The Military ranks of Luxembourg are the military insignia used by the Luxembourg Army.[1] Luxembourg has an air force[2] but no navy. The insignia is inspired by the British ranks.[3]
Commissioned Officers
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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| Commandant en Chef[a] | Chef d'État-Major (post September 2017)[4] |
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Student officer ranks
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| Aspirant-officier |
Enlisted
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Adjudant-major | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Sergent-chef | Premier sergent | Sergent | Premier caporal-chef | Caporal-chef | Caporal de première classe | Caporal | Premier soldat-chef | Soldat-chef | Soldat de première classe | Soldat | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| NATO code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Special ranks
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Historical ranks
- Officers
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- Student officer ranks
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- Enlisted
| NATO code | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Notes
- ↑ Rank reserved to the Grand Duke in his quality of Commander in Chief.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Grades & carrières". Luxembourg Army (in French). Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ↑ " [Law of 2 June 2021 amending [three previous laws on military organization and funding]]". Official Journal of Luxembourg. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ↑ Keegan, John (1979). "Luxembourg". In Keegan, John (ed.). World armies. Sandhurst: Royal Military Academy. p. 449. LCCN 79-9217. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- 1 2 "Grades". armee.lu. Luxembourg Army. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 Davis, Brian L. (1988). NATO Forces: An Illustrated Reference to Their Organization and Insignia. Blandford Press. pp. 114–115. ISBN 0-7137-1737-8. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
External links
- "Luxembourg". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 11 October 2021.