Comparative military ranks of apartheid states in southern Africa

Rank comparison charts of armies/land forces of apartheid states and territories in Southern Africa.

This chart includes the military rank insignia of the nominally independent Bantustans, apartheid South Africa, and South West Africa. These states were all under the control of the apartheid regime of South Africa, with the defence forces of the Bantustans being made of units that were nominally independent of the SADF, but were selected and trained by the SADF, and who placed former South African and Rhodesian military officers in senior positions within the defence forces. The South West Africa Territorial Force was an auxiliary arm of the SADF and formed the armed forces of South West Africa from 1977 to 1989.

Armies

 * Officers


 * Other ranks

Air forces

 * Officers


 * Other ranks

Examples

 * Transkei Special Forces Captain Rank insignia
 * Transkei Special Forces 1st Lieutenant Rank insignia
 * Bophuthatswana Arm Brassard
 * Bophuthatswana and Transkei Rank insignia
 * Ciskei Corporal insignia
 * Ciskei Lance Corporal insignia
 * Transkei General's Tunic
 * Transkei Staff Sergeant
 * Transkei rank star in circlet
 * Ciskei WO2 rank in metal
 * Ciskei WO2 rank in cloth
 * Bophuthatswana Special Forces Soldiers of various ranks
 * Sergeant and Major of 32 Battalion of the South African Army
 * Transkei Officers
 * South West Africa Territorial Force rank chart
 * Transkeian Defence Force rank chart