Military ranks of Manchukuo
The following is a table showing the military ranks and insignia used by the Manchukuo Imperial Army, Manchukuo Imperial Navy and Manchukuo Imperial Air Force during its existence, from its founding in 1932 until the Soviet invasion in 1945. Initially the armed forces Manchukuo used the same exact rank system and insignia as the Imperial Japanese Army, but in 1937 they were given their own unique collar tabs to represent ranks. The major difference was that the color was changed from the red used by the IJA to maroon. Collar badges were also worn, colored by branch of service. It was black for the military police, red for infantry, green for cavalry, yellow for artillery, brown for engineers and blue for the transport corps.[1]
Officer ranks
The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army and navy respectively.
| Equivalent NATO code | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF(D) and student officer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| General of the Army 總司令 |
Army General 上將 |
Lieutenant General 中將 |
Major General 少將 |
Colonel 上校 |
Lieutenant Colonel 中校 |
Major 少校 |
Captain 上尉 |
First Lieutenant 中尉 |
Second Lieutenant 少尉 |
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| Admiral | Vice admiral | Rear admiral | Captain | Commander | Lieutenant Commander | Lieutenant | Sub-Lieutenant | Acting Sub-Lieutenant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equivalent NATO code | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF(D) and student officer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Enlisted and NCO ranks
The rank insignia for enlisted personnel for the army and navy respectively.
| Equivalent NATO code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sergeant Major | Sergeant | Corporal | Superior Private | Private 1st Class | Private | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Equivalent NATO code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sources
Citations
- Jowett (2004), pp. 111-113
References
- Jowett, Philip (2004). Rays of the Rising Sun, Volume 1: Japan's Asian Allies 1931-45, China and Manchukuo. Helion and Company Ltd. ISBN 1-874622-21-3.