praporshchik
Sign in to save'''''' (, , ) is a rank used by the Russian Armed Forces and a number of former communist states. The rank is a non-commissioned officer's and is equivalent to in the corresponding navies. It is usually equivalent to warrant officer class 1 or sergeant major in English-speaking armies. Within NATO forces, the rank is rated as OR-7 or OR-8.
Key facts
- Military rank.image
- 1904ic-p01.png
- Military rank.image_size
- 80px
- Military rank.caption
- Shoulder insignia for the Army and Air Force
- Military rank.rank group
- Non-commissioned officer
- Military rank.formation
- 1940
- Military rank.abolished
- 1917
- Military rank.service branch
- Russian Aerospace Forces Russian Police
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- military rank
- Country
- Russia
- Said to be same as
- khorunzhy
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- inception
- 1649-00-00
- next higher rank
- starshy praporshchik
- next lower rank
- starshina
- Commons category
- Praporshchik shoulder straps
- topic's main category
- Category:Praporshchik shoulder straps
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Russia
- Imperial Russia
- Soviet Army and Militia
- ''Praporshchik'' rank of the Russian Federation
- Insignia
- Army
- See also
- References
- External links
'''''' (, , ) is a rank used by the Russian Armed Forces and a number of former communist states. The rank is a non-commissioned officer's and is equivalent to in the corresponding navies. It is usually equivalent to warrant officer class 1 or sergeant major in English-speaking armies. Within NATO forces, the rank is rated as OR-7 or OR-8.
==Russia== is a rank in the Russian military, also used in other uniformed services of the Russian government such as the police. It was a junior officer rank in Imperial Russia, but was abolished following the Russian Revolution. In 1940, the rank was restored as a separate career group between non-commissioned officers and officers.
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