Ranks of the Czechoslovak Armed Forces
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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
[edit]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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 Czechoslovak Home Army [1]
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| Polní zbrojmistr | Polní podmaršálek | Generálmajor | Plukovník | Podplukovník | Major | Setník | Nadporučík | Poručík | Praporčík | Kadet aspirant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other ranks
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| Důstojnický zástupce |
Štábní šikovatel |
Šikovatel | Četař | Desátník | Svobodník | Vojín | ||||||||
Ranks (1919–1920)
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| Czechoslovak Army
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| Polní zbrojmistr | Polní podmaršálek | Generálmajor | Plukovník | Podplukovník | Major | Setník | Nadporučík | Poručík | Gážista | Praporčík | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other ranks
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| Důstojnický zástupce |
Štábní šikovatel |
Šikovatel | Četař (Jednoročni dobrovolník) |
Četař | Desátník | Svobodník | Vojín | |||||||||||
Ranks (1920–1929)
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| Czechoslovak Army[2]
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| Generál | Plukovník | Podplukovník | Major | Štábní kapitán | Kapitán | Nadporučík | Poručík | Podporučík | ||||||||||||||||||||||
NCO and enlisted
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| Czechoslovak Army[2]
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| 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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| Czechoslovak Army [4][2] |
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| Armádní generál | Divisní generál | Brigádní generál | Plukovník | Podplukovník | Major | Štábní kapitán | Kapitán | Nadporučík | Poručík | Podporučík | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NCOs and enlisted
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| 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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| Armádní generál | Divisní generál | Brigádní generál | Plukovník | Podplukovník | Major | Štábní kapitán | Kapitán | Nadporučík | Poručík | Podporučík | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NCOs and enlisted
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| Czechoslovak Army (1945-1948) |
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| Štábní praporčík | Praporčík | Štábní rotmistr | Rotmistr | Rotný | Četař | Desátník | Svobodník | Vojín | |
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Ranks (1951–1959)
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| Czechoslovak People's Army (1951-1952) |
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| Vrchní velitel branné moci | Armádní generál | Sborový generál | Divisní generál | Brigádní generál | Plukovník | Podplukovník | Major | Štábní kapitán | Kapitán | Nadporučík | Poručík | Podporučík | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovak People's Army (1953-1959)[6] |
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| Vrchní velitel branné moci | Armádní generál | Generálporučík | Generálmajor | Brigádní generál | Plukovník | Podplukovník | Major | Kapitán | Nadporučík | Poručík | Podporučík | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other ranks
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| 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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| Armádní generál | Generálplukovník | Generálporučík | Generálmajor | Plukovník | Podplukovník | Major | Kapitán | Nadporučík | Poručík | Podporučík | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warrant officers, NCOs and enlisted
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| Nadpraporčík | Praporčík | Podpraporčík | Nadrotmistr | Rotmistr | Rotný | Četař | Desátník | Svobodník | Vojín | |
See also
[edit]- Government Army (Bohemia and Moravia)
- Czech military ranks (current form)
References
[edit]- Citations
- ^ Jump up to: a b Purdek 2013, p. 100.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Václavíček 2010, p. 41.
- ^ "České vojenské hodnosti používané v letech 1937 – 1939 – Kutilův zápisník". Kutilův zápisník. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Rosignoli 1983, Plates 60-61.
- ^ "České vojenské hodnosti používané v letech 1937 – 1939 – Kutilův zápisník". Kutilův zápisník. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Jump up to: a b DA Pam 30-50-2 1960, p. 78.
- ^ "Hodnosti ČSLA v letech 1951 – 1959 – Kutilův zápisník". Kutilův zápisník. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Nyirady 1989, p. 248.
- Bibliography
- 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.
- Purdek, Imrich (2013). Československá vojenská symbolika 1914-1939 (PDF) (in Slovak). Bratislava: Vojenský historický ústav. ISBN 978-80-89523-24-5. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- 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" (PDF). A Report : čtrnáctideník Ministerstva obrany ČR (in Czech). Vol. 3. Ministry of Defense of the Czech Republic. pp. 36–41. ISSN 1211-801X. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- Handbook On The Satellite Armies. Washington, D.C.: Department of the Army. 1 April 1960. Retrieved 2 June 2022.