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The Military ranks of Socialist Yugoslavia are the military insignia used by the Yugoslav People's Army.

Ranks (1945–1946)

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Officers

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The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslav Army [1]
Maršal Jugoslavije [a] General-pukovnik General-lajtant General-major Pukovnik Potpukovnik Major Kapetan Poručnik Potporučnik Zastavnik
Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers

Other ranks

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The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslav Army [1] No insignia
Stariji vodnik Vodnik Mlađi vodnik Desetar Borac
Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted

Ranks (1946–1953)

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Officers

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The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslav Ground Forces
Maršal Jugoslavije [a] General armije General-pukovnik General-lajtnant [b] General-major Pukovnik Potpukovnik Major Kapetan prve klase [c] Kapetan Poručnik Potporučnik Zastavnik [d]
Yugoslav Navy
1946–1952 Maršal Jugoslavije[a] Admiral Viceadmiral Kontraadmiral Kapetan I ranga Kapetan II ranga Kapetan III ranga — Poručnik I ranga Poručnik II ranga Poručnik III ranga Zastavnik
1952–1953 Kapetan bojnog broda Kapetan Fregate Kapetan korvete Poručnik bojnog broda [c] Poručnik fregate Poručnik korvete Potporučnik —[d]
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslav Air Force
Maršal Jugoslavije[a] General-pukovnik General-lajtnant[b] General-major Pukovnik Potpukovnik Major Kapetan prve klase[c] Kapetan Poručnik Potporučnik Zastavnik[d]
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia People's Defence Corps of Yugoslavia
General-lajtnant[b] General-major Pukovnik Potpukovnik Major Kapetan prve klase[c] Kapetan Poručnik Potporučnik Zastavnik[d]
Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers

Other ranks

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The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslav Ground Forces
Stariji vodnik Vodnik Mlađi vodnik Desetar Vojnik
Yugoslav Navy
Stariji vodnik Vodnik Mlađi vodnik Desetar Mornar
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslav Air Force
Stariji vodnik Vodnik Mlađi vodnik Desetar Vojnik
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia People's Defence Corps of Yugoslavia
Stariji vodnik Vodnik Mlađi vodnik Desetar Vojnik
Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted

Ranks (1953–1982)

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This table shows the rank structure in use by Yugoslav People's Army from 1953 to 1982.[2]

Officers

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The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslav Ground Forces [3]
Maršal Jugoslavije [a] General [e] General armije General-pukovnik General-potpukovnik General-major Pukovnik Potpukovnik Major Kapetan prve klase Kapetan Poručnik Potporučnik
Yugoslav Navy
Maršal Jugoslavije [a] Admiral flote [f] Admiral Viceadmiral Kontraadmiral Kapetan bojnog broda Kapetan Fregate Kapetan korvete Poručnik bojnog broda Poručnik fregate Poručnik korvete Potporučnik
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslav Air Force
Maršal Jugoslavije [a] General-pukovnik General-potpukovnik General-major Pukovnik Potpukovnik Major Kapetan prve klase Kapetan Poručnik Potporučnik
Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers

Other ranks

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The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.[4]

Rank group NCOs Enlisted
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslav Ground Forces [3]
Zastavnik I klase Zastavnik Stariji vodnik I klase Stariji vodnik Vodnik I klase Vodnik Mlađi vodnik Desetar Razvodnik Vojnik
Yugoslav Navy
Zastavnik I klase Zastavnik Stariji vodnik I klase Stariji vodnik Vodnik I klase Vodnik Mlađi vodnik Desetar Razvodnik Mornar
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslav Air Force
Zastavnik I klase Zastavnik Stariji vodnik I klase Stariji vodnik Vodnik I klase Vodnik Mlađi vodnik Desetar Razvodnik Vojnik
Rank group NCOs Enlisted

Ranks (1982–1992)

