Military ranks of Socialist Yugoslavia
This article features the rank insignia and system used by the Yugoslav People's Army.
Ranks from 1955 onward
This table shows the rank structure in use by Yugoslav People's Army before breakup of Yugoslavia, in use from 1954 to 1991/1992.
| Category | Ground Forces ranks | Air Force ranks | Navy Ranks | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 (Maršal Jugoslavije - Маршал Југославије) | |||||||||||
(General - Генерал) | |||||||||||
or General Officers |
(General Armije) |
(Admiral Flote) | |||||||||
(General-pukovnik) |
(General-pukovnik avijacije) |
(Admiral) | |||||||||
(General-potpukovnik) |
(General-potpukovnik avijacije) |
(Viceadmiral) | |||||||||
(General-major) |
(General-major avijacije) |
(Kontraadmiral) | |||||||||
or Field Grade Officers |
(Pukovnik) |
(Pukovnik avijacije) |
(Kapetan Bojnog Broda) | ||||||||
(Potpukovnik) |
(Potpukovnik avijacije) |
(Kapetan fregate) | |||||||||
(Major) |
(Major avijacije) |
(Kapetan Korvete) | |||||||||
or Company Grade Officers |
(Kapetan 1. klase) |
(Kapetan 1. klase avijacije) |
(Poručnik bojnog broda) | ||||||||
(Kapetan) |
(Kapetan avijacije) |
(Poručnik Fregate) | |||||||||
(Poručnik) |
(Poručnik avijacije) |
(Poručnik korvete) | |||||||||
(Potporučnik) |
(Potporučnik avijacije) |
(Potporučnik) | |||||||||
or Master non-commissioned officers |
(Zastavnik 1. klase) |
(Zastavnik 1. klase avijacije) |
(Zastavnik 1. klase) | ||||||||
(Zastavnik) |
(Zastavnik avijacje) |
(Zastavnik) | |||||||||
(Stariji vodnik 1. klase) |
(Stariji vodnik 1. klase avijacije) |
(Stariji vodnik 1. klase) | |||||||||
(Stariji vodnik) |
(Stariji vodnik avijacije) |
(Stariji vodnik) | |||||||||
(Vodnik 1. klase) |
(Vodnik 1. klase avijacije) |
(Vodnik 1. klase) | |||||||||
(Vodnik) |
(Vodnik avijacije) |
(Vodnik) | |||||||||
airmen, seamen |
(Mlađi vodnik) |
(Mlađi vodnik avijacije) |
(Mlađi vodnik ) | ||||||||
(Desetar) |
(Desetar avijacije) |
(Desetar) | |||||||||
(Razvodnik) |
(Razvodnik avijacije) |
(Razvodnik) | |||||||||
| 1 Marshal of Yugoslavia (Marshal) - Maršal of Yugoslavia was an honorary title of the Supreme Commander of Armed Forces and not a military rank. The first and the only one was given to Josip Broz Tito, who (beside the title of Maršal and Supreme Commander), also held the lifelong function of the President of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the leader of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia.
2 General - was highest military rank for deputy supreme commander. Ivan Gošnjak, while serving as a defence minister and deputy supreme commander of SFRY with a rank of General of the Army - 4 star, was considered for promotion in to this rank, no officers were promoted to this rank. | |||||||||||
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