Podporuchik

This article is about the OF-1b (OF-1 junior) rank Podporuchik (Army and Air Force). For the equivalent rank in NATO see Second lieutenant / Pilot officer, Ensign, Leutnant / Leutnant zur See.

Rank insignia (1855—1917)
Rank insignia	RI Army | RI Navy
Introduction	1703
Rank group	Junior officers
Army 1855-1917	Podporuchik
Navy 1909-1917	Michman
NATO equivalent	OF-1b

Podporuchik (Serbo-Croatian language: potporučnik, потпоручник, Czech language: poručík , Polish language: podporucznik , Russian: подпору́чик, Bulgarian language: подпоручик , п, Slovak language: poručík) is an Officer's rank out of the Lieutenants rank group in Slavophone armed forces.

According to the modern day's NATO rank system Podporuchik might be comparable to the OF-1b ranks Second lieutenant / Pilot officer, Ensign, Leutnant / Leutnant zur See. With the exception of the more junior "podporuchik" OF-1c of the Czech Army until 2011, it should not be confused with Mladshy leytenant or Unterleutnant, OF-1c as well.

Russia and Russian imperial armed forces

The rank was introduced first by Peter the Great in 1703 as officer rank of the so-called ober-officer rank group. It did belong to rank class XIII (infantry), class XII (artillery, and engineer troops), and class X (guards) until 1884. In line to the military reforms in 1884, podpraporshik became in peace time. However, in the guards and the cossacks armed forces Cornet and Chorąży remained the lowest officer rank.

The equivalent to podpraporshik was Michman in the Imperial Russian Navy, and governmental secretary (губернский секретар; gubernsky sekretar) in the civil administration.

In the Russian Federations armed forces the OF1b-rank Leytenant is equivalent to podporuchik.

Sequence of ranks ascending

lower rank: Praporshchik

Podporuchik (Second lieutenant)

higher rank: Poruchik

Rank designation in some countries

In the countries mentioned below spelling of Podporuchik, Poruchik, and Nadporuchik, up to rank classification, is almost similar. A possible sequence of ranks (ascending) might be as follows:

• Podporuchik (junior poruchik / second lieutenant)
• Poruchik (lieutenant)
• Nadporuchik (senior poruchik / first lieutenant)
• Kapitan (captain), OF-2

Table of Poruchik OF1-ranks and rank insignia
Country	Language	rank OF-1b (junior)		rank OF-1a (senior)
		Rank	Designation	Rank	Designation
	Croatian language: '	align="center"|	Poručnik		Natporučnik
	Macedonian language:		Подпоручник (Podporucznik)		Поручник (Porucznik)
	Polish language: '	align="center"|	Cap insignia Podporucznik (Army) Podporucznik (Air Force)		Cap insignia Porucznik (Army) Porucznik (Air Force)
(until 1917)	[] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: no text (help)		Подпоручик (Podporuchik)		Поручик (Poruchik)
	Serbian language:		Потпоручник (Army) Потпоручник (Air defence) Потпоручник (River flotilla)		Поручник (Army) Поручник (Air defence) Поручник (River flotillia)
	Slovak language: '		Poručík		Nadporučík
	Slovene language: '	align="center"|	Poročník		Nadporočnik
	Czech language: '	align="center"|	Poručík (additional until 2011 Podporuchik OF1c)		Nadporučík
equivalent			Leutnant German Army German Air Force		Oberleutnant German Army German Air Force
equivalent			Second lieutenant		First lieutenant

Remark

In the armed forces of Macedonia, Poland and Serbia, the Podporucznik is equivalent to the OF1b ranks Leutnant / Second lieutenant / Flight officer, and/or Ensign.

See also

• Lieutenant
• History of Russian military ranks

References

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on this wiki