Military ranks of the Kingdom of Romania

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The Military ranks of the Kingdom of Romania were the military insignia used by the Kingdom of Romania. Following the abolition of the monarchy, the ranks were replaced with those of the Socialist Republic of Romania.

Army

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
1846 ^[1]
1846 ^[1]					General inspector						Polcovnic				Maior		Căpitan		Porucic			Praporșcic
1861 ^[2]
1861 ^[2]					General primar		General de divizie		General de brigadă		Colonel		Locotenent-colonel		Maior		Căpitan		Locotenent			Sublocotenent
1912 ^[3]^[4]^[a]
1912 ^[3]^[4]^[a]					General de corp de armată		General de divizie		General de brigadă		Colonel		Locotenent-colonel		Maior		Căpitan		Locotenent			Sublocotenent
1916 ^[5]
1916 ^[5]					General de corp de armată		General de divizie		General de brigadă		Colonel		Locotenent-colonel		Maior		Căpitan		Locotenent			Sublocotenent
1931 ^[6]^[7]
1931 ^[6]^[7]	Mareșal		General de armată		General de corp de armată		General de divizie		General de brigadă		Colonel		Locotenent-colonel		Maior		Căpitan		Locotenent			Sublocotenent
Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers

Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
1846 ^[8]
1846 ^[8]											Feldfebel												Caporal-Subofițer				Subofițer		Caporal-efreitor						Soldat
1912 ^[3]^[4]
1912 ^[3]^[4]									Plutonier maior		Plutonier												Sergent				Caporal		Fruntaș						Soldat
1931 ^[6]^[9]
1931 ^[6]^[9]							Plutonier adjutant		Plutonier maior		Plutonier						Sergent maior						Sergent				Caporal		Fruntaș						Soldat

Navy

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
^[10]
^[10]	Mareșal		Amiral		Viceamiral		Contraamiral		Contraamiral de flotilă		Comandor		Căpitan-comandor		Locotenent-comandor		Căpitan		Locotenent			Aspirant

Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
^[11]
^[11]									Plutonier maior		Plutonier						Sergent maior						Sergent				Caporal		Marinar fruntaș						Marinar

Air force

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers
1931 ^[12]^[13]
1931 ^[12]^[13]					General inspector		General comandant		General de escadră aeriană		Comandor		Căpitan-comandor		Locotenent-comandor		Căpitan		Locotenent			Sublocotenent
Late World War 2 ^[12]^[14]^[15]^[13]
Late World War 2 ^[12]^[14]^[15]^[13]	Mareșal^[16]				General inspector		General comandant		General de escadră aeriană		Comandor		Căpitan-comandor		Locotenent-comandor		Căpitan		Locotenent			Sublocotenent
Rank group	General / flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers

Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted
1931 ^[12]
1931 ^[12]							Adjutant șef		Adjutant major		Adjutant						Adjutant stagiar						Sergent				Caporal		Fruntaș						Soldat
Late World War 2 ^[12]^[14]^[15]^[17]
Late World War 2 ^[12]^[14]^[15]^[17]							Adjutant șef		Adjutant major		Adjutant/(ground staff)						Adjutant stagiar						Sergent				Caporal		Fruntaș						Soldat
Rank group	Senior NCOs																						Junior NCOs						Enlisted

See also

Footnotes

↑ Color for the infantry service branch and generals shown. Each service branch as well as the ten Roșiori regiments had distinct colors for the rank insignia.

References

Citations

↑ Muzeul Militar Național 1930, p. 9, 11–12.
↑ Muzeul Militar Național 1930, p. 30.
1 2 Thomas & Babac 2001, p. 46.
1 2 Muzeul Militar Național 1930, p. 57.
↑ Muzeul Militar Național 1930, p. 58.
1 2 Littlejohn 1994b, p. 95-96.
↑ Mollo 1981, p. 203.
↑ Muzeul Militar Național 1930, p. 9.
↑ Mollo 1981, p. 203, 306.
↑ Mollo 1981, p. 206.
↑ Mollo 1981, p. 206, 306.
1 2 3 4 Tod Rathbone. "Romanian Air Force". rathbonemuseum.com.
1 2 Moroșanu & Melinte 2010, p. 189.
1 2 Littlejohn 1994b, p. 98-99.
1 2 Rosignoli 1983, Plate 76.
↑ "Centenarul nașterii Regelui Mihai I al României. Uniforma regală de aviație". glasulcetatii.ro (in Romanian). 12 October 2021.
↑ Moroșanu & Melinte 2010, p. 188.

Bibliography

Littlejohn, David (1994b). Foreign Legions of the Third Reich. Volume 4 (2nd ed.). United States of America: R. James Publishing. ISBN 0-912138-36-X.
Mollo, Andrew (1981). The Armed Forces of World War II: Uniforms, insignia, and organization. New York, N.Y.: Crown Publishers. ISBN 0-517-54478-4. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
Moroșanu, Teodor Liviu; Melinte, Dan (2010). Romanian Fighter Colours 1941-1945. MMPBooks. ISBN 978-83-89450-90-6.
Muzeul Militar Național (1930). Uniformele Armatei Române 1830-1930 (PDF) (in Romanian). Bucharest: Atelierele Marvan. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
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.
Thomas, Nigel; Babac, Dusan (2001). Armies in the Balkans 1914–18. Men-at-Arms. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1841761947.

External links

"Romania 1881-1947 (Kingdom)". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

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