The Luftwaffe, from its founding in 1933 to the end of World War II in 1945, used ranks similar to other air forces at the time; however, some Luftwaffe ranks had no equivalent in the Allied air forces.
While many ranks might have equivalents in other air forces, in reality the Luftwaffe military had a far greater responsibility; while officers of the Royal Air Force, the British Air Force, were graded to a higher rank when performing higher rank functions, Luftwaffe officers maintained their rank while performing functions, regardless of size of the responsibility assigned to them.[better source needed]
Insignia | German Rank | Spanish equivalent | |
---|---|---|---|
Chest | Cuff | ||
— | Generalleutnant | General de división | |
— | Generalmajor | General de brigada | |
— | Oberst | Coronel | |
— | Oberstleutnant | ||
— | Major | Teniente coronel | |
— | Hauptmann | Comandante | |
— | Oberleutnant | Capitán | |
— | Leutnant | Teniente | |
— | Feldwebel, Oberfeldwebel, Stabsfeldwebel | Alférez | |
— | Unteroffizier, Unterfeldwebel | Sargento | |
— | Legionär | Cabo | |
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