Ground Forces Rank Comparison Between Countries

German Army	German Waffen-SS	Japanese Army	United States Army
Generalfeldmarschall	Reichsführer	Gensui (Field Marshal)	General of the Army
Generaloberst	Oberstgruppenführer	Taisho (General)	4-Star General
General der [type of unit]	Generaloberst	Chujo (Lieutenant General)	Lieutenant General
Generalleutnant	Gruppenführer	Shosho (Major General)	Major General
Generalmajor	Brigadeführer		Brigadier General
	Oberführer
Oberst	Standartenführer	Taisa (Colonel)	Colonel
Oberstleutnant	Obersturmbannführer	Chusa (Lieutenant Colonel)	Lieutenant Colonel
Major	Sturmbannführer	Shosa (Major)	Major
Hauptmann	Hauptsturmführer	Taii (Captain)	Captain
Oberleutnant	Obersturmführer	Chui (Lieutenant)	First Lieutenant
Leutnant	Untersturmführer	Shoi (Sub-Lieutenant)	Second Lieutenant
		Juni (Warrant Officer)
Stabfeldwebel	Sturmscharführer	Socho (Sergeant Major)	Sergeant Major
Oberfähnrich	Standarten-Oberjunker
Oberfeldwebel	Hauptscharführer		Master Sergeant
Feldwebel	Oberscharführer		Technical Sergeant
Fähnrich	Standartenjunker
Unterfeldwebel	Scharführer		Staff Sergeant
Unteroffizier	Unterscharführer	Gunso (Sergeant)	Sergeant
Obergefreiter	Rottenführer	Gocho (Corporal)	Corporal
Gefreiter	Sturmann	Gocho Kimmu Jotohei (Acting Corporal)
		Heicho (Lance Corporal)	Lance Corporal
		Jotohei (Superior Private)
		Jotohei Kimmusha (Acting Superior Private)
Oberschütze/Obergrenadier	Oberschütze	Ittohei (Private First Class)	Private First Class
Schütze/Grenadier	Schütze	Nitohei (Private Second Class)	Private