Military ranks of the Italian Social Republic

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The Military ranks of the Italian Social Republic were the military insignia used by the National Republican Army of the Italian Social Republic. The ranks were essentially the same as the military ranks of the Kingdom of Italy, however, with the symbols of the monarchy removed.

## Commissioned officer ranks

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The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group  | General / flag officers  | Senior officers  | Junior officers

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National Republican Army[1]

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Maresciallo d'Italia | Generale d'Armata | Generale di Corpo d'Armata | Generale di Divisione | Generale di Brigata | Colonnello | Tenente Colonnello | Maggiore | Capitano | Tenente | Sottotenente

National Republican Navy

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Ammiraglio | Vice ammiraglio | Contrammiraglio | Capitano di vascello | Capitano di fregata | Capitano di corvetta | Tenente di vascello | Sottotenente di vascello | Guardiamarina

National Republican Air Force

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Generale di squadra aerea | Generale di divisione aerea | Generale di brigata aerea | Colonnello | Tenente Colonnello | Maggiore | Capitano | Tenente | Sottotenente

National Republican Guard

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Generale | Tenente generale | Maggiore generale | Colonnello | Tenente colonnello | Maggiore | Capitano | Tenente | Sottotenente

Female Auxiliary Service

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Comandante generale | Vice comandante generale | Ispettrice | Comandante raggruppamento | Comandante provinciale | Vice comandante provinciale | Comandante di gruppo

Rank group  | General / flag officers  | Senior officers  | Junior officers

## Other ranks

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

Rank group  | Senior NCOs  | Junior NCOs  | Enlisted

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National Republican Army[1]

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Aiutante di battaglia | Maresciallo maggiore | Maresciallo capo | Maresciallo ordinario | Sergente maggiore | Sergente | Caporal maggiore | Caporale | Appuntato | Soldato scelto | Soldato

National Republican Navy

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Capo di prima classe | Capo di seconda classe | Capo di terza classe | Secondo capo | Sergente | Sottocapo | Comune di 1ª classe | Comune di 2ª classe

National Republican Air Force

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Maresciallo di prima classe | Maresciallo di seconda classe | Maresciallo di terza classe | Sergente maggiore | Sergente | Primo aviere | Aviere scelto | Aviere

National Republican Guard

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Primo aiutante | Aiutante capo | Aiutante | Brigadiere | Vice brigadiere | Milite scelto | Milite

Female Auxiliary Service

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Capo nucleo | Vice capo nucleo | Ausiliaria scelta | Ausiliaria

Rank group  | Senior NCOs  | Junior NCOs  | Enlisted

## References

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1. ^ a b Jowett, Philip (2001). The Italian Army 1940–45 (3). Men-at-Arms. Osprey Publishing. p. 19\. ISBN 978-1855328662.

Bibliography

* Marzetti, Paolo (1981). Albertelli, Ermanno (ed.). Uniformi E Distintivi Dell'esercito Italiano 1933-1945 [Uniforms and badges of the Italian Army 1933-1945] (in Italian). Parma: Ermanno Albertelli.
* Del Giudice, Elio e Vittorio (1984). Albertelli, Ermanno (ed.). Atlante delle uniformi militari italiane dal 1934 ad oggi [Atlas of Italian military uniforms from 1934 to today] (in Italian). Parma: Ermanno Albertelli.
* Rosignoli, Guido (1998). Albertelli, Ermanno (ed.). R.S.I. – Uniformi, distintivi, equipaggiamento e armi 1943–1945 [R.S.I. - Uniforms, badges, equipment and weapons 1943-1945] (in Italian). Parma: Ermanno Albertelli. ISBN 978-8885909991.

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Military ranks and insignia by country

* List of comparative military ranks

Africa|

* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cameroon
* Cape Verde
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* DR Congo
* Republic of the Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Ivory Coast
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

States with
limited recognition|

* Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
* Somaliland

Former|

* People's Republic of Angola
* Biafra
* Bophuthatswana
* Ciskei
* Kingdom of Egypt
* Ethiopian Empire
* Katanga
* People's Republic of Mozambique
* Rhodesia
* South West Africa
* Transkei
* Venda
* Zaire

Comparative|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Apartheid States in Southern Africa

Americas|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Paraguay
* Peru
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Suriname
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States
* Officers:
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* Coast Guard
* Enlisted:
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* Coast Guard
* Other:
* Marine Corps
* Space Force
* Warrant officer
* Opposing forces
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Former|

* Canada (pre-Unification)
* Confederate States of America
* Union
* Army
* Navy
* Costa Rica
* Empire of Brazil
* Panama
* Republic of Texas
* Army
* Navy
* United States Army enlisted
* World War I
* World War II

Comparative|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

Asia|

* Afghanistan
* Bahrain
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* Brunei
* Cambodia
* PR of China
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* East Timor
* India
* Army
* Air Force
* Navy
* Coast Guard
* Border Roads Organisation
* Paramilitary forces
* Indonesia
* Iran
* Iraq
* Israel
* Japan
* Jordan
* Kazakhstan
* Korea
* North
* South
* Kuwait
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Mongolia
* Myanmar
* Nepal
* Oman
* Pakistan
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* Marines
* Civil Armed Forces
* Maritime Security Agency
* Philippines
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* Coast Guard
* Syria
* Tajikistan
* Thailand
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

