Military ranks of women's services in WWII

The Military ranks of Women's Services in WWII are the military insignia used by the various all female military services and units during World War II.

Germany

Main article: Ranks and insignia of the German Women’s Auxiliary Services

Italian Social Republic

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Female Auxiliary Service v t e
									Comandante generale		Vice comandante generale	Ispettrice			Comandante raggruppamento		Comandante provinciale		Vice comandante provinciale			Comandante di gruppo

Enlisted

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Female Auxiliary Service v t e																																			No insignia
							Capo nucleo										Vice capo nucleo												Ausiliaria scelta						Ausiliaria

United Kingdom

Officers

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Women's Transport Service (1938–1945) v t e
											Commandant		Staff commander		Commander		Captain		Lieutenant			Ensign
Auxiliary Territorial Service (1938–1941) v t e
							Chief controller		Senior controller		Controller		Chief commandant		Senior commandant		Company commander		Deputy company commander			Company assistant
Auxiliary Territorial Service[1] (1941–1949) v t e
							Chief controller		Senior controller		Controller		Chief commander		Senior commander		Junior commander		Subaltern			Second subaltern
Mechanised Transport Corps v t e
									Corps commandant		Senior commandant		Commandant		Commander		Captain		Lieutenant			Ensign
Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Women's Auxiliary Air Force (1939–1940) v t e
									Senior controller		Controller		Chief commandant		Senior commandant		Company commander		Deputy company commander			Company assistant
Women's Auxiliary Air Force (1940–1949)[2] v t e
							Air Chief Commandant[note 1]		Air Commandant		Group Officer		Wing Officer		Squadron Officer		Flight Officer		Section Officer			Assistant Section Officer
Women's Royal Naval Service v t e
(1939–1940)[3]							Director				Deputy director		Superintendent		Chief officer		First officer		Second officer
(1941–1945)[4]											Superintendent		Chief officer		First officer		Second officer		Third officer
Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers

Other ranks

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Women's Transport Service (1938–1945) v t e																													No insignia
							Warrant Officer Class II				Sergeant												Corporal				Lance Corporal		Driver
Auxiliary Territorial Service (1938–1941) v t e																													No insignia
							Senior Leader				Section Leader												Sub-Leader				Chief Volunteer		Volunteer
Auxiliary Territorial Service (1941–1949) v t e																													No insignia
	Warrant Officer Class I						Warrant Officer Class II		Staff Sergeant		Sergeant												Corporal Bombardier[note 2]				Lance Corporal Lance Bombardier[note 3]		Private Gunner[note 4]
Mechanised Transport Corps v t e																													No insignia
											Company Cadet Officer												Section Cadet Officer				Cadet Officer		Driver
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Women's Auxiliary Air Force (1939-1940) v t e																													No insignia						No insignia
									Senior Section Leader		Section Leader												Assistant Section Leader						Aircraftwoman 1st Class						Aircraftwoman 2nd Class
Women's Auxiliary Air Force (1940-1949) v t e																													No insignia						No insignia
	Warrant officer[note 5]								Flight Sergeant[note 6]		Sergeant												Corporal				Leading Aircraftwoman		Aircraftwoman 1st Class						Aircraftwoman 2nd Class
Women's Royal Naval Service (1939–1952) v t e
									Chief Wren		Petty Officer Wren												Leading Wren						Wren						Ordinary Wren
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted

Notes

1. created 1943 with first appointment.
2. used when assigned to AAC batteries^{[citation needed]}
3. used when assigned to AAC batteries^{[citation needed]}
4. used when assigned to AAC batteries^{[citation needed]}
5. also called Under Officer
6. also called Senior Sergeant

References

1. Talbot-Booth, E. C., ed. (1943). Rank and Badges in the Navy, Army, RAF, and Auxiliaries (PDF). London: George Philip and Son Ltd. p. 31.
2. Talbot-Booth, E.C. (1943). Ranks and Badges in the Navy, Army, RAF and Auxiliaries (PDF). London: George Philip & Son, Ltd. p. 31.
3. Coleman, E.C. (2011). Rank and Rate Volume II. The Crowood Press.
4. Talbot-Booth, E.C. (1943). Ranks and Badges in the Navy, Army, RAF and Auxiliaries (PDF). London: George Philip & Son, Ltd. p. 30.