Army ranks and insignia of the Austro-Hungarian Army
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Rank insignias as worn by the Austro-Hungarian Land Forces after the reorganisation in 1867 until 1918
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[edit] Ranks
| German | Hungarian | US equivalents | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troops | ||||
| Soldat / Jäger / Schütze / Kanonier | Honvéd | Private /Rifleman / Gunner / Lancer / et cetera. | ||
| Gefreiter | Őrvezető | Private First Class | ||
| Non Commissioned Officers | ||||
| Korporal | Tizedes | Corporal | ||
| Zugsführer | Szakaszvezető | Sergeant / Staff Sergeant | ||
| Feldwebel | Őrmester | Master Sergeant | ||
| Stabs-Feldwebel (since 1913) | Törzsőrmester | Sergeant Major | ||
| Offiziersstellvertreter (since 1915) | Tiszthelyettes | Chief Warrant Officer | ||
| Officer Aspirants | ||||
| Kadett-Offiziersstellvertreter (until 1908) | Hadapród-Tiszthelyettes | Cadet Deputy Officer | ||
| Kadett (since 1908) | Hadapród | Cadet | ||
| Fähnrich (since 1908) | Zászlós | Officers-Candidate | ||
| Officers | ||||
| Leutnant | Hadnagy | 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 | ||
| Feldmarschallleutnant | 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) | ||
[edit] Note
The ranks displayed after the "/" are the Hungarian equivalents of the Austrian ranks, since they were used in this format in the Magyar Királyi Honvédség (Royal Hungarian Home Defence Forces).
[edit] Collar rank insignias
 Private |
 Private first class |
 Corporal |
 Sergeant/Staff-Sergeant |
 Master-Sergeant |
 Sergeant-Major |
 Cadet |
 Cadet Deputy Officer |
 Chief Warrant officer |
 Officers candidate |
 Lieutenant |
 First Lieutenant |
 Captain |
 Major |
 Lieutenant-Colonel |
 Colonel |
 Major-General |
 Lieutenant-General |
 General of the Infantry/Cavalry/Artillery |
 Colonel-General |
 Field-Marshall |
[edit] 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.
[edit] Examples
 Private first class |
 Corporal |
 Sergeant |
 Master-Sergeant |
 Sergeant-Major |
 Officers candidate |
 Lieutenant |
 First Lieutenant |
 Captain |
 Colonel |
 Major-General |
 Field-Marshall |
[edit] 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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