French Ranks
During conversation, many characters in Sudetenland© will often use terms from their own languages to describe something. This is especially true of military ranks. Although exposition in the book will use the English version of a rank nearby when a character uses the domestic term, for those of you who wish to look at a handy reference you can find it here on the website. Following are the military ranks of the Armée de Terre:
Private | Soldat | |
Corporal | Caporal | |
Senior Corporal | Caporal-chef | |
Sergeant | Sergent | |
Staff Sergeant | Sergent-chef | |
Warrant Officer | Adjudant | |
Chief Warrant Officer | Adjudant-Chef | |
2nd Lieutenant | Sous-Lieutenant | |
1st Lieutenant | Lieutenant | |
Captain | Capitaine | |
Major | Commandant | |
Lieutenant Colonel | Lieutenant-Colonel | |
Colonel | Colonel | |
Brigadier General | Général de Brigade | |
Major General | Général de Division | |
Lieutenant General | Général de Corps d’Armee | |
General | Général d’Armee | |
Field Marshall | Meréchal de France |