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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

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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 by today's Army of the Czech Republic.

Ranks (1918–1919)

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Ranks (1919–1920)

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Officers, officials and cadets

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Rank groupGeneralsField OfficersCompany OfficersOfficials without rank classOfficer Cadets
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovak Army
Polní zbrojmistr Polní podmaršálek Generálmajor Plukovník Podplukovník Major Setník Nadporučík Poručík Gážista Praporčík

Other ranks

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Ranks (1920–1929)

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Officers

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Rank groupGeneralsField OfficersCompany Officers
Czechoslovak Army[2]
Generál Plukovník Podplukovník Major Štábní kapitán Kapitán Nadporučík Poručík Podporučík

NCO and enlisted

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Rank groupSenior NCOsJunior NCOsEnlisted
Czechoslovak Army[2]
Praporčík Štábní rotmistr Rotmistr
with 12 years
service		 Rotmistr
with 6 years
service		 Rotmistr Rotný Četař Desátník Svobodník Vojín

Note: The different colours of the epaulettes distinguish different corps, for example maroon standing for infantry, red for artillery, green for sappers and engineers, yellow for cavalry, light blue for the air force, etc.[3]

Ranks (1930–1939)

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Officers

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NCOs and enlisted

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Rank groupSenior NCOsJunior NCOsEnlisted
Czechoslovak Army
[4][2]
Štábní praporčík Praporčík Štábní rotmistr Rotmistr Rotný Četař Desátník Svobodník Vojín

Note: The different colours of the epaulettes distinguish different corps, for example maroon standing for infantry, red for artillery, green for sappers and engineers, yellow for cavalry, light blue for the air force, etc.[5]

Ranks (1945–1950)

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Officers

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NCOs and enlisted

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Rank groupSenior NCOsJunior NCOsEnlisted
Czechoslovak Army
(1945–1948)
Štábní praporčík Praporčík Štábní rotmistr Rotmistr Rotný Četař Desátník Svobodník Vojín
Czechoslovak Army
(1949–1950)
Rotmistr Rotný Četař Desátník Svobodník Vojín

Ranks (1951–1959)

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Officers

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Other ranks

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Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovak People's Army[6]
Staršina Rotný Četař Desátník Svobodník Vojín

Note: The different colour variants of the epaulettes, rank and edging distinguish different corps.[7]

Ranks (1960–1990)

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Officers

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Warrant officers, NCOs and enlisted

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Rank groupWarrant officersNCOsEnlisted
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovak People's Army[8]
Nadpraporčík Praporčík Podpraporčík Nadrotmistr Rotmistr Rotný Četař Desátník Svobodník Vojín

See also

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References

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Citations
  1. 1 2 Purdek 2013, p. 100.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Václavíček 2010, p. 41.
  3. ↑ "České vojenské hodnosti používané v letech 1937 – 1939 – Kutilův zápisník". Kutilův zápisník. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  4. 1 2 Rosignoli 1983, Plates 60-61.
  5. ↑ "České vojenské hodnosti používané v letech 1937 – 1939 – Kutilův zápisník". Kutilův zápisník. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  6. 1 2 DA Pam 30-50-2 1960, p. 78.
  7. ↑ "Hodnosti ČSLA v letech 1951 – 1959 – Kutilův zápisník". Kutilův zápisník. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  8. 1 2 Nyirady 1989, p. 248.
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