Ober-ofizer
Ober-ofizer (Russian: О́бер-офице́р; derived from German: Oberoffizier; literal: Senior officer) — was the designation of a particular officers rank category of the Russian Army and Navy until 1917. The name goes directly back to the literal translation (de: Oberoffizier⇒ ru: Ober-ofizer) of the XVII century. According to the so-called Russian Table of Ranks it comprised the grades IX to XIV from Podporuchik / Kornet to Kapitan (rank) / Rotmister (inclusive). A typical assignment to an Ober-ofizer was officer/ commander in/ of company sized units.
The official manner of formal addressing of military people of the Ober-ofizer rank group was “Your honourable“ (ru: «Ваше благородие».
Today, the position of that career group might be compared to junior officer OF1 to OF2, in line to rank system in NATO armed forces.
Table of ranks
The table below illustrated the particular rank group pertaining without reference to class (class reference changed after 1884, for details see Table of Ranks ).
| Class[2] |
Civil rank (also for honor’s sake) |
Ober-ofizer rank |
Rank (appointment) at court |
| IX |
Tituljarnyj sovetnik
(ru: Титулярный советник)
(en: Titular councilor) |
- in the infantry
- Каpitan (ru: Капитан) 1722—1884
- Stabs-kapitan (ru: Штабс-капитан) 1884—1917
- Poruchik of the guard (ru: Поручик гвардии) from 1730
- in the cavalry
- Rotmister (ru: Ротмистр; de: Rittmeister) 1798—1884
- Stabs-rotmister (ru: Штабс-ротмистр) from 1884
- cossacks
- Yesaul (ru: Есаул) 1798—1884
- Podyesaul (ru: Подъесаул) from 1884
- in the Imperial Russian Navy
- Kapitan-poruchik (ru: Капитан-поручик) 1764—1798
- Kapitänleutnant (ru: Капитан-лейтенант) 1798—1885
- Lejtenant (ru: Лейтенант) 1885—1906, and from 1912
- Starshij lejtenant (ru: Старший лейтенант) 1907—1911
|
- Kammerjunker (ru: Камер-юнкер; en: Chamber Junker) after 1809
- Hoffurier (ru: Гоф-фурьер; en: Court quartermaster)
|
| X |
Kolleshskij sekretar
(ru: Коллежский секретарь)
(en: Collegiate secretary) |
- infantry
- Kapitan-poruchik (ru: Капитан-поручик) 1730—1797
- Stabs-kapitan (ru: Штабс-капитан) 1797—1884
- cavalry
- Sekund-rotmister (ru: Секунд-ротмистр; de: Sekund-rittmeister) until 1797
- Stabs-rotmister (ru: Штабс-ротмистр; de: Stabsrittmeister) 1797—1884
- in the artilery Zeychwarter (ru: Цейхвартер; de: Zeugwart) until 1884
- Poruchik from 1884
- Podporuchik of the guard (ru: Подпоручик гвардии) from 1730
- cossacks
- Podyesaul of the cossacks until 1884
- Sotnik (ru: Сотник) from 1884
- navy
- Lejtenant 1722—1885
- Michman (ru: Мичман) from 1884
- Lejtenant 1722—1885
|
No equivalent |
| XI |
Korabelnij skretar until 1834
(ru: Корабельный секретарь)
(en: Ship secretary) |
Korabelnij skretar (ru: Корабельный секретарь; en: Ship secretary) in the navy until 1764 |
No equivalent |
| XII |
Gubernskij sekretar
(ru: Губернский секретарь)
(en: Gubernial secretary) |
- Poruchik 1730—1884
- Podporuchik in the infantery 1884—1917
- Kornet (ru: Корнет; en: Cornet) in the cavalry 1884—1917
- Praposhchik (ru: Прапорщик) of the guard 1730—1884
- cossacks
- Sotnik until 1884
- Chorunschij (ru: Хорунжий; en: Chorąży)
- Navy
- Unterleutnant (ru: Унтер-лейтенант) 1722—1732
- Michman (ru: Мичман) 1796—1884
|
- Kammerdiener (ru: Камердинер; en: Valet)
- Mundschenk (ru: Мундшенк; en: cup-bearer)
- Tafeldecker (ru: Тафельдекер; en: dining-table arranger)
- Konditor (ru: Кондитер; en: Pastry chef)
|
| XIII |
- Kabinetskij registrator
(ru: Кабинетский регистратор; en: Cabinet´s registerer)
- Provinzialnyj sekretar
(ru: Провинциальный секретарь; en: Provincial secretary)
- Senatskij registrator from 1764
(ru: Сенатский регистратор; en: Senat registerer)
- Sinodskij registrator from 1764
(ru: Синодский регистратор; en: Synod registerer)
|
- infantry
- Podporuchik 1730—1884
- Praporshchik (1884—1917, in wartime only)
- Sekund-poruchik (ru: Секунд-поручик) in the artillery 1722—1796
- Gardemarin (ru: Гардемарин) in the navy 1860—1882[3]
|
No equivalent |
| XIV |
- Kolleshskij registrator
(ru: Коллежский регистратор)
(en: Collegiate registrar)
- Kolleshskij junker 1731—1884
(ru: Коллежский юнкер)
(en: Collegiate junjker)
|
- Infantry
- Fähnrich (ru: Фендрик) 1722—1730
- Praposhchik (ru: Прапорщик) 1730—1884
- Kornett in the kavalry 1731—1884
- Stückjunker (ru: Штык-юнкер) in the artillery 1722—1796
- Chorunschij of the cossacks until 1884
- Michman in the navy 1732—1796
|
No equivalent |
See also
References
- ↑ Book:Висковатов А.В.:Историческое описание||2|166.
- ↑ Class of ranks as to the Table of Ranks) (German)
- ↑ Gardemarin (ru: Гардемарин) in the navy until 1860 and 1882—1917 — for senor course members on the naval academy
