The Military ranks of Slovakia (1939-1945) were the military insignia used by the Slovak Republic's military and the Hlinka Guard. The Slovak Republic was a landlocked country, and therefore did not possess a navy.
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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| Generál I. triedy | Generál II. triedy | Plukovník | Podplukovník | Major | Stotník | Nadporučík | Poručík | Vojenský akademik | Důstojnický zástupca | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| German equivalent[4] | Generalleutnant | Generalmajor | Oberst | Oberstleutnant | Major | Hauptmann | Oberleutnant | Leutnant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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| Zástavník | Rotník | Čatár | Desiatnik | Slobodník | Strelník | |
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| Zástavník | Rotník | Čatár | Desiatnik | Slobodník | Strelník | |
| German equivalent[4] | Oberfeldwebel | Feldwebel | Unterfeldwebel | Obergefreiter | Obersoldat | Soldat |
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| Purple | Generals, staff officers and infantry | |
| Red | Artillery and armourers | |
| Yellow | Cavalry | |
| Pink | Armoured units | |
| Black | Medical corps and chaplains | |
| Dark blue | Quartermaster | |
| Sky blue | Air force | |
| Dark brown | Engineers | |
| Cinnamon brown | Communications | |
| Light brown | Automotive | |
| Violet | Judiciary | |
| Light green | Cartographic | |
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| Hlavný veliteľ | Zborový veliteľ | Veliteľ divízie | Veliteľ pluku | Veliteľ praporu | Veliteľ skupiny | Veliteľ roty | Veliteľ čaty | |
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| Čatár | Desiatnik | Slobodník | Gardista | |