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Croatian military 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						OF(D)						Student officer
Croatian Army[2] v t e
	Stožerni general		General zbora		General pukovnik		General bojnik		Brigadni general		Brigadir		Pukovnik		Bojnik		Satnik		Natporučnik			Poručnik
Croatian Navy[2] v t e
	Admiral flote		Admiral		Viceadmiral		Kontraadmiral		Komodor		Kapetan bojnog broda		Kapetan fregate		Kapetan korvete		Poručnik bojnog broda		Poručnik fregate			Poručnik korvete
Croatian Air Force[2] v t e
	Stožerni general		General zbora		General pukovnik		General bojnik		Brigadni general		Brigadir		Pukovnik		Bojnik		Satnik		Natporučnik			Poručnik
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

Abolished ranks[edit]

Abolished ranks
Insignia	Vrhovnik[3]
Established	22 March 1995[4]
Abolished	19 March 2002[5]

Other ranks[edit]

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
Croatian Army[2] v t e																																			No insignia
	Časnički namjesnik						Stožerni narednik		Nadnarednik		Narednik						Desetnik						Skupnik				Razvodnik		Pozornik						Vojnik
Croatian Navy[2] v t e																																			No insignia
	Časnički namjesnik						Stožerni narednik		Nadnarednik		Narednik						Desetnik						Skupnik				Razvodnik		Pozornik						Mornar
Croatian Air Force[2] v t e																																			No insignia
	Časnički namjesnik						Stožerni narednik		Nadnarednik		Narednik						Desetnik						Skupnik				Razvodnik		Pozornik						Vojnik
NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1

Former rank structure[edit]

In the 1990s, including the Croatian War of Independence, a slightly different rank structure was used.^[3]

Officer ranks[edit]

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
Croatian Army v t e									No image								No image
	Stožerni general		General zbora		General pukovnik		General bojnik		Stožerni brigadir		Brigadir		Pukovnik		Bojnik		Satnik		Natporučnik		Poručnik		Zastavnik
Croatian Navy v t e									No image														No image
	Stožerni admiral		Admiral		Viceadmiral		Kontraadmiral		Komodor		Kapetan bojnog broda		Kapetan fregate		Kapetan korvete		Poručnik bojnog broda		Poručnik fregate		Poručnik korvete		Zastavnik
Croatian Air Force v t e									No image								No image
	Stožerni general		General zbora		General pukovnik		General bojnik		Stožerni brigadir		Brigadir		Pukovnik		Bojnik		Satnik		Natporučnik		Poručnik		Zastavnik

Other ranks[edit]

NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Croatian Army v t e																																			No insignia
	Časnički namjesnik						Stožerni narednik				Narednik						Vodnik						Desetnik				Razvodnik		Pozornik						Vojnik
Croatian Navy v t e																																			No insignia
	Časnički namjesnik						Stožerni narednik				Narednik						Vodnik						Desetnik				Razvodnik		Pozornik						Mornar
Croatian Air Force v t e																																			No insignia
	Časnički namjesnik						Stožerni narednik				Narednik						Vodnik						Desetnik				Razvodnik		Pozornik						Vojnik

See also[edit]

• Military ranks of the Independent State of Croatia
• Military ranks of Socialist Yugoslavia

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• "Usporedni pregled časničkih činova" [Comparative overview of officer ranks] (PDF). osrh.hr (in Croatian). Armed Forces of Croatia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
• "Zakon o službi u Oružanim snagama Republike Hrvatske" [Act on the Service in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia]. zakon.hr (in Croatian). 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
• "Pravilnik o izmjenama i dopunama pravilnika o vojnim odorama" [Military Uniforms Code]. digarhiv.gov.hr/ (in Croatian). Retrieved 24 April 2022.
• "Croatia". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 24 April 2022.