Military ranks of women's services in WWII
Military insignia of women's services during World War II.
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
Italian Social Republic
- Officers
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Female Auxiliary Service
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Comandante generale | Vice comandante generale | Ispettrice | Comandante raggruppamento | Comandante provinciale | Vice comandante provinciale | Comandante di gruppo |
- Enlisted
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Female Auxiliary Service
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Capo nucleo | Vice capo nucleo | Ausiliaria scelta | Ausiliaria |
United Kingdom
- Officers
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Women's Transport Service (1938–1945)
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Commandant | Staff Commander | Commander | Captain | Lieutenant | Ensign | Cadet Ensign
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Auxiliary Territorial Service (1938–1941)
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Chief Controller | Senior Controller | Controller | Chief Commandant | Senior Commandant | Company Commander | Deputy Company Commander | Company Assistant
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Auxiliary Territorial Service[1] (1941–1949)
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Chief Controller | Senior Controller | Controller | Chief Commander | Senior Commander | Junior Commander | Subaltern | Second Subaltern
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Mechanised Transport Corps
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Corps Commandant | Senior Commandant | Commandant | Commander | Captain | Lieutenant | Ensign
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Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's Auxiliary Air Force (1939-1940)
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Senior Controller | Controller | Chief Commandant | Senior Commandant | Company Commander | Deputy Company Commander | Company Assistant
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Women's Auxiliary Air Force (1940-1949)[2]
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Air Chief Commandant[note 1] | Air Commandant | Group Officer | Wing Officer | Squadron Officer | Flight Officer | Section Officer | Assistant Section Officer
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Women's Royal Naval Service
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(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
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Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet |
- Other ranks
Notes
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Talbot-Booth, E.C. (1943). Ranks and Badges in the Navy, Army, RAF and Auxiliaries (PDF). London: George Philip & Son, Ltd. p. 31.
- ^ Coleman, E.C. (2011). Rank and Rate Volume II. The Crowood Press.
- ^ Talbot-Booth, E.C. (1943). Ranks and Badges in the Navy, Army, RAF and Auxiliaries (PDF). London: George Philip & Son, Ltd. p. 30.