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Officers

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The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
Yugoslav Ground Forces [5] [6]
General armije General-pukovnik General-potpukovnik General-major Pukovnik Potpukovnik Major Kapetan 1. klase Kapetan Poručnik Potporučnik
Yugoslav Navy [5] [6]
Admiral flote Admiral Vitseadmiral Kontraadmiral Kapetan bojnog broda Kapetan fregate Kapetan korvete Poručnik bojnog broda Poručnik fregate Poručnik korvete Potporučnik
Yugoslav Air Force [5] [6]
General armije[g] General-pukovnik General-potpukovnik General-major Pukovnik Potpukovnik Major Kapetan 1. klase Kapetan Poručnik Potporučnik
Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers

Other ranks

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The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Rank group NCOs Enlisted
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslav Ground Forces [5] [6]
Zastavnik I klase Zastavnik Stariji vodnik I klase Stariji vodnik Vodnik I klase Vodnik Mlađi vodnik Desetar Razvodnik Vojnik
Yugoslav Navy [6]
Zastavnik I klase Zastavnik Stariji vodnik I klase Stariji vodnik Vodnik I klase Vodnik Mlađi vodnik Desetar Razvodnik Mornar
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslav Air Force [6]
Zastavnik I klase Zastavnik Stariji vodnik I klase Stariji vodnik Vodnik I klase Vodnik Mlađi vodnik Desetar Razvodnik Vojnik
Rank group NCOs Enlisted

In 1988, wartime insignia for Members of the Presidency were instituted (effective January 1st, 1989)[7] [8] for wear in their collective capacity as supreme commander-in-chief,[9] but were never used.

Rank group Supreme Command
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslav People's Army
Članovi Predsedništva

See also

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Notes

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Marshal of Yugoslavia was an highest military distinction 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. 1 2 3 Renamed in 1952 as General-potpukovnik .
  3. 1 2 3 4 Established 1952.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Abolished 1952 as Junior officer and moved to Senior NCO in 1953.
  5. ↑ General was highest military rank for deputy supreme commander. Established 1955 and abolished 1974. Ivan Gošnjak, while serving as a defence minister and deputy supreme commander of SFRY, was considered for promotion to this rank. No officers were promoted to this rank.
  6. ↑ Established 1955.
  7. ↑ Established 1982. No officers were promoted to this rank.

References

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  1. 1 2 Thomas & Abbott 1983, p. 26.
  2. ↑ Army Lexicon. Belgrade: Military Publishing Institute of the Yugoslav People's Army. 1981. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  3. 1 2 Landser 1975, pp. 61–62.
  4. ↑ "Army Ranks 1946 - 1982". Kokosar. Archived from the original on 18 February 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Soper 1992, p. 264.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Military Publishing and Newspaper Center 1989, pp. 175–190.
  7. ↑ Naredba o ratnoj vojnoj uniformi članova Presedništva SFRJ (Službeni vojni list, br. 3/88), transl. Order on the wartime military uniform of the members of the Presidency of the SFRY (Official Military Gazette, No. 3/88)
  8. ↑ Chapter VII, Section IV "Military uniform of the members of the Presidency of the SFRY", Article 221 of the Military Uniforms Regulation of the Armed Forces of the SFRY as published in the Official Military Gazette, No. 828/1988.
  9. ↑ Articles 313 and 328 of the 1974 Yugoslav Constitution
  • Soper, Karl Wheele (1992). "National Security". In Curtis, Glenn E. (ed.). Yugoslavia: a country study. Area Handbook (3rded.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. LCCN 91040323 . Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  • Thomas, Nigel; Abbott, Peter (1983). Windrow, Martin (ed.). Partisan Warfare 1941-45. Men-at-Arms. Hong Kong: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 0-85045-513-8.
  • "Die jugoslawische Armee" [The Yugoslav Army]. Der Landser (in German). Hamburg: Erich Pabel Verlag. December 1975.
  • Pravilo О Vojnim Uniformama Oruzanih Snaga SFRJ (in Serbian). Beograd: Military Publishing and Newspaper Center. 1989. pp.175–190. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
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