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This article describes the military rank insignia used by the Hellenic Army and the Cypriot National Guard. The current insignia date back to the late 1930s, when British-style insignia were adopted. Since then, they have undergone minor changes to reflect the changes of regime, from the monarchy to the military regime and, since 1974, the current Republic.
The insignia currently in use are:
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Hellenic Army [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Στρατηγός Stratigos | Αντιστράτηγος Antistratigos | Υποστράτηγος Ypostratigos | Ταξίαρχος Taxiarchos | Συνταγματάρχης Syntagmatarchis | Αντισυνταγματάρχης Antisyntagmatarchis | Ταγματάρχης Tagmatarchis | Λοχαγός Lochagos | Υπολοχαγός Ypolochagos | Ανθυπολοχαγός Anthypolochagos | Δόκιμος Έφεδρος Αξιωματικός Dokimos efedros aksiomatikos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This system was based on the Russian imperial insignia, just as was the case in many other Balkan states in the late 1800s, with a slight adaptation. It was replaced with a British-style system (which is currently in use) in 1937.
 Greece (Edit) | Field marshal |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | No equivalent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General | Lieutenant General | Major General | Colonel | Lieutenant Colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant | Officer Designate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Στρατηγός | Αντιστράτηγος | Υποστράτηγος | Συνταγματάρχης | Αντισυνταγματάρχης | Ταγματάρχης | Λοχαγός | Υπολοχαγός | Ανθυπολοχαγός | Δόκιμος Έφεδρος Αξιωματικός | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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