Schedule 1 EQUIVALENT BRITISH RANKS OF MEMBERS OF THE POLISH FORCES
In relation to the rank of a member of the Polish forces set out in the first column, the equivalent British rank is the rank or status respectively set out in the second column.
Except where otherwise stated, the equivalent British rank is a rank in the British Army, and the equivalent British status is the status equivalent to such a rank.
Members of the Polish Air Force held ranks of the same title and classification as members of the Royal Air Force, and consequently the equivalent British rank of a member of the Polish Air Force is the British Army rank relative to the appropriate Royal Air Force rank.
TABLE I
Officers (Male)
| Polish Rank | Equivalent British Rank |
|---|---|
| Admiral (Navy) | |
| General Broni (Army) | General |
| Air Chief Marshal (Air Force) | |
| Wice-admiral (Navy) | |
| General Dywizji (Army) | Lieutenant-General |
| Air Marshal (Air Force) | |
| Kontr-admiral (Navy) | |
| General Brygady (Army) | Major-General |
| Air Vice Marshal (Air Force) | |
| Air Commodore (Air Force) | Brigadier |
| Komandor (Navy) | |
| Pulkownik (Army) | Colonel |
| Group Captain (Air Force) | |
| Komandor-porucznik and Komandor-podporucznik (Navy) | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Podpulkownik (Army) | |
| Wing Commander (Air Force) | |
| Kapitan marynarki (Navy) | |
| Major (Army) | Major |
| Squadron Leader (Air Force) | |
| Porucznik marynarki and Podporucznik marynarki after 18 months' service (Navy) | Captain |
| Kapitan (Rotmistrz) (Army) | |
| Flight Lieutenant (Air Force) | |
| Podporucznik marynarki up to 18 months' service (Navy) | Lieutenant |
| Porucznik (Army) | |
| Flying Officer (Air Force) | |
| Chorazy marynarki after 3 years' service (Navy) | Second Lieutenant |
| Podporucznik (Army) | |
| Pilot Officer (Air Force) | |
| Chorazy marynarki with less than 3 years' service (Navy) | Warrant Officer—Royal Navy |
| Podchorazy (Navy) | Midshipman—Royal Navy |
TABLE II
Soldiers
| Polish Rank | Equivalent British Rank |
|---|---|
| Chorazy (Army) | Warrant Officer Class I |
| Warrant Officer (Air Force) | |
| Starszy Sierzant (Army) | Warrant Officer Class II |
| Warrant Officer 2nd Class (Air Force) | |
| Starszy bosman (Navy) | |
| Bosman (Navy) | Staff Serjeant |
| Sierzant (Army) | |
| Flight Sergeant (Air Force) | |
| Bosmanmat (Navy) | |
| Plutonowy (Army) | Serjeant |
| Sergeant (Air Force) | |
| Mat (Navy) | |
| Kapral (Army) | Corporal |
| Corporal (Air Force) | |
| Starszy marynarz (Navy) | |
| Marynarz (Navy) | |
| Starszy szeregowiec (Army) | Private |
| Szeregowiec (strzelec) (Army) | |
| Leading Aircraftman & Aircraftman (Air Force) |
TABLE III
Women Members
| Polish Rank | Equivalent British Status |
|---|---|
| Pulkownik | Member with status above that of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Podpulkownik | Member with status of Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Naczelna Siostra | |
| Major | Member with status of Major |
| Przelozona Siostra | |
| Inspektorka | |
| Siostra | |
| Zastepczyni przelozonej | |
| Komendantka Kompanii | Member with other officer status |
| Komendantka Plutonu | |
| Kapitan | |
| Porucznik | |
| Podporucznik | |
| Starszy Sierzant | Member with status of Staff Serjeant |
| Sierzant | Member with status of Serjeant |
| Plutonowy | Member with status of Corporal |
| Kapral | |
| Starsza ochotniczka | Member with status of Private |
| Ochotniczka |