Croatian military ranks

The Croatian military ranks are the military insignia used by the Armed Forces of Croatia.^[1]

Commissioned officer 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
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

Abolished ranks

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

Other ranks

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

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

Officer ranks

NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1
Croatian Army
	Stožerni general		General zbora		General pukovnik		General bojnik		Stožerni brigadir		Brigadir		Pukovnik		Bojnik		Satnik		Natporučnik		Poručnik		Zastavnik
Croatian Navy
	Stožerni admiral		Admiral		Viceadmiral		Kontraadmiral		Komodor		Kapetan bojnog broda		Kapetan fregate		Kapetan korvete		Poručnik bojnog broda		Poručnik fregate		Poručnik korvete		Zastavnik
Croatian Air Force
	Stožerni general		General zbora		General pukovnik		General bojnik		Stožerni brigadir		Brigadir		Pukovnik		Bojnik		Satnik		Natporučnik		Poručnik		Zastavnik

Other ranks

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

See also

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