Military ranks of Denmark

The military ranks of Denmark are the military insignia used by the Danish Defence.

Joint ranks

Rank group	Non-combat
Judge Advocate Corps [1]
	Generalauditør		Auditør	Auditørfuldmægtig
Legal [1] [2]
	Militærjuridisk rådgiver
Civilian [1]
	Civil, chefniveau	Civil, lederniveau	Civil, mellemniveau	Civil, manuelt niveau
Medical [1] [2]
		Speciallæge/ Special tandlæge	Læge/tandlæge uden auto. til selvstændig virke	Ledende afdelingssygeplejerske
Nurse [1] [2]
		Afdelingssygeplejerske	1. assistent	Sygeplejeassistent
Music [1]
	Musikdirigent			Musiker

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1
Group [3]	Leadership level (Chefniveau)														Management level (Lederniveau)
Royal Danish Army [4] v t e
			General		Generalløjtnant		Generalmajor		Brigadegeneral		Oberst		Oberstløjtnant		Major		Kaptajn		Premierløjtnant		Løjtnant		Sekondløjtnant
Royal Danish Navy [5] v t e
			Admiral		Viceadmiral		Kontreadmiral		Flotilleadmiral		Kommandør		Kommandørkaptajn		Orlogskaptajn		Kaptajnløjtnant		Premierløjtnant			Løjtnant
Royal Danish Air Force [6] v t e
			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

Other ranks

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

NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Group [3]	Middle management level (Mellemlederniveau)																						Manual level (Manuelt niveau)
Royal Danish Army [4] v t e
	Chefsergent						Seniorsergent		Oversergent								Sergent			Sergent (Officerselev)			Korporal				Overkonstabel af 1. grad		Overkonstabel						Konstabel
Royal Danish Navy [5] v t e
	Chefsergent						Seniorsergent		Oversergent								Sergent			Sergent SØ			Korporal				Marinespecialist		Marineoverkonstabel						Marinekonstabel
Royal Danish Air Force [6] v t e
	Chefsergent						Seniorsergent		Oversergent								Sergent			Sergent (Officerselev)			Korporal				Flyverspecialist		Flyveroverkonstabel						Flyverkonstabel
NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1

See also

• Ranks and insignia of Royal Danish Army
• Ranks and insignia of Royal Danish Navy
• Ranks and insignia of Royal Danish Air Force

References

1. "Værnsfælles gradstegn" (PDF). Forsvaret (in Danish). Danish Defence. October 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
2. Hærchefsergent (March 2021). "FKOBST H. 628-1: Uniformsbestemmelser for Hæren" (PDF) (in Danish). pp. 36–37. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
3. "Bekendtgørelse om militære grader mv. for personel i det militære forsvar". retsinformation.dk (in Danish). 24 March 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
4. "Hærens Gradstegn" (PDF). forsvaret.dk (in Danish). Danish Defence. October 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
5. "Søværnets Gradstegn" (PDF). forsvaret.dk (in Danish). Danish Defence. October 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
6. "Flyvevåbnets Gradstegn" (PDF). forsvaret.dk (in Danish). Danish Defence. October 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.