Ranks and insignia of Royal Danish Army

Last updated November 12, 2023

The Ranks and insignia of Royal Danish Army follows the NATO system of ranks and insignia, as does the rest of the Danish Defence. The ranks are based around German and French military terms.^[1]

Current ranks

The current insignia for the Royal Danish Army was introduced along with the introduction of the MultiCam uniform. This sand coloured insignia replaced the older standard green slip-on and all other special slip-ons.^[2]

Officers

The highest officer's rank is OF-9 (General) which is reserved for the Chief of Defence (only when this seat is occupied by an army officer). Similarly, OF-8 (Lieutenant general) is reserved for the Vice Chief of Defence). OF-7 (Major general) is used by the Chief of the Royal Danish Army and OF-6 (Brigadegeneral) by the chief of a brigade as well as keepers of high-office positions.

NATO code	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1		OF(D)	Student officer
Group^[3]	Leadership level (Chefniveau)						Management level (Lederniveau)
Royal Danish Army ^[4] v t e
Royal Danish Army ^[4] v t e	General	Generalløjtnant	Generalmajor	Brigadegeneral	Oberst	Oberstløjtnant	Major	Kaptajn	Premierløjtnant	Løjtnant	Sekondløjtnant	Sergent (Officerselev)
Danish Pay Grade^[5]	M406	M405	M404	M403	M402	M401	M332 M331 M322	M321	M312	M311	M310

Medical personnel

Insignia used by physicians, dentists and veterinarians.^[6]

NATO code	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3		OF-2	OF-1
Shoulder straps
Position	Surgeon general	Staff physician 1st class Staff veterinarian	Staff physician 2nd class Staff veterinarian	Chief physician	Staff Specialist	Resident 1st class	Resident 2nd class	Resident 3rd class
Rank designation	Brigadegeneral	Oberst	Oberstløjtnant	Major		Kaptajn	Premierløjtnant	Løjtnant

Other ranks

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

NATO code	OR-9	OR-8	OR-7	OR-5		OR-4	OR-3	OR-2	OR-1
Group^[3]	Middle management level (Mellemlederniveau)					Manual level (Manuelt niveau)
Service uniform
Royal Danish Army ^[4] v t e
Royal Danish Army ^[4] v t e	Chefsergent	Seniorsergent	Oversergent	Sergent	Sergent (Officerselev)	Korporal	Overkonstabel af 1. grad	Overkonstabel	Konstabel
Danish Pay Grade^[5]	M232	M231	M221	M212	M211	M113	M112

Additional ranks

NATO Code	OR-9		OR-8	OR-5	OR-3	OR-2	OR-1
Service uniform
Shoulder board^[4]
Danish	Hærchefsergenten	Regiments-, brigade- og skole chefsergent	Regiments- og brigade-, seniorsergent	Sergentelev	Overkonstabel 1. grad, meniggruppefører	Overkonstabel, meniggruppefører	Konstabel, meniggruppefører	Konstabelelev	Meniggruppefører

English^[7]	Sergeant Major of the Army	Command sergeant major	Command sergeant major	Sergeant trainee	Lance corporal, section commander	Private first class, section commander	Private, section commander	Private recruit	Conscript, section commander

Clerical personnel

Clerical personnel
Army Dean
Army Chaplain
Army Conscript Chaplain

Types of rank insignia

Rank (example)	TAN499^[8]	MTS^[8]	M/69			Galla
Rank (example)	TAN499^[8]	MTS^[8]	Shoulder	Shirt	Sleeve	Red	Blue
Chefsergent			None^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Kaptajn

Historical ranks

Officer ranks

In 1801, new uniforms were introduced for the whole army. Along with the new uniforms, epaulette ranks were introduced for officers.^[10]^[11] Following the defeat in the English Wars in 1812, Denmark was on the brink of financial bankruptcy, resulting in drastic reductions in the military.^[12] Therefore, only generals were allowed to wear epaulettes, with other ranks reverting to cuff insignia.^[12] In 1822, epaulettes were introduced to all ranks.^[13]

