Ranks of the Czechoslovak Armed Forces shows the military ranks and rank insignia in use by the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Czechoslovak Republic.

Overview After the independence of Czechoslovakia, the new republic at first used the ranks of the Austro-Hungarian Army, but from 1920 a system was introduced that was basically similar to the one used by today's Army of the Czech Republic.

Ranks (1918–1919) Officers Rank group GeneralsField Officers Company Officers Officer Cadets Czechoslovak Home Army

Other ranks Rank group Senior NCOJunior NCOEnlisted Czechoslovak Home Army

Ranks (1919–1920) Officers, officials and cadets Rank group GeneralsField Officers Company Officers Officials without rank class Officer Cadets Czechoslovak Army

Other ranks Rank group Senior NCOJunior NCOEnlisted Czechoslovak Army

Ranks (1920–1929) Officers Rank group GeneralsField Officers Company Officers Czechoslovak Army

NCO and enlisted Rank group Senior NCOsJunior NCOsEnlisted Czechoslovak Army with 12 yearsservice with 6 yearsservice

Note: The different colours of the epaulettes distinguish different corps, for example maroon standing for infantry, red for artillery, green for sappers and engineers, yellow for cavalry, light blue for the air force, etc.

Ranks (1930–1939) Officers Rank group GeneralsField Officers Company Officers Czechoslovak Army

NCOs and enlisted Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted Czechoslovak Army Note: The different colours of the epaulettes distinguish different corps, for example maroon standing for infantry, red for artillery, green for sappers and engineers, yellow for cavalry, light blue for the air force, etc.

Ranks (1945–1950) Officers Rank group GeneralsField Officers Company Officers Czechoslovak Army

NCOs and enlisted Rank group Senior NCOs Junior NCOs Enlisted Czechoslovak Army Czechoslovak Army

Ranks (1951–1959) Officers Czechoslovak People's Army Czechoslovak People's Army

Other ranks Czechoslovak People's Army Note: The different colour variants of the epaulettes, rank and edging distinguish different corps.

Ranks (1960–1990) Officers Czechoslovak People's Army

Warrant officers, NCOs and enlisted Rank group Warrant officersNCOs Enlisted Czechoslovak People's Army

See also Government Army (Bohemia and Moravia) Czech military ranks (current form)

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