Cyprus military ranks

Last updated December 06, 2024

The Cyprus military ranks are the military insignia used by the Cypriot National Guard. Due to its close ties to Greece, Cyprus shares a rank structure with that of Greece and are based on Ancient Greek and Byzantine terminology.^[1]

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers				Senior officers			Junior officers
Cypriot Ground Forces ^[2] v t e
Cypriot Ground Forces ^[2] v t e		Αντιστράτηγος Antistratigos	Υποστράτηγος Ypostratigos	Ταξίαρχος Taxiarchos	Συνταγματάρχης Syntagmatarchis	Αντισυνταγματάρχης Antisyntagmatarchis	Ταγματάρχης Tagmatarchis	Λοχαγός Lochagos	Υπολοχαγός Ypolochagos		Ανθυπολοχαγός Anthypolochagos
Cyprus Navy ^[2] v t e
Cyprus Navy ^[2] v t e		Αντιναύαρχος Antinavarchos	Υποναύαρχος Yponavarchos	Αρχιπλοίαρχος Archiploiarchos	Πλοίαρχος Ploiarchos	Αντιπλοίαρχος Antiploiarchos	Πλωτάρχης Plotarchis	Υποπλοίαρχος Ypoploiarchos	Ανθυποπλοίαρχος Anthypoploiarchos		Σημαιοφόρος Simaioforos
Cyprus Air Forces ^[2] v t e
Cyprus Air Forces ^[2] v t e		Αντιπτέραρχος Antipterarchos	Υποπτέραρχος Ypopterarchos	Ταξίαρχος Taxiarchos	Σμήναρχος Sminarchos	Αντισμήναρχος Antisminarchos	Επισμηναγός Episminagos	Σμηναγός Sminagos	Υποσμηναγός Yposminagos	Ανθυποσμηναγός Anthyposminagos
Rank group	General / flag officers				Senior officers			Junior officers

Student officer ranks

Rank group	Student officer
Cypriot Ground Forces ^[2]
Cypriot Ground Forces ^[2]	Δόκιμος Έφεδρος Αξιωματικός Dókimos Éfedros Axiomatikós
Cyprus Navy ^[2]
Cyprus Navy ^[2]	Δόκιμος Έφεδρος Αξιωματικός Dókimos Éfedros Axiomatikós
Cyprus Air Forces ^[2]
Cyprus Air Forces ^[2]	Δόκιμος Έφεδρος Αξιωματικός Dókimos Éfedros Axiomatikós

Other ranks

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

Rank group	Senior NCOs					Junior NCOs		Enlisted
Cypriot Ground Forces ^[2] v t e									Arm/corps insignia only
Cypriot Ground Forces ^[2] v t e	Ανθυπασπιστής Anthypaspistís	Αρχιλοχίας Archilochías	Επιλοχίας Epilochías	Λοχίας Lochías	Έφεδρος Λοχίας Éfedros Lochías	Δεκανέας Dekanéas	Υποδεκανέας Ypodekanéas		Στρατιώτης Stratiótis
Cyprus Navy ^[2] v t e									Arm/corps insignia only
Cyprus Navy ^[2] v t e	Ανθυπασπιστής Anthypaspistís	Αρχικελευστής Archikelefstís	Επικελευστής Epikelefstís	Κελευστής Kelefstís	Έφεδρος Κελευστής Éfedros Kelefstís	Δίοπος Díopos	Υποδίοπος Ypodíopos		Ναύτης Náftis
Cyprus Air Forces ^[2] v t e									Arm/corps insignia only
Cyprus Air Forces ^[2] v t e	Ανθυπασπιστής Anthypaspistís	Αρχισμηνίας Archisminías	Επισμηνίας Episminías	Σμηνίας Sminías	Έφεδρος Σμηνίας Éfedros Sminías	Υποσμηνίας Yposminías	Ανθυποσμηνίας Anthyposminías		Σμηνίτης Sminítis
Rank group	Senior NCOs					Junior NCOs		Enlisted

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References

↑ Dyer, Gwynne (1979). "Cyprus" . In Keegan, John (ed.). World armies. Sandhurst: Royal Military Academy. p. 162. ISBN 9780871964076. LCCN 79-9217 . Retrieved 27 January 2022.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Βαθμοί" [Ranks]. army.gov.cy (in Greek). Cypriot National Guard. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

External links

Cypriot National Guard (29 May 2015). Uniforms of the Cypriot National Guard (in Greek). pp. 1326–1329. Archived from the original on 13 January 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
"Cyprus". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 5 December 2021.

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[1] Dyer, Gwynne (1979). "Cyprus" . In Keegan, John (ed.). World armies. Sandhurst: Royal Military Academy. p. 162. ISBN 9780871964076. LCCN 79-9217 . Retrieved 27 January 2022.

[Cyprus-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Βαθμοί" [Ranks]. army.gov.cy (in Greek). Cypriot National Guard. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

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