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Rank insignias as worn by the Austro-Hungarian Army after the reorganisation in 1867 until 1918

Ranks[]

Ranks within the Austro-Hungarian Army
German Hungarian US equivalents
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[]

The different colors of the rank patches and buttons on the tunic are the marks for identifying the infantry regiments (except Generals)
Infantry Cavalry Artillery Rifles Rank insignias Rank insignias mountain rifles
Troops
Infanterist /
Honvéd (hung.)
(Private)
Dragoner
Husar
Ulan
Kanonier Jäger
File:SoldatLichtdrap1.PNG
File:JägerGebirgstruppe.PNG
Gefreiter /
Őrvezető (hung.)
(Private 1st Class)
Gefreiter Vormeister
Főtűzer
Patrouillenführer
Járőrvezető
GefreiterDunkelbraun
PatrouillenführerGebirgstruppe
(NCO's)
Korporal /
Tizedes (hung)
kapral (polish)
(Corporal)
Korporal Geschütz-Vormeister Unterjäger
KorporalStahlgrün
UnterjägerGebirgstruppe
Zugsführer /
Szakaszvezető (hung.)
(Sergeant)
Zugsführer Zugsführer Zugsführer
ZugsführerKrapprot
File:ZugsführerGebirgstruppe.PNG
Feldwebel /
Őrmester (hung.)
(Master-Sergeant)
Wachtmeister Feuerwerker Oberjäger
K.u.k
File:K.k. Oberjäger-Gebirgstruppe.PNG
Kadett-Feldwebel / Kadétőrmester
Hadapród)
(Cadet-Sergeant, since 1908 Cadet)
Kadett-Wachtmeister
(Kadett)
Kadett-Feuerwerker
(Kadett)
Kadett-Oberjäger
(Kadett)
K.u.k
File:K.k. Kadett Gebirgstruppe.PNG
Stabs-Feldwebel /
Törzsőrmester
(Sergeant-Major since 1913 - insignias until 1914)
Stabs-Wachtmeister Stabs-Feuerwerker Stabs-Oberjäger
K.u.k
File:K.k. Stabsoberjäger - 1914.PNG
Stabs-Feldwebel /
Törzsőrmester
(Sergeant-Major, insignias after 1914)
Stabs-Wachtmeister Stabs-Feuerwerker Stabs-Oberjäger
Stabsfeldwebel n 14
File:K.k. Stabsoberjäger.PNG
Offiziersstellvertreter (seit dem 6. Juni 1915) /
Tiszthelyettes
(Warrant-Officer)
Offiziersstellvertreter Offiziersstellvertreter Offiziersstellvertreter
K.u.k
File:OffzstellvGebTrp.PNG
Officers-Candidates
Kadett-Offiziersstellvertreter
Hadapród-Tiszthelyettes
(Cadet-Warrant-Officer) (until 1908)
Kadett-Offiziersstellvertreter Kadett-Offiziersstellvertreter Kadett-Offiziersstellvertreter
K.u.k
File:Fähnrich Gebirgstruppe.PNG
Fähnrich (ab 1908) /
Zászlós
(Officers-Candidate) (since 1908 - replaced the CWO)
Fähnrich Fähnrich Fähnrich
K.u.k
File:Fähnrich Gebirgstruppe.PNG
Low Grade Officers
Leutnant /
Hadnagy
(Lieutenant)
Leutnant Leutnant Leutnant
K.u.k
File:LtGebirgstruppe.PNG
Oberleutnant /
Főhadnagy
(1st Lieutenant)
Oberleutnant Oberleutnant Oberleutnant
File:OltGebirgstruppe.PNG
Captains
Hauptmann /
Százados
(Captain)
Rittmeister Hauptmann Hauptmann
File:HptmBlassrot.PNG
HptmGebirgstruppe
Staff-Officers
Major /
Őrnagy
Major Major Major
File:K.u.k.Major.png
File:Gebirgsmajor.png
Oberstleutnant /
Alezredes
(Lieutenant-Colonel)
Oberstleutnant Oberstleutnant Oberstleutnant
File:K.u.k. Oberstleutnant.PNG
OtlGebirgstruppe
Oberst /
Ezredes
(Colonel)
Oberst Oberst Oberst
File:K.u.k. Oberst.PNG
File:OtGebirgstruppe.PNG
Generals
Generalmajor /
Vezérőrnagy
(Major-General equiv. to Brigadier-General)
File:K.u.k. Genmaj.PNG
Feldmarschalleutnant /
Altábornagy
(Lieutenant-Field-Marshal equiv. to Major-General)
K.u.k
General der Infanterie
Gyalogsági tábornok
(General of the Infantry)
General der Kavallerie
Lovassági tábornok
(General of the Cavalry)
Feldzeugmeister /
Táborszernagy
(General of the Artillery)
File:GendInf.PNG
Generaloberst /
Vezérezredes
(Colonel-General) (since 1915)
K.u.k
Feldmarschall /
Tábornagy
(Field-Marshal)
K.u.k

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[]

Military ranks of Hungary

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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