Rank insignias as worn by the Austro-Hungarian Army after the reorganisation in 1867 until 1918
Ranks[]
German | Hungarian | US equivalents | ||
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Troops | ||||
Soldat / Jäger / Schütze / Kanonier | Honvéd | Private /Rifleman / Gunner / Lancer / et cetera. | ||
Gefreiter | Őrvezető | Private First Class / Lance corporal | ||
Patrouilleführer | Rifles/Landwehr/ Cavalry | Private First Class / Lance corporal | ||
Vormeister | Artillery | Private First Class / Lance corporal | ||
Non Commissioned Officers | ||||
Korporal | Tizedes | Corporal | ||
Geschütz-Vormeister | Artillery | Corporal | ||
Zugsführer | Szakaszvezető | Sergeant / Lance sergeant | ||
Feldwebel | Őrmester | Master Sergeant / Sergeant | ||
Wachtmeister | Cavalry | Master Sergeant / Sergeant | ||
Feuerwerker | Artillery | Master Sergeant / Sergeant | ||
Stabs-Feldwebel (since 1913) | Törzsőrmester | Sergeant Major | ||
Offiziersstellvertreter (since 1915) | Tiszthelyettes | Warrant Officer | ||
Officer Aspirants | ||||
Kadett-Offiziersstellvertreter (until 1908) | Hadapród-Tiszthelyettes | Officer Cadet | ||
Kadett (since 1908) | Hadapród | Cadet | ||
Fähnrich (since 1908) | Zászlós | Ensign | ||
Officers | ||||
Leutnant | Hadnagy | Second Lieutenant | ||
Oberleutnant | Főhadnagy | First Lieutenant | ||
Hauptmann (Rittmeister in the cavalry) | Százados | Captain | ||
Major | Őrnagy | Major | ||
Oberstleutnant | Alezredes | Lieutenant-Colonel | ||
Oberst | Ezredes | Colonel | ||
Generalmajor | Vezérőrnagy | Major-General | ||
Feldmarschalleutnant | Altábornagy | Lieutenant-General | ||
General der Infanterie | Gyalogsági Tábornok | General of the Infantry | ||
General der Kavallerie | Lovassági Tábornok | General of the Cavalry | ||
Feldzeugmeister | Táborszernagy | General of the Artillery | ||
Generaloberst (since 1915) | Vezérezredes | Colonel-General | ||
Feldmarschall | Tábornagy | Field-Marshal (General of the Army) |
Note[]
The ranks displayed after the "/" are the Hungarian equivalents of the Austrian ranks, since they were used in this format in the Royal Hungarian Landwehr.
Ranks and rank insignias of the Austro-Hungarian Army[]
Infantry | Cavalry | Artillery | Rifles | Rank insignias | Rank insignias mountain rifles |
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Troops | |||||
Infanterist / Honvéd (hung.) (Private) |
Dragoner Husar Ulan |
Kanonier | Jäger | ||
Gefreiter / Őrvezető (hung.) (Private 1st Class) |
Gefreiter | Vormeister Főtűzer |
Patrouillenführer Járőrvezető |
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(NCO's) | |||||
Korporal / Tizedes (hung) kapral (polish) (Corporal) |
Korporal | Geschütz-Vormeister | Unterjäger | ||
Zugsführer / Szakaszvezető (hung.) (Sergeant) |
Zugsführer | Zugsführer | Zugsführer | ||
Feldwebel / Őrmester (hung.) (Master-Sergeant) |
Wachtmeister | Feuerwerker | Oberjäger | ||
Kadett-Feldwebel / Kadétőrmester Hadapród) (Cadet-Sergeant, since 1908 Cadet) |
Kadett-Wachtmeister (Kadett) |
Kadett-Feuerwerker (Kadett) |
Kadett-Oberjäger (Kadett) |
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Stabs-Feldwebel / Törzsőrmester (Sergeant-Major since 1913 - insignias until 1914) |
Stabs-Wachtmeister | Stabs-Feuerwerker | Stabs-Oberjäger | ||
Stabs-Feldwebel / Törzsőrmester (Sergeant-Major, insignias after 1914) |
Stabs-Wachtmeister | Stabs-Feuerwerker | Stabs-Oberjäger | ||
Offiziersstellvertreter (seit dem 6. Juni 1915) / Tiszthelyettes (Warrant-Officer) |
Offiziersstellvertreter | Offiziersstellvertreter | Offiziersstellvertreter | ||
Officers-Candidates | |||||
Kadett-Offiziersstellvertreter Hadapród-Tiszthelyettes (Cadet-Warrant-Officer) (until 1908) |
Kadett-Offiziersstellvertreter | Kadett-Offiziersstellvertreter | Kadett-Offiziersstellvertreter | ||
Fähnrich (ab 1908) / Zászlós (Officers-Candidate) (since 1908 - replaced the CWO) |
Fähnrich | Fähnrich | Fähnrich | ||
Low Grade Officers | |||||
Leutnant / Hadnagy (Lieutenant) |
Leutnant | Leutnant | Leutnant | ||
Oberleutnant / Főhadnagy (1st Lieutenant) |
Oberleutnant | Oberleutnant | Oberleutnant | ||
Captains | |||||
Hauptmann / Százados (Captain) |
Rittmeister | Hauptmann | Hauptmann | ||
Staff-Officers | |||||
Major / Őrnagy |
Major | Major | Major | ||
Oberstleutnant / Alezredes (Lieutenant-Colonel) |
Oberstleutnant | Oberstleutnant | Oberstleutnant | ||
Oberst / Ezredes (Colonel) |
Oberst | Oberst | Oberst | ||
Generals | |||||
Generalmajor / Vezérőrnagy (Major-General equiv. to Brigadier-General) |
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Feldmarschalleutnant / Altábornagy (Lieutenant-Field-Marshal equiv. to Major-General) |
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General der Infanterie Gyalogsági tábornok (General of the Infantry) |
General der Kavallerie Lovassági tábornok (General of the Cavalry) |
Feldzeugmeister / Táborszernagy (General of the Artillery) |
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Generaloberst / Vezérezredes (Colonel-General) (since 1915) |
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Feldmarschall / Tábornagy (Field-Marshal) |
Note[]
The embroideries of the collars of the ranks Major to Colonel were always in the same color as the tunic buttons (silver/gold). The rank stars were converse (silver embroidery - golden star(s))
The ranks Lieutenant to Captain had stars in the same color as the tunic buttons.
Examples[]
See also[]
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Sources[]
- Schriften des Heeresgeschichtlifhen Museums in Wien Das k.u.k. Heer im Jahre 1895 Edition Leopold Stocker Graz
1997 ISBN 3-7020-0783-0
- Rest,Ortner,Illming Des Kaisers Rock im 1. Weltkrieg Edition Militaria Vienna 2002 ISBN 3-9501642-0-0
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