Military ranks of Socialist Yugoslavia
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The Military ranks of Socialist Yugoslavia are the military insignia used by the Yugoslav People's Army.
Ranks (1945–1946)
Officers
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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| Maršal Jugoslavije[a] | General-pukovnik | General-lajtant | General-major | Pukovnik | Potpukovnik | Major | Kapetan | Poručnik | Potporučnik | Zastavnik | ||||||||||||||
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Other ranks
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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Ranks (1946–1953)
Officers
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
Before the introduction of the rank of Kapetan prve klase on April 6, 1952, according to an official handbook of the JA from 1948, the number of stars used by the junior officer ranks were as follows:
-Zastavnik: one star
-Potporučnik: two stars
-Poručnik: three stars
-Kapetan: four stars
After the rank of Kapetan prve klase was introduced, the rank of Zastavnik was abolished as a junior officer rank, and became the most senior NCO rank, using no stars as its rank insignia.
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| Maršal Jugoslavije[a] | General armije | General-pukovnik | General-lajtnant[b] | General-major | Pukovnik | Potpukovnik | Major | Kapetan prve klase[c] | Kapetan | Poručnik | Potporučnik | Zastavnik[d] | ||||||||||||
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| 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] | ||||||||||||||||
| Yugoslav Air Force |
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| Maršal Jugoslavije[a] | General-pukovnik | General-lajtnant[b] | General-major | Pukovnik | Potpukovnik | Major | Kapetan prve klase[c] | Kapetan | Poručnik | Potporučnik | Zastavnik[d] | |||||||||||||
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| General-lajtnant[b] | General-major | Pukovnik | Potpukovnik | Major | Kapetan prve klase[c] | Kapetan | Poručnik | Potporučnik | Zastavnik[d] | |||||||||||||||
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Other ranks
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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Ranks (1953–1982)
This table shows the rank structure in use by Yugoslav People's Army from 1953 to 1982.[2]
Officers
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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Other ranks
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.[4]
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Ranks (1982–1992)
Officers
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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| General armije[g] | General-pukovnik | General-potpukovnik | General-major | Pukovnik | Potpukovnik | Major | Kapetan 1. klase | Kapetan | Poručnik | Potporučnik | ||||||||||||||
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Other ranks
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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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.
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See also
Notes
- 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.
- Renamed in 1952 as General-potpukovnik.
- Established 1952.
- Abolished 1952 as Junior officer and moved to Senior NCO in 1953.
- 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.
- Established 1955.
- Established 1982. No officers were promoted to this rank.