda" [Legal provision on the state coat of arms, state flag, Poglavnik's flag, state seal, seals of state and self-governing offices]. wikisource.org (in Croatian). 28 April 1941. Retrieved 31 May 2022.

External links

• "Croatia 1941-1945 (Independent State)". www.uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
• Mikulan, Krunoslav; Pogacic, Sinisa (2008). CROATIAN UNIFORMS AND INSIGNIA 1941 - 1945: Volume 1 - Army, Air Force, Navy. ISBN 978-9539756435.