Military ranks of Serbia

This is a list of ranks used by the Serbian Armed Forces.

Land Forces ranks

Generals

Ranks	General	Lieutenant Colonel General	Major General	Brigadier General
Ranks in Serbian	Генерал General	Генерал-Потпуковник General-Potpukovnik	Генерал-Мајор General-Major	Бригадни Генерал Brigadni General

Officers

Ranks	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant
Ranks in Serbian	Пуковник Pukovnik	Потпуковник Potpukovnik	Мајор Major	Капетан Kapetan	Поручник Poručnik	Потпоручник Potporučnik

NCOs

Ranks	Ensign 1st class	Ensign	Staff Sergeant 1st class	Staff Sergeant	Sergeant
Ranks in Serbian	Заставник I класе Zastavnik I klase	Заставник Zastavnik	Старији Водник I класе Stariji Vodnik I klase	Старији Водник Stariji Vodnik	Водник Vodnik

Soldiers

Ranks	Junior Sergeant	Corporal	Lance Corporal	Private
Ranks in Serbian	Млађи водник Mlađi vodnik	Десетар Desetar	Разводник Razvodnik	Војник Vojnik

Air Force and Air Defense ranks

Generals

Ranks	General	Lieutenant Colonel General	Major General	Brigadier General
Ranks in Serbian	Генерал General	Генерал-Потпуковник General-Potpukovnik	Генерал-Мајор General-Major	Бригадни Генерал Brigadni General

Officers

Ranks	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant
Ranks in Serbian	Пуковник Pukovnik	Потпуковник Potpukovnik	Мајор Major	Капетан Kapetan	Поручник Poručnik	Потпоручник Potporučnik

NCOs

Ranks	Ensign, 1st class	Ensign	Flight Sergeant	Staff Sergeant	Sergeant
Ranks in Serbian	Заставник I класе Zastavnik I klase	Заставник Zastavnik	Старији Водник I класе Stariji Vodnik I klase	Старији Водник Stariji Vodnik	Водник Vodnik

Soldiers

Ranks	Junior Sergeant	Corporal	Airman First Class	Airman
Ranks in Serbian	Млађи водник Mlađi vodnik	Десетар Desetar	Разводник Razvodnik	Пилот Pilot

River Flotilla ranks

Admirals

Ranks	Admiral	Vice Admiral	Rear Admiral	Commodore
Ranks in Serbian	Адмирал Admiral	Вице Адмирал Vice Admiral	Контра Адмирал Kontra Admiral	Комодор Komodor

Officers

Ranks	Captain	Commander	Lieutenant Commander	Lieutenant	Lieutenant (junior grade)	Sublieutenant
Ranks in Serbian	Капетан Бојног Брода Kapetan Bojnog Broda	Капетан Фрегате Kapetan Fregate	Капетан Корвете Kapetan Korvete	Поручник Фрегате Poručnik Fregate	Поручник Корвете Poručnik Korvete	Потпоручник Potporučnik

NCOs

Ranks	Ensign, 1st class	Ensign	Senior Chief Petty Officer	Chief Petty Officer	Petty Officer
Ranks in Serbian	Заставник I класе Zastavnik I klase	Заставник Zastavnik	Старији Водник I класе Stariji Vodnik I klase	Старији Водник Stariji Vodnik	Водник Vodnik

Soldiers

Ranks	Master Seaman	Leading Seaman	Able Seaman	Seaman Recruit
Ranks in Serbian	Млађи водник Mlađi vodnik	Десетар Desetar	Разводник Razvodnik	Морнар Mornar

Historical ranks

Generals

There were only two ranks in pre-WWI Serbia: General (from 1872) and Vojvoda (from 1900). Four ranks were introduced in Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovens in 1923, and lasted until 1945. There were only two types of shoulder cords: with doubleheaded eagle and coat of arms of Kingdom of SHS or Kingdom of Yugoslavia for vojvoda and without for all other General ranks. The different general grades were indicated by 6-pointed stars on the cuffs. Also the backing cloth for the shoulder cords was light blue for generals of the army and divisional generals and in a colour of service for brigadier general. During the Middle Ages, the Vojvoda was a military commander rank and a noble titule. In the Balkan Wars and World War I this title was used to designate the highest military rank in Serbian Army and later Royal Yugoslav Army (above the General - as equalent of Field Marshal in other armies). This rank was introduced by the law on the Organization of the Army Kingdom of Serbia in 1901. It has been awarded only during the war for: special merits of top generals. The first Voivoda was promoted by the Great military decree of the Kingdom of Serbia on 20 October 1912. Only five people ever officially held that military rank: Radomir Putnik (got it in 1912), Stepa Stepanović (1914), Živojin Mišić (1914), Petar Bojović (1918) and the French General Louis Franchet d'Espérey (1921). After unification of Kingdom of Serbia in to Kingdom SHS (later Kingdom Yugoslavia) no further officers where promoted to rank Vojvoda. King of Yugoslavia held the rank of Supreme Commander (Generalissimo in military hierarchy) with special rank insignia representing his royal monogram, with coat of arms of the country.

Ranks	Generalissimo	Field Marshal	General of the Army	Divisional General	Brigadier General
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Ranks in Serbian	Врховни командант Vrhovni komandant	Војвода Vojvoda	Армијски ђенерал Armijski đeneral	Дивизијски ђенерал Divizijski đeneral	Бригадни ђенерал Brigadni đeneral

Officers

Ranks	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain, 1st class	Captain, 2nd class	Lieutenant	Sub-Lieutenant
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Ranks in Serbian	Пуковник Pukovnik	Потпуковник Potpukovnik	Мајор Major	Капетан I класе Kapetan I klase	Капетан II класе Kapetan II klase	Поручник Poručnik	Потпоручник Potporučnik

NCOs (Only in SHS and Yugoslavia)

Ranks	Sergeant-Major, 1st class	Sergeant-Major, 2nd class	Sergeant-Major, 3rd class
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Ranks in Serbian	Наредник-Водник I класе Narednik-Vodnik I klase	Наредник-Водник II класе Narednik-Vodnik II klase	Наредник-Водник III класе Narednik-Vodnik III klase

Soldiers

Ranks	Sergeant	Junior Sergeant	Corporal	Private
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Ranks in Serbian	Наредник Narednik	Поднаредник Podnarednik	Каплар Kaplar	Редов Redov

External links

• Serbian Armed Forces official rank structure
• Military ranks of Serbia - uniforminsignia.org