Military ranks of Hungary

The following table contains the military ranks of the Hungarian Army, both Land Forces and Air Force ranks are all the same. Information taken from Hungarian Ministry of Defence (HMoD).

Minor Ranks
NATO rank code	Hungarian rank name	literal translation	English rank name according to HMoD
OR-1	Honvéd (hv); Közlegény (közl.)	Home(land)-Defend(er); Common-Soldier	Private (PV1)
OR-2	Őrvezető (örv)	Guard-Leader, Patrol Leader	Private (PV2)
OR-3	Tizedes (tiz)	Squad (leader), Decurion	Private First Class
OR-4	Szakaszvezető (szkv)	Platoon-Leader	Corporal
OR-5	Őrmester (örm)	Guard-Master	Sergeant
OR-6	Törzsőrmester (törm)	Staff Guard-Master	Staff Sergeant
OR-7	Főtörzsőrmester (ftörm)	Chief Staff Guard-Master	Sergeant First Class
OR-8	Zászlós (zls)	Flagbearer, Ensign	Warrant Officer
OR-8	Törzszászlós (tzls)	Staff Flagbearer, Staff Ensign	Senior Warrant Officer
OR-9	Főtörzszászlós (ftzls)	Chief Staff Flagbearer, Chief Staff Ensign	Chief Warrant Officer
Officer Ranks
NATO rank code	Hungarian name of rank	literal translation	English rank name according to HMoD
OF-1	Hadnagy (hdgy)	Military-Major, Army-Major	Second Lieutenant
OF-1	Főhadnagy (fhdgy)	Chief Military-Major	First Lieutenant
OF-2	Százados (szds)	Squadron (leader), Centurion	Captain
OF-3	Őrnagy (őrgy)	Guard-Major	Major
OF-4	Alezredes (alez)	Junior Regiment (leader), Junior Regimentist	Lieutenant Colonel
OF-5	Ezredes (ezds)	Regiment (leader), Regimentist	Colonel
OF-6	Dandártábornok (ddtbk)	Brigade-General	Brigadier General
OF-7	Vezérőrnagy (vörgy)	Leader Guard-Major	Major General
OF-8	Altábornagy (altbgy)	Vice field marshal	Lieutenant General
OF-9	Vezérezredes (vezds)	Chief Regiment (leader), Chief Regimental Commander	General, Colonel General

See also

• Army ranks and insignia of the Austro-Hungarian Army
• Ranks and insignia of NATO armies officers
• Ranks and insignia of NATO armies enlisted

References

• Hungarian Ministry of Defence, ranks