The following is the rank equivalence table used in the Sable
game.
Please consider any historical inaccuracies as being down to the fact that
Sable is a game world, rather than a reflection of real life, and therefore the
rank structure has been somewhat simplified!
| Sable Army/ Sable Royal Air Force |
Sable Royal Navy | Heimat/Auslands Heer Luftwaffe |
Heimat/Auslands Kriegsmarine |
Schutzstaffel |
| Field Marshal/ Marshal of the RAF |
Admiral of the Fleet | Generalfeldmarschall | Großadmiral | Reichsführer-SS |
| General | Admiral | Generaloberst | Generaladmiral | Oberstgruppenführer |
| Lt General | Vice Admiral | General (der Flieger) | Admiral | Obergruppenführer |
| Major General | Rear Admiral | Generalleutnant | Vizeadmiral | Gruppenführer |
| Brigadier General | Commodore | Generalmajor | Konteradmiral | Brigadeführer* |
| Colonel | Captain | Oberst | Kapitän zur See | Standartenführer |
| Lt Colonel | Commander | Oberstleutnant | Fregattenkapitän | Obersturmbannführer |
| Major | Lt Commander | Major | Korvettenkapitän | Sturmbannführer |
| Captain | Lieutenant | Hauptmann | Kapitänleutnant | Hauptsturmführer |
| Lieutenant | Sub-Lieutenant | Oberleutnant | Oberleutnant zur See | Obersturmführer |
| Second Lieutenant | Midshipman | Leutnant | Leutnant zur See | Untersturmführer |
| Regimental Sgt Major | Warrant Officer 1st Class |
Stabsfeldwebel | Stabsfeldwebel | Sturmscharführer |
| Colour Sgt Major | Warrant Officer 2nd Class |
Oberfeldwebel | Oberfeldwebel | Hauptscharführer |
| Sergeant Major | Chief Petty Officer | Feldwebel | Feldwebel | Oberscharführer |
| Sergeant | Petty Officer | Unterfeldwebel | Maat | Scharführer |
| Corporal | Leading Seaman | Unteroffizier | Matrosen-Obergefreiter | Unterscharführer |
| Lance Corporal | Able Seaman | Obergrenadier | Matrosen-Gefreiter | Oberschütz |
| Private | Seaman | Grenadier | Matrose | Schütz |
*Note, the historical SS rank of Oberführer does not exist within the Sable Game. The lowest general officer rank is Brigadeführer.
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