# 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

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)
### Officers

| Rank group | Generals | Generals | Generals | Generals | Generals | Generals | Generals | Generals | Generals | Generals | Field Officers | Field Officers | Field Officers | Field Officers | Field Officers | Field Officers | Company Officers | Company Officers | Company Officers | Company Officers | Company Officers | Company Officers | Officer Cadets | Officer Cadets | Officer Cadets | Officer Cadets |
| Czechoslovak Home Army | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovak Home Army | | | | | Polní zbrojmistr | Polní zbrojmistr | Polní podmaršálek | Polní podmaršálek | Generálmajor | Generálmajor | Plukovník | Plukovník | Podplukovník | Podplukovník | Major | Major | Setník | Setník | Nadporučík | Nadporučík | Poručík | Poručík | Praporčík | Praporčík | Kadet aspirant | Kadet aspirant |

### Other ranks

| Rank group | Senior NCO | Senior NCO | Senior NCO | Senior NCO | Senior NCO | Senior NCO | Junior NCO | Junior NCO | Junior NCO | Junior NCO | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |
| Czechoslovak Home Army | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovak Home Army | Důstojnický zástupce | Důstojnický zástupce | Štábní šikovatel | Štábní šikovatel | Šikovatel | Šikovatel | Četař | Četař | Desátník | Desátník | Svobodník | Svobodník | Vojín | Vojín |

## Ranks (1919–1920)
### Officers, officials and cadets

| Rank group | Generals | Generals | Generals | Generals | Generals | Generals | Generals | Generals | Generals | Generals | Field Officers | Field Officers | Field Officers | Field Officers | Field Officers | Field Officers | Company Officers | Company Officers | Company Officers | Company Officers | Company Officers | Company Officers | Officials without rank class | Officials without rank class | Officer Cadets | Officer Cadets |
| Czechoslovak Army | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovak Army | | | | | Polní zbrojmistr | Polní zbrojmistr | Polní podmaršálek | Polní podmaršálek | Generálmajor | Generálmajor | Plukovník | Plukovník | Podplukovník | Podplukovník | Major | Major | Setník | Setník | Nadporučík | Nadporučík | Poručík | Poručík | Gážista | Gážista | Praporčík | Praporčík | Praporčík | Praporčík | Praporčík | Praporčík | Praporčík | Praporčík | Praporčík | Praporčík | Praporčík | Praporčík |

### Other ranks

| Rank group | Senior NCO | Senior NCO | Senior NCO | Senior NCO | Senior NCO | Senior NCO | Junior NCO | Junior NCO | Junior NCO | Junior NCO | Junior NCO | Junior NCO | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |
| Czechoslovak Army | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovak Army | Důstojnický zástupce | Důstojnický zástupce | Štábní šikovatel | Štábní šikovatel | Šikovatel | Šikovatel | Četař (Jednoročni dobrovolník) | Četař (Jednoročni dobrovolník) | Četař | Četař | Desátník | Desátník | Svobodník | Svobodník | Vojín | Vojín |

## Ranks (1920–1929)
### Officers

| Rank group | Generals | Generals | Field Officers | Field Officers | Field Officers | Field Officers | Field Officers | Field Officers | Field Officers | Field Officers | Field Officers | Field Officers | Company Officers | Company Officers | Company Officers | Company Officers | Company Officers | Company Officers | Company Officers | Company Officers |
| Czechoslovak Army | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovak Army | Generál | Generál | Plukovník | Plukovník | Podplukovník | Podplukovník | Major | Major | Štábní kapitán | Štábní kapitán | Kapitán | Kapitán | Nadporučík | Nadporučík | Poručík | Poručík | Podporučík | Podporučík | | |

### NCO and enlisted

| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted |
| Czechoslovak Army | | | | | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovak Army | 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.

