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

Ranks

Ranks within the Austro-Hungarian Land Forces
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
Feldwebel Őrmester Master Sergeant
Stabs-Feldwebel (since 1913) Törzsőrmester Sergeant Major
Offiziersstellvertreter (since 1915) Tiszthelyettes Warrant Officer
Officer Aspirants
Kadett-Offiziersstellvertreter (until 1908) Hadapród-Tiszthelyettes Cadet Deputy Officer
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
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)


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).

Ranks and rank insignias of the Austria-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:SoldatLichtdrap.PNG
File:JägerGebirgstruppe.PNG
Gefreiter /
Őrvezető (hung.)
(Private 1st Class)		 Gefreiter Vormeister
Főtűzer		 Patrouillenführer
Járőrvezető
(NCO's)
Korporal /
Tizedes (hung)
kapral (polish)
(Corporal)		 Korporal Geschütz-Vormeister Unterjäger
Zugsführer /
Szakaszvezető (hung.)
(Sergeant)		 Zugsführer Zugsführer Zugsführer
File:ZugsführerGebirgstruppe.PNG
Feldwebel /
Őrmester (hung.)
(Master-Sergeant)		 Wachtmeister Feuerwerker Oberjäger
File:K.u.k. Feldwebel.PNG
File:K.k. Oberjäger-Gebirgstruppe.PNG
Kadett-Feldwebel / Kadétőrmester
Hadapród)
(Cadet-Sergeant, since 1908 Cadet)		 Kadett-Wachtmeister
(Kadett)		 Kadett-Feuerwerker
(Kadett)		 Kadett-Oberjäger
(Kadett)
File:K.k. Kadett Gebirgstruppe.PNG
Stabs-Feldwebel /
Törzsőrmester
(Sergeant-Major since 1913 - insignias until 1914)		 Stabs-Wachtmeister Stabs-Feuerwerker Stabs-Oberjäger
File:K.k. Stabsoberjäger - 1914.PNG
Stabs-Feldwebel /
Törzsőrmester
(Sergeant-Major, insignias after 1914)		 Stabs-Wachtmeister Stabs-Feuerwerker Stabs-Oberjäger
File:K.k. Stabsoberjäger.PNG
Offiziersstellvertreter (seit dem 6. Juni 1915) /
Tiszthelyettes
(Warrant-Officer)		 Offiziersstellvertreter Offiziersstellvertreter Offiziersstellvertreter
File:K.k. Offzstellv.PNG
Officers-Candidates
Kadett-Offiziersstellvertreter
Hadapród-Tiszthelyettes
(Cadet-Warrant-Officer) (until 1908)		 Kadett-Offiziersstellvertreter Kadett-Offiziersstellvertreter Kadett-Offiziersstellvertreter
File:K.u.k. Kadett-Offiziersstellvertreter.PNG
File:K.k. KadettOfzzstv Gebirgstruppe.PNG
Fähnrich (ab 1908) /
Zászlós
(Officers-Candidate) (since 1908 - replaced the CWO)		 Fähnrich Fähnrich Fähnrich
File:Fähnrich Gebirgstruppe.PNG
Low Grade Officers
Leutnant /
Hadnagy
(Lieutenant)		 Leutnant Leutnant Leutnant
File:LtGebirgstruppe.PNG
Oberleutnant /
Főhadnagy
(1st Lieutenant)		 Oberleutnant Oberleutnant Oberleutnant
File:OltDunkelgrün.PNG
File:OltGebirgstruppe.PNG
Captains
Hauptmann /
Százados
(Captain)		 Rittmeister Hauptmann Hauptmann
File:HptmBlassrot.PNG
Staff-Officers
Major /
Őrnagy		 Major Major Major
File:Gebirgsmajor.JPG
Oberstleutnant /
Alezredes
(