Military ranks of Serbia

Commissioned officers

The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army, River Flotilla and air force respectively.

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
Serbia (Edit)	No equivalent																								Unknown
			General (Генерал)		Lieutenant General (Генерал-Потпуковник)		Major General (Генерал-Мајор)		Brigadier General (Бригадни Генерал)		Colonel (Пуковник)		Lieutenant Colonel (Потпуковник)		Major (Мајор)		Captain (Капетан)		Lieutenant (Поручник)			Second Lieutenant (Потпоручник)
Serbia (Edit)	No equivalent																								Unknown
			Admiral Адмирал		Vice Admiral Вице Адмирал		Rear Admiral Контра Адмирал		Commodore Комодор		Captain Капетан Бојног Брода		Fregattenkapitän Капетан Фрегате		Korvettenkapitän Капетан Корвете		Fregattenleutnant Поручник Фрегате		Korvettenleutnant Поручник Корвете			Unterleutnant Потпоручник
Serbia (Edit)	No equivalent																								Unknown
			General (Генерал)		Lieutenant General (Генерал-Потпуковник)		Major General (Генерал-Мајор)		Brigadier General (Бригадни Генерал)		Colonel (Пуковник)		Lieutenant Colonel (Потпуковник)		Major (Мајор)		Captain (Капетан)		Lieutenant (Поручник)			Second Lieutenant (Потпоручник)
Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer

Enlisted

The rank insignia for enlisted personnel for the army, River Flotilla and air force respectively.

Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Serbia (Edit)																																			No insignia
	Warrant officer 1st class (Заставник I класе)						Warrant officer (Заставник)		Senior sergeant 1st class (Старији Водник I класе)		Senior Sergeant (Старији Водник)						Sergeant (Водник)						Corporal (Млађи водник)				Lance Corporal (Десетар)		Private first class (Разводник)						Private (Војник)
Serbia (Edit)																																			No insignia
	Ensign, 1st class (Заставник I класе)						Ensign (Заставник)		Senior Chief Petty Officer (Старији Водник I класе)		Chief Petty Officer (Старији Водник)						Petty Officer (Водник)						Master Seaman (Млађи водник)				Leading Seaman (Десетар)		Able Seaman (Разводник)						Seaman Recruit (Војник)
Serbia (Edit)																																			No insignia
	Warrant officer 1st class (Заставник I класе)						Warrant officer (Заставник)		Senior sergeant 1st class (Старији Водник I класе)		Senior Sergeant (Старији Водник)						Sergeant (Водник)						Corporal (Млађи водник)				Senior airman (Десетар)		Airman first class (Разводник)						Airman basic (Војник)
Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1

Generals

There were only three ranks in pre-World War I Serbia: General (from 1872), Army General (from 1900 to 1901) and Field Marshal (Serbian: Бојни Bojвода) (from 1901). Four ranks were introduced in Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes in 1923, and lasted until 1945. There were only two types of shoulder cords: with doubleheaded eagle and coat of arms of Kingdom of SHS or Kingdom of Yugoslavia for Field Marshal and without for all other General ranks. The different general grades were indicated by 6-pointed stars on the cuffs. Also the backing cloth for the shoulder cords was light blue for army general (was honorary rank in period from 1900-1901) and divisional generals and in a colour of service for brigadier general. During the Middle Ages, the Vojvoda was a military commander rank and a noble titule. In the Balkan Wars and World War I this title was used to designate the highest military rank in Serbian Army and later Royal Yugoslav Army (above the General - as equalent of Field Marshal in other armies). This rank was introduced by the law on the Organization of the Army Kingdom of Serbia in 1901. It has been awarded only during the war for: special merits of top generals. The first Field Marshal was promoted by the Great military decree of the Kingdom of Serbia on 20 October 1912. Only four people ever officially held that military rank: Radomir Putnik (got it in 1912), Stepa Stepanović (1914), Živojin Mišić (1914) and Petar Bojović (1918). Honorary title but not military rank held Montenegrin General Janko Vukotić (1915) and the French General Louis Franchet d'Espérey (1921). After unification of Kingdom of Serbia in to Kingdom SHS (later Kingdom Yugoslavia) no further officers where promoted to rank of Field Marshal. King of Yugoslavia held the rank of Supreme Commander and wear special Field Marshal uniform.

In SHS and Yugoslavia

Ranks	Field Marshal	Army General	Divisional General	Brigadier General
Ranks in Serbian	Бојни Војвода Bojni Vojvoda	Армијски ђенерал Armijski đeneral	Дивизијски ђенерал Divizijski đeneral	Бригадни ђенерал Brigadni đeneral

Officers

Ranks	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain, 1st class	Captain, 2nd class	Lieutenant	Sub-Lieutenant
Ranks in Serbian	Пуковник Pukovnik	Потпуковник Potpukovnik	Мајор Major	Капетан I класе Kapetan I klase	Капетан II класе Kapetan II klase	Поручник Poručnik	Потпоручник Potporučnik

NCOs (Only in SHS and Yugoslavia)

Ranks	Sergeant-Major, 1st class	Sergeant-Major, 2nd class	Sergeant-Major, 3rd class
Ranks in Serbian	Наредник-Водник I класе Narednik-Vodnik I klase	Наредник-Водник II класе Narednik-Vodnik II klase	Наредник-Водник III класе Narednik-Vodnik III klase

Soldiers

Ranks	Sergeant	Junior Sergeant	Corporal	Private
Ranks in Serbian	Наредник Narednik	Поднаредник Podnarednik	Каплар Kaplar	Редов Redov