## Ranks (1930–1939)
### Officers

| Rank group | Generals | Generals | Generals | Generals | Generals | Generals | Generals | Generals | Field Officers | Field Officers | Field Officers | Field Officers | Field Officers | Field Officers | Field Officers | Field Officers | Field Officers | Field Officers | Company Officers | Company Officers | Company Officers | Company Officers | Company Officers | Company Officers | Company Officers | Company Officers |
| Czechoslovak Army | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovak Army | | | Armádní generál | Armádní generál | Divisní generál | Divisní generál | Brigádní generál | Brigádní generál | | | Plukovník | Plukovník | Podplukovník | Podplukovník | Major | Major | Štábní kapitán | Štábní kapitán | Kapitán | Kapitán | Nadporučík | Nadporučík | Poručík | Poručík | Podporučík | Podporučík |

### NCOs and enlisted

| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted |
| Czechoslovak Army | | | | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovak Army | 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.

## Ranks (1945–1950)
### Officers

| Rank group | Generals | Generals | Generals | Generals | Generals | Generals | Field Officers | Field Officers | Field Officers | Field Officers | Field Officers | Field Officers | Field Officers | Field Officers | Field Officers | Field Officers | Company Officers | Company Officers | Company Officers | Company Officers | Company Officers | Company Officers | Company Officers | Company Officers | Company Officers | Company Officers |
| Czechoslovak Army | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovak Army | Armádní generál | Armádní generál | Divisní generál | Divisní generál | Brigádní generál | Brigádní generál | | | Plukovník | Plukovník | Podplukovník | Podplukovník | Major | Major | Štábní kapitán | Štábní kapitán | Kapitán | Kapitán | Nadporučík | Nadporučík | Poručík | Poručík | Podporučík | Podporučík | | |

### NCOs and enlisted

| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted |
| Czechoslovak Army (1945-1948) | | | | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovak Army (1945-1948) | Štábní praporčík | Praporčík | Štábní rotmistr | Rotmistr | Rotný | Četař | Desátník | Svobodník | Vojín |
| Czechoslovak Army (1949-1950) | | | | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovak Army (1949-1950) | | | | Rotmistr | Rotný | Četař | Desátník | Svobodník | Vojín |

## Ranks (1951–1959)
### Officers

| Rank group | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers |
| Czechoslovak People's Army (1951-1952) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovak People's Army (1951-1952) | Vrchní velitel branné moci | Vrchní velitel branné moci | Armádní generál | Armádní generál | Sborový generál | Sborový generál | Divisní generál | Divisní generál | Brigádní generál | Brigádní generál | Plukovník | Plukovník | Podplukovník | Podplukovník | Major | Štábní kapitán | Kapitán | Kapitán | Nadporučík | Nadporučík | Poručík | Poručík | Podporučík | Podporučík |
| Czechoslovak People's Army (1953-1959) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovak People's Army (1953-1959) | Vrchní velitel branné moci | Vrchní velitel branné moci | Armádní generál | Armádní generál | Generálporučík | Generálporučík | Generálmajor | Generálmajor | Brigádní generál | Brigádní generál | Plukovník | Plukovník | Podplukovník | Podplukovník | Major | Major | Kapitán | Kapitán | Nadporučík | Nadporučík | Poručík | Poručík | Podporučík | Podporučík |

### Other ranks

| Rank group | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |
| Czechoslovak People's Army | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovak People's Army | | | | | | | Staršina | Staršina | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Rotný | Rotný | Rotný | Rotný | Četař | Četař | Desátník | Desátník | Desátník | Desátník | Desátník | Desátník | Svobodník | Vojín |
Note: The different colour variants of the epaulettes, rank and edging distinguish different corps.

## Ranks (1960–1990)
### Officers

| Rank group | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers | Junior officers |
| Czechoslovak People's Army | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovak People's Army | | | Armádní generál | Armádní generál | Generálplukovník | Generálplukovník | Generálporučík | Generálporučík | Generálmajor | Generálmajor | Plukovník | Plukovník | Podplukovník | Podplukovník | Major | Major | Kapitán | Kapitán | Nadporučík | Nadporučík | Poručík | Poručík | Podporučík | Podporučík |

### Warrant officers, NCOs and enlisted

| Rank group | Warrant officers | Warrant officers | Warrant officers | NCOs | NCOs | NCOs | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted | Enlisted |
| Czechoslovak People's Army | | | | | | | | | | |
| Czechoslovak People's Army | Nadpraporčík | Praporčík | Podpraporčík | Nadrotmistr | Rotmistr | Rotný | Četař | Desátník | Svobodník | Vojín |