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Military ranks of the Netherlands armed forces

Military ranks of the Netherlands armed forces

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The Military ranks of the Netherlands Armed Forces are the military insignia used by the armed forces of the Netherlands.[1]

Current ranks

Officer ranks
More information NATO code, OF-10 ...
Enlisted ranks
More information NATO code, OR-9 ...

The Dutch titles for privates are:[2]

More information Name ...

Cadet ranks at the Royal Military Academy and Royal Naval College

More information NATO code, OF(D) ...

Overseas forces

Officer ranks
More information NATO code, OF-10 ...
Enlisted ranks
More information NATO code, OR-9 ...

Royal insignia

In 2013, the King of the Netherlands was given special insignia, showing the regalia orb, scepter and sword for army and navy. Although it indicates no rank, it shows his lasting connection to the armed forces.[3]

More information Rank group, the Monarch ...

Historic ranks

Army

Officer ranks
More information Rank group, General / flag officers ...
Enlisted ranks
More information Rank group, Senior NCOs ...

Royal Netherlands Air Force

Officer ranks
More information NATO code, OF-10 ...
Enlisted ranks
More information NATO code, OR-9 ...

Royal Netherlands Navy

Officer ranks

[15]

More information Rank group, General / flag officers ...

Royal Marechaussee

Officer ranks
More information Rank group, General / flag officers ...
Enlisted ranks

Former ranks

Epaulette of a Technisch Opzichter in the RNAF.
  • (Veld)Maarschalk (Field) Marshal), OF-10 of the Royal Netherlands Army, abolished in 1914.[citation needed]
  • Further in the past there were other ranks: Admiraal-generaal (General admiral), Luitenant-admiraal-generaal [nl] (Lieutenant General Admiral), and Kapitein-generaal (Captain General).[citation needed]
  • The Technisch Opzichter (Technical Supervisor) and Opzichter (Supervisor) ranks were discontinued in 1977.[citation needed]
  • The rank of Kapelmeester (Bandmaster) has been discontinued (the insignia was the same as that of Adjudant).[citation needed]
  • The rank of Onderluitenant (Under Lieutenant) existed in the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army. An Onderluitenant was the highest non-commissioned officer rank, between adjudant-onderofficier and tweede luitenant. After demobilizing the KNIL, professional soldiers were allowed to return or transfer to the Royal Netherlands Army or the Militaire Luchtvaart (the predecessor of the Royal Netherlands Air Force), while maintaining their rank. The rank insignia for Onderluitenant in the KNIL (and later the Royal Army) consisted of two dots. Onderluitenant Jacques Willem van Asdonck (Rangkasbitung, West Java, 1914) was the last Onderluitenant to leave active service in 1969.[citation needed]

References

  1. "The rank insignias of the Netherlands armed forces". 19 December 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  2. "De rangonderscheidingstekens van de krijgsmacht" (PDF) (in Dutch). Ministry of Defence (Netherlands). 19 December 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  3. Ministry of Defense (24 April 2013). "Besluit van 24 april 2013, houdende vaststelling van het Koninklijk Distinctief" [Decree of April 24, 2013, establishing the Royal Distinctive]. zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  4. "Dutch army strategy and armament in WWII". War over Holland. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  5. "Rangen en standen" [Ranks and Standings]. De Slaag om de Grebberberg (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  6. "Bij alle wapens" [With all weapons]. NIMH Beeldbank (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  7. "General Tans at lunch". NIMH Beeldbank (in Dutch). 1955. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  8. "Portret van gen H.G. Winkelman". NIMH Beeldbank (in Dutch). 1945. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  9. Mollo 2001, p. 47.
  10. "De vaandeldragers van nederland 1910" [The standard bearers of the Netherlands 1910]. NMM (in Dutch).[dead link]
  11. "Kraagspiegels 1940" [Collar mirrors 1940]. NIMH Beeldbank (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  12. "Bij de Cavalerie" [At the Cavalry]. NIMH Beeldbank (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  13. "De Koninklijke Luchtmacht; rangen en standen alsmede de squadronemblemen" [The Royal Air Force; ranks and positions as well as the squadrons emblems.]. NIMH Beeldbank (in Dutch). 10 April 1963. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  14. "De eerste officiële vlaggenparade bij de Luchtmacht Kaderschool (LKS), waarbij het leerlingenembleem wordt toegekend. Hier de afbeelding van het leerlingenembleem" [The first official flag parade at the Air Force Framework School (LKS), where the student emblem is awarded. Here is the image of the student logo.]. NIMH Beeldbank (in Dutch). 3 February 1961. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  15. "Rangen en standen van de Koninklijke Marine" [Ranks and positions of the Royal Navy] (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 March 2021.

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