States with
limited recognition|

* Abkhazia
* Artsakh
* Palestine
* South Ossetia
* Taiwan (Republic of China)

Former|

* China
* Empire
* Republic (1912–1949)
* Dutch East Indies
* East Turkestan (Second Republic)
* People's Republic of Kampuchea
* Imperial Iran
* Imperial Japan
* Army
* Navy
* Korea
* Empire
* Liberation Army
* Kingdom of Laos
* Manchukuo
* Mengjiang
* Mongolian People's Republic
* Vietnam
* State
* South
* South Yemen
* Tibet
* Tuva

Comparative|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

Europe|

* Albania
* Armenia
* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* Belgium
* Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Cyprus
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* Home Guard
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Army
* Navy
* Gendarmerie
* Air and Space Force
* Foresters
* Germany
* Georgia
* Greece
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Land Forces
* Coast Guard
* Ireland
* Italy
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* Carabinieri
* Finance Guard
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* North Macedonia
* Malta
* Moldova
* Monaco
* Montenegro
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Romania
* Russia
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* Cossacks
* Between 1994 and 2010
* San Marino
* Serbia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom
* Army officers
* Army other ranks
* Navy officers
* Navy ratings
* Air Force officers
* Air Force other ranks
* Vatican

States with
limited recognition|

* Kosovo
* Northern Cyprus
* Transnistria

Former|

* Albania
* Kingdom
* People's Socialist Republic
* Austria–Hungary
* Army
* Navy
* Bulgaria
* Kingdom
* People's Republic
* Independent State of Croatia
* Czechoslovakia
* German Empire
* Weimar Republic
* Nazi Germany
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* East Germany
* Kingdom of Greece
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* France
* Napoleonic Grand Army
* Hungary
* Kingdom
* People's Republic
* Italy
* Kingdom
* Social Republic
* Ottoman Empire
* Polish People's Republic
* Republika Srpska
* Romania
* Kingdom
* Socialist Republic
* Russian Empire
* White Movement
* Slovakia (First Republic)
* Soviet Union
* 1918–35
* 1935–40
* 1940–43
* 1943–55
* 1955–91
* Spain
* 2nd Republic
* Army
* Navy
* Air Force
* State
* Yugoslavia
* Kingdom
* Socialist Federal Republic
* Federal Republic

Comparative|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

Oceania|

* Australia
* Fiji
* New Zealand
* Papua New Guinea
* Tonga
* Vanuatu

Comparative|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

Language|

| Anglophone|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

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Arabophone|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

Francophone|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

Hispanophone|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

Lusophone|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Military police
* Officers
* Enlisted

Post-Soviet states|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

Commonwealth of Nations|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

European Union|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air force
* Officers
* Enlisted

NATO|

* Army
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Navy
* Officers
* Enlisted
* Air Force
* Officers
* Enlisted

Comparative ranks of

* Highest ranks
* Star ranking
* Officers of World War I
* Officers of World War II
* Women's Services in World War II
* Marine forces
* Space forces
* Gendarmeries
* UK and US

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Ranks, uniforms and insignia of Nazi Germany

Uniforms|

* Heer
* Luftwaffe
* Kriegsmarine
* SS
* SA
* DJ
* League of German Girls

Ranks and insignia|

* Comparative ranks of Nazi Germany

| Wehrmacht|

* Heer
* Luftwaffe
* Kriegsmarine
* Geheime Feldpolizei

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Schutzstaffel|

* Waffen-SS
* Allgemeine SS
* (see also Esoteric insignia of the SS)

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Nazi Paramilitary ranks|

* Nazi Party
* SA
* National Socialist Flyers Corps
* German Air Sports Association
* National Socialist Motor Corps
* Reichsluftschutzbund
* Reich Labour Service
* German Red Cross
* Volkssturm
* Organisation Todt
* Hitler Youth
* Women's Auxiliary Services

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Reichsbahn|

* Bahnschutzpolizei

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Reich Security Main Office|

* Kriminalpolizei
* Gestapo
* Sicherheitsdienst
* Zollgrenzschutz
* Sicherheitspolizei

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Ordnungspolizei|

* Administrative police
* Gendarmerie
* Feuerschutzpolizei
* Luftschutzpolizei
* Postschutz
* Schutzmannschaft
* Technische Nothilfe

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Rosenberg|

* RMBO
* Reichsleiter Rosenberg Taskforce

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Speer|

* Transportflotte
* Legion
* Transportkorps

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Forest Service|

* Forstschutzkommando
* Deutsche Jägerschaft

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Collaborationist forces|

* Denmark
* DNSAP
* Vichy France
* Groupe mobile de réserve
* Milice française
* Norway
* Rikshirden
* Statspolitiet
* Italy
* Black Brigades
* Italian Social Republic
* Poland
* Blue Police
* Soviet Union
* Armenian Legion
* Byelorussian Home Defence
* Russian Liberation Army
* RONA
* Trawniki
* Yugoslavia
* Einsatzstaffel
* Independent State of Croatia
* Russian Protective Corps in Serbia
* Czechoslovakia
* Slovak Republic
* Vládní vojsko

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Corps colours|

* Heer
* Luftwaffe
* Waffen-SS
* SA

Decorations|

* Orders, decorations, and medals of Nazi Germany
* Nazi Party

Flags|

* Wehrmacht and Heer
* Luftwaffe
* Kriegsmarine
* Blutfahne

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