Timeline

Order of precedence

Rank group	First class						Third class		Fourth class				Fifth class					Sixth class				Seventh class			Eight class					Ninth class
1671–1680^[14]	Ober-Feldt-Marskalk	Feldt-Marschalks	General Feldt-Tøymester	Feldtmarskal Lieutenant	Generaler til Hest eller Fods	General-Lieutenant til Hest eller til Foeds	General-Major	Obersten over Liv-Guarden			Oberster til Hest og til Foeds		Oberstlieutenant over Vores Liv-Guarde	General-Qvarteermester	Oberstlieutenant	Major
1680–1693
1693–1699^[15]	General-Feldtmarskalk	Feldtmarskalk	General-Feldt-Tøygmester	Feldtmarskalk-Lieutenant	General til Hest eller Fods	General-Lieutenant til Hest eller Fods	General-Major	Oberst af Garderne eller Artolleriet	Brigadier	Oberst over Lif-Regimenterne	Oberst til Hest eller Fods		Oberst-Lieutenant af Garderne	Oberst-Lieutenant af Lif-Regimenterne og Artolleriet	Oberst-Lieutenant	Major af Garderne	General-Qvarteer-Mester	Major over Lif-Regimenterne og Artolleriet	Major	Ritmester og Capitain af Garderne		Ritmester og Capitain ved Lif-Regimenterne og Artolleriet	Ritmester/ Capitain-Lieutenanter ved Garderne, Capitainer til Lands	Premier-Lieutenanter ved Garderne
1699–1717
1717–1730^[16]	General Feltmarskalk	Feltmarskalk	Feltmarskalk-Lieutenant	General-Feldt-Tøygmester	General til Hest eller Fods	General-Lieutenant til Hest eller Fods	General-Major	Oberst af Garderne eller Artolleriet	Brigadier	Oberst over Lif-Regimenterne	Oberst til Hest eller Fods	Oberst-Lieutenant af Garderne		Oberst-Lieutenant af Lif-Regimenterne og Artolleriet	Oberst-Lieutenant	Major af Garderne	General-Qvarteer-Mester	Major over Lif-Regimenterne og Artolleriet	Major	Ritmester og Capitain af Garderne	General-Qvarteer-Mester-Lieutenant	Ritmester og Capitain	Premier-Lieutenant ved Garderne			Premier-Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant ved Garderne	Second Lieutenant	Cornet og Fendrich ved Garderne	Cornet og Fendrich
Rank group	First class						Third class		Fourth class				Fifth class					Sixth class				Seventh class			Eight class					Ninth class

Modern ranks

Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers			Junior officers						Officer cadet
1801–1812 ^[10]	No insignia
1801–1812 ^[10]	Feltmarskal	General	Generallieutenant	Generalmajor		Oberst	Oberstlieutenant	Major	Captain		Premierlieutenant		Secondlieutenant		Cadet
1812–1816 ^[17]	No insignia
1812–1816 ^[17]	Feltmarskal	General	Generallieutenant	Generalmajor		Oberst	Oberstlieutenant	Major	Captain		Premierlieutenant		Secondlieutenant		Cadet
1816–1821 ^[18]	No insignia
1816–1821 ^[18]	Feltmarskal	General	Generallieutenant	Generalmajor		Oberst	Oberstlieutenant	Major	Captain		Premierlieutenant		Secondlieutenant		Cadet
1821–1842 ^[19]	No insignia
1821–1842 ^[19]	Feltmarskal	General	Generallieutenant	Generalmajor		Oberst	Oberstlieutenant	Major	Captain		Premierlieutenant		Secondlieutenant		Cadet
1842–1848 ^[20]^[21]	No insignia
1842–1848 ^[20]^[21]	Feltmarskal	General	Generallieutenant	Generalmajor		Oberst	Oberstlieutenant	Major	Captain		Premierlieutenant		Secondlieutenant		Cadet
1849–1858 ^[22]
1849–1858 ^[22]		General	Generallieutenant	Generalmajor		Oberst	Oberstlieutenant	Major	Captain		Premierlieutenant		Secondlieutenant		Cadet
1858–1869 ^[23]^[24]
1858–1869 ^[23]^[24]		General	Generallieutenant	Generalmajor		Oberst	Oberstlieutenant	Major	Captain		Premierlieutenant		Secondlieutenant		Cadet
1869–1889 ^[25]^[23]^[26]
1869–1889 ^[25]^[23]^[26]		General ^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Generallieutenant	Generalmajor		Oberst			Captain		Premierlieutenant	Lieutenant af Forstærkningen		Sekondlieutenant	Cadet
1889–1903 ^[23]^[27]
1889–1903 ^[23]^[27]		General	Generallieutenant	Generalmajor		Oberst	Oberstlieutenant		Captain		Premierlieutenant	Lieutenant af Forstærkningen		Sekondlieutenant
1903–1910 ^[28]
1903–1910 ^[28]		General	Generalløjtnant	Generalmajor		Oberst	Oberstløjtnant		Kaptajn		Premierløjtnant	Løjtnant		Sekondløjtnant
1910–1915 ^[29]^[30]
1910–1915 ^[29]^[30]		General	Generalløjtnant	Generalmajor		Oberst	Oberstløjtnant		Kaptajn	Intendant	Premierløjtnant	Løjtnant		Sekondløjtnant
1915–1923 ^[31]^[32]
1915–1923 ^[31]^[32]		General	Generalløjtnant	Generalmajor		Oberst	Oberstløjtnant		Kaptajn		Premierløjtnant	Løjtnant af Reserven		Sekondløjtnant
1923–1958 ^[33]^[34]
1923–1958 ^[33]^[34]		General	Generalløjtnant	Generalmajor		Oberst	Oberstløjtnant		Kaptajn	Kaptajnløjtnant	Premierløjtnant	Løjtnant af Reserven		Sekondløjtnant
1958–1962 ^[35]^[34]
1958–1962 ^[35]^[34]		General	Generalløjtnant	Generalmajor		Oberst	Oberstløjtnant		Kaptajn	Kaptajnløjtnant	Premierløjtnant	Løjtnant af Reserven		Sekondløjtnant
1962–1983 ^[36]
1962–1983 ^[36]		General	Generalløjtnant	Generalmajor		Oberst	Oberstløjtnant	Major	Kaptajn		Premierløjtnant	Løjtnant af Reserven		Sekondløjtnant
1983–1986 ^[11]
1983–1986 ^[11]		General	Generalløjtnant	Generalmajor	Brigadegeneral	Oberst	Oberstløjtnant	Major	Kaptajn		Premierløjtnant	Løjtnant af Reserven		Sekondløjtnant
1986–1989 ^[37]^[38]
1989–2009
2009–2018
2018–present
2018–present		General	Generalløjtnant	Generalmajor	Brigadegeneral	Oberst	Oberstløjtnant	Major	Kaptajn		Premierløjtnant		Løjtnant		Sekondløjtnant
NATO code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2		OF-1				OF(D)	Student officer

Other ranks

Timeline

Rank group	NCO								Enlisted
1812–1843 ^[39]^[40]
1812–1843 ^[39]^[40]					Kommandersergent	Sergent		Korporal		Vicekorporal		Menig
1843–1848 ^[41]
1843–1848 ^[41]				Overkommandersergent	Kommandersergent	Sergeant		Korporal		Underkorporal		Menig
1848–1867 ^[42]
1848–1867 ^[42]				Overkommandersergent	Kommandersergent	Sergeant		Korporal		Underkorporal		Menig
1867–1903 ^[41]
1867–1903 ^[41]				Stabssergent	Oversergent	Sergent		Korporal		Underkorporal		Menig
1903–1910 ^[43]
1903–1910 ^[43]				Stabssergent	Oversergent	Sergent		Korporal		Underkorporal		Menig
1910–1915 ^[44]
1910–1915 ^[44]				Stabssergent	Oversergent	Sergent	Kornet	Korporal		Underkorporal		Menig
1915–1923
1915–1923				Stabssergent	Oversergent	Sergent	Kornet	Korporal		Underkorporal		Menig
1923–1951^[34]
1923–1951^[34]	Korpsofficiant	Stabsofficiant	Overofficiant	Officiant	Oversergent	Sergent	Kornet	Korporal		Underkorporal		Menig
1951–1962 ^[45]^[46]
1951–1962 ^[45]^[46]			Overfenrik	Fenrik	Oversergent	Sergent		Korporal		Befalingsmandselev		Math	Mathelev
1962–? ^[47]
1962–? ^[47]			Overfenrik	Fenrik	Oversergent	Sergent		Korporal			Overkonstabel	Konstable	Konstabelelev
1965–1970 ^[48]
1965–1970 ^[48]			Seniorsergent af 1. grad	Seniorsergent af 2. grad	Oversergent	Sergent		Korporal			Overkonstabel	Konstable	Konstabelelev
1970–1982 ^[49]
1970–1982 ^[49]			Seniorsergent af 1. grad	Seniorsergent af 2. grad	Oversergent	Sergent		Korporal		Overkonstabel af 1. grad	Overkonstabel af 2. grad	Konstable	Konstabelelev
1982–2008
1982–2008			Chefsergent	Seniorsergent	Oversergent	Sergent		Korporal		Overkonstabel af 1. grad	Overkonstabel	Konstable	Konstabelelev
2008–2018
2008–2018			Chefsergent	Seniorsergent	Oversergent	Sergent			Korporal	Overkonstabel af 1. grad	Overkonstabel	Konstable	Konstabelelev
NATO code	OR-9			OR-8	OR-7	OR-5		OR-4		OR-3	OR-2	OR-1

Notes

↑ NCOs of the Guard Hussar Regiment, Royal Life Guards wear the Queen's monogram, NCOs in the Jutland Dragoon Regiment wear Prince Henrik's monogram.^[9]
↑ Between 1867 and 1880, only a single "general" rank existed. Generals wore one–star. However, the King still wore three–stars, while former Generallieutenants were allowed to keep their two–stars.^[24]

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[10] NCOs of the Guard Hussar Regiment, Royal Life Guards wear the Queen's monogram, NCOs in the Jutland Dragoon Regiment wear Prince Henrik's monogram.^[9]

[28] Between 1867 and 1880, only a single "general" rank existed. Generals wore one–star. However, the King still wore three–stars, while former Generallieutenants were allowed to keep their two–stars.^[24]

[FOOTNOTEDanske_Soldater19353-1] Danske Soldater 1935, p. 3.

[FOOTNOTEHærchefsergent2018-2] Hærchefsergent 2018.

[retsinformation-3] 1 2 "Bekendtgørelse om militære grader mv. for personel i det militære forsvar". retsinformation.dk (in Danish). 24 March 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2021.

[Denmark_Army-4] 1 2 3 "Hærens Gradstegn" (PDF). forsvaret.dk (in Danish). Danish Defence. October 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2023.

[forpers-5] 1 2 "Historik". forpers.dk (in Danish). Ministry of Defence . Retrieved 26 September 2018.

[FOOTNOTEHærchefsergent201817-6] Hærchefsergent 2018, p. 17.

[7] "Badges and Insignia of the Royal Danish Army" (PDF). forsvaret.dk. November 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2023.

[FOOTNOTEHærchefsergent202129-8] 1 2 Hærchefsergent 2021, p. 29.

[FOOTNOTEHærchefsergent202151–52-9] Hærchefsergent 2021, pp. 51–52.

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Ranks and insignia of Royal Danish Army

Contents

Current ranks

Officers

Medical personnel

Other ranks

Additional ranks

Clerical personnel

Types of rank insignia

Historical ranks

Officer ranks

Timeline

Order of precedence

Modern ranks

Other ranks

Timeline

Notes

Related Research Articles

References

External links