Croatian military ranks

The Croatian military ranks are the military insignia used by the Armed Forces of Croatia.

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
	Stožerni general		General zbora		General pukovnik		General bojnik		Brigadni general		Brigadir		Pukovnik		Bojnik		Satnik		Natporučnik			Poručnik
Croatian Navy
	Admiral flote		Admiral		Viceadmiral		Kontraadmiral		Komodor		Kapetan bojnog broda		Kapetan fregate		Kapetan korvete		Poručnik bojnog broda		Poručnik fregate			Poručnik korvete
Croatian Air Force
	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
Established	22 March 1995
Abolished	19 March 2002

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																																			No insignia
	Časnički namjesnik						Stožerni narednik		Nadnarednik		Narednik						Desetnik						Skupnik				Razvodnik		Pozornik						Vojnik
Croatian Navy																																			No insignia
	Časnički namjesnik						Stožerni narednik		Nadnarednik		Narednik						Desetnik						Skupnik				Razvodnik		Pozornik						Mornar
Croatian Air Force																																			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.

Officer ranks

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
Croatian Army (c. 1995)
	Stožerni general		General zbora		General pukovnik		General bojnik		Stožerni brigadir		Brigadir		Pukovnik		Bojnik		Satnik		Natporučnik		Poručnik		Zastavnik
Croatian Navy (c. 1995)
	Stožerni admiral		Admiral		Viceadmiral		Kontraadmiral		Komodor		Kapetan bojnog broda		Kapetan fregate		Kapetan korvete		Poručnik bojnog broda		Poručnik fregate		Poručnik korvete		Zastavnik
Croatian Air Force (c. 1995)
	Stožerni general		General zbora		General pukovnik		General bojnik		Stožerni brigadir		Brigadir		Pukovnik		Bojnik		Satnik		Natporučnik		Poručnik		Zastavnik

Other ranks

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
Croatian Army (c. 1995)																																			No insignia
	Časnički namjesnik						Stožerni narednik				Narednik						Vodnik						Desetnik				Razvodnik		Pozornik						Vojnik
Croatian Navy (c. 1995)																																			No insignia
	Časnički namjesnik						Stožerni narednik				Narednik						Vodnik						Desetnik				Razvodnik		Pozornik						Mornar
Croatian Air Force (c. 1995)																																			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

External links

• "Usporedni pregled časničkih činova" [Comparative overview of officer ranks] (PDF). osrh.hr (in Croatian). Armed Forces of Croatia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
• "Zakon o službi u Oružanim snagama Republike Hrvatske" [Act on the Service in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia]. zakon.hr (in Croatian). 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
• "Pravilnik o izmjenama i dopunama pravilnika o vojnim odorama" [Military Uniforms Code]. digarhiv.gov.hr/ (in Croatian). Retrieved 24 April 2022.
• "Croatia". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 24 April 2022.