Podporuchik

Podporuchik (Serbo-Croatian: potporučnik, потпоручник, Czech: podporučík, Polish: podporucznik, Russian: подпору́чик, Bulgarian: подпоручик, п, Slovak: podporučík) is an Officer's rank out of the Lieutenants rank group in Slavophone armed forces.

This article is about the OF-1b rank Podporuchik in Slavophone countries. For the equivalent rank in NATO, see [[:Second lieutenant/Pilot officer, Ensign, Leutnant/Leutnant zur See]].
Rank insignia (1855—1917)
Rank insigniaRI Army | RI Navy
Introduction1703
Rank groupJunior officers
Army 1855-1917Podporuchik
Navy 1909-1917Michman
NATO
equivalent		OF-1b

According to the modern day's NATO rank system Podporuchik might be comparable to the OF-1b[1] ranks Second lieutenant / Pilot officer, Ensign, Leutnant / Leutnant zur See. With the exception of the more junior "podporuchik" OF-1c of the Czech Army until 2011, it should not be confused with Mladshy leytenant or Unterleutnant, OF-1c as well.

Russia and Russian imperial armed forces

The rank was introduced first by Peter the Great in 1703[2] as officer rank of the so-called ober-officer rank group. It did belong to rank class XIII (infantry), class XII (artillery, and engineer troops), and class X (guards) until 1884. In line to the military reforms in 1884, podpraporshik became in peace time. However, in the guards and the cossacks armed forces Cornet and Chorąży remained the lowest officer rank.

The equivalent to podpraporshik was Michman in the Imperial Russian Navy, and governmental secretary (губернский секретар; gubernsky sekretar) in the civil administration.

In the Russian Federations armed forces the OF1b-rank Leytenant is equivalent to podporuchik.

Sequence of ranks ascending
lower rank:
Praporshchik

Podporuchik
(Second lieutenant)		 higher rank:
Poruchik

Rank designation in some countries

In the countries mentioned below spelling of Podporuchik, Poruchik, and Nadporuchik, up to rank classification, is almost similar. A possible sequence of ranks (ascending) might be as follows:

  • Podporuchik (junior poruchik / second lieutenant)
  • Poruchik (lieutenant)
  • Nadporuchik (senior poruchik / first lieutenant)
  • Kapitan (captain), OF-2
Table of Poruchik OF1-ranks and rank insignia
Country Language rank OF-1b (junior) rank OF-1a (senior)
Rank Designation Rank Designation
Croatian: hrPoručnikNatporučnik
Macedonian: mkПодпоручник
(Podporucznik)		 Поручник
(Porucznik)
Polish: pl Cap insignia
  • Podporucznik (Army)
  • Podporucznik (Air Force)
 Cap insignia
  • Porucznik (Army)
  • Porucznik (Air Force)

(until 1917)		Russian: ru •  • Cap insignia
  • Подпоручик
    Podporuchik, 11th East Siberian Rifle Regiment
  • Подпоручик (запаса)
    (Podporuchik – reservist)
  • Подпоручик
    (Podporuchik, Mikhailovsky Artillery School)
  •  • Cap insignia
  • Поручик
    (Poruchik, 2nd Siberian Sapper Battalion)
  • Гвардии поручик
    (Guard Poruchik, Palace Grenadier Company)
  • Поручик
    (Poruchik, 3rd Uhlan Regiment )
Serbian: sr
  • Потпоручник (Army)
  • Потпоручник (Air defence)
  • Потпоручник (River flotilla)
  • Поручник (Army)
  • Поручник (Air defence)
  • Поручник (River flotillia)
Slovak: skPoručíkNadporučík
Slovene: slPoročníkNadporočnik
Czech: csPoručík
(additional until 2011 Podporuchik OF1c)		Nadporučík
equivalent Leutnant Oberleutnant
  • German Army
  • German Air Force
equivalent Second lieutenantFirst lieutenant
Remark

In the armed forces of Macedonia, Poland and Serbia, the Podporucznik is equivalent to the OF1b ranks Leutnant / Second lieutenant / Flight officer, and/or Ensign.

See also

References
  1. The abbreviation "OF" stands for de: "Offizier / en: officer / fr: officier / ru: офицер"
  2. Introduction of the rank "podporuchik" by Peter the Great in 1703. As to booklet: "Soviet military encyclopaedia" |6|388.
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