Military ranks of Slovakia (1939–1945)
Appearance
The military ranks of Slovakia during 1939–1945 were the military insignia used by the Slovak Republic's military and the Hlinka Guard. The Slovak Republic was a landlocked country, and therefore did not possess a navy.
Military ranks
[edit]Commissioned officer ranks
[edit]The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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Generál | Plukovník | Podplukovník | Major | Stotník | Nadporučík | Poručík | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Generál I. triedy | Generál II. triedy | Plukovník | Podplukovník | Major | Stotník | Nadporučík | Poručík | Vojenský akademik | Důstojnický zástupca | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German equivalent[4] | Generalleutnant | Generalmajor | Oberst | Oberstleutnant | Major | Hauptmann | Oberleutnant | Leutnant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet |
Other ranks
[edit]The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
Rank group | NCOs | Enlisted | ||||
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Zástavník | Rotník | Čatár | Desiatnik | Slobodník | Strelník | |
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Zástavník | Rotník | Čatár | Desiatnik | Slobodník | Strelník | |
German equivalent[4] | Oberfeldwebel | Feldwebel | Unterfeldwebel | Obergefreiter | Obersoldat | Soldat |
Rank group | NCOs | Enlisted |
Corps colours
[edit]Colour | Branch[7] | |
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Purple | Generals, staff officers and infantry | |
Red | Artillery and armourers | |
Yellow | Cavalry | |
Pink | Armoured units | |
Black | Medical corps and chaplains | |
Dark blue | Quartermaster | |
Sky blue | Air force | |
Dark brown | Engineers | |
Cinnamon brown | Communications | |
Light brown | Automotive | |
Violet | Judiciary | |
Light green | Cartographic |
Paramilitary ranks
[edit]Commanders
[edit]Rank group | Higher commanders | Middle commanders | Lower commanders | |||||
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Hlavný veliteľ | Zborový veliteľ | Veliteľ divízie | Veliteľ pluku | Veliteľ praporu | Veliteľ skupiny | Veliteľ roty | Veliteľ čaty |
Other ranks
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Čatár | Desiatnik | Slobodník | Gardista |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Kliment & Nakladal 1997, pp. 163–164.
- ^ Kliment & Nakladal 1997, pp. 165–166.
- ^ a b Littlejohn 1994, pp. 66–67.
- ^ a b Kliment & Nakladal 1997, p. 201.
- ^ Kliment & Nakladal 1997, pp. 161–163.
- ^ Kliment & Nakladal 1997, pp. 164–165.
- ^ Kliment & Nakladal 1997, p. 197.
- ^ Kliment & Nakladal 1997, p. 189.
- ^ Kliment & Nakladal 1997, pp. 188–189.
- Sources
- Kliment, Charles K.; Nakladal, Bretislav (1997). Germany's First Ally: Armed Forces of the Slovak State 1939-1945. China: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. ISBN 0-7643-0589-1. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- Littlejohn, David (1994). Foreign Legions Of The Third Reich Vol. 3 (2nd ed.). San Jose: Bender Publishing. ISBN 0-912138-29-7.
External links
[edit]- "Slovakia 1939-1945". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 8 July 2022.