Ranks of the Czechoslovak Armed Forces
Ranks of the Czechoslovak Armed Forces shows the military ranks and rank insignia in use by the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Czechoslovak Republic.
Overview
After the independence of Czechoslovakia, the new republic at first used the ranks of the Austro-Hungarian Army, but from 1920 a system was introduced that was basically similar to the one used presently by today's Army of the Czech Republic.
Ranks (1918–1919)
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Other ranks
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| Důstojnický zástupce | Štábní šikovatel | Šikovatel | Četař | Desátník | Svobodník | Vojín | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ranks (1919–1920)
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| Polní zbrojmistr | Polní podmaršálek | Generálmajor | Plukovník | Podplukovník | Major | Setník | Nadporučík | Poručík | Gážista | Kadet aspirant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other ranks
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| Praporčík | Důstojnický zástupce | Štábní šikovatel | Šikovatel | Četař (Jednoročni dobrovolník) |
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Ranks (1930–1939)
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| Armádní generál | Divizní generál | Brigádní generál | Plukovník | Podplukovník | Major | Kapitán | Nadporučík | Poručík | Podporuchik | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ranks (1945–1950)
Rank and file, and junior non-commissioned officers
The rank titles in the image are in Slovak.
- Vojín - Private
- Svobodník - Lance Corporal
- Desátník - Corporal
- Četař - Sergeant
Senior non-commissioned officers
The rank titles in the image are in Slovak.
- Rotný - Staff Sergeant
- Staršina - Starshina/Master Sergeant (introduced 1949)
- Rotmistr - (Company) Sergeant Major
- Štábní Rotmistr - Staff (Company) Sergeant Major
- Praporčík - Praporshchik/Warrant Officer
- Štábní praporčík - Staff Praporshchik/Chief Warrant Officer (introduced 1938)
Company and field grade officers
The rank titles in the image are in Slovak.
- Podporučík - Podporuchik
- Poručík - Poruchik
- Nadporučík - Nadporuchik
- Kapitán - Captain
- Štábní kapitán - Staff Captain
- Major - Major
- Podplukovník - Podpolkovnik
- Plukovník - Polkovnik
General officers
The rank titles in the image are in Slovak.
- Brigádní generál - Brigadier General
- Divisní generál - Divisional General
- Sborový generál - Army Corps General (introduced 1948)
- Armádní generál - General of the Army
Ranks (1951–1959)
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Other ranks
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Ranks (1960–1990)
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| Armádní generál | Generálplukovník | Generálporučík | Generálmajor | Plukovník | Podplukovník | Major | Kapitán | Nadporučík | Poručík | Podporučík | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- Citations
- Rosignoli 1983, Plates 60-61.
- Václavíček 2010, p. 41.
- Nyirady, Kenneth E. (1989). "National Security". In Gawdiak, Ihor (ed.). Czechoslovakia: a country study. Area Handbook (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 248. LCCN 88600487. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- Bibliography
- Rosignoli, Guido (1983). Badges and insignia of World War II: Air Force, Naval, Marine. Blandford Colour Series. New York: Blandford Press Ltd. ISBN 0-671-06008-2.
- Václavíček, Ivo (2010). "Nový rok – nové hodnosti". A Report : čtrnáctideník Ministerstva obrany ČR (in Czech). Vol. 3. Ministry of Defense of the Czech Republic. pp. 36–41. ISSN 1211-801X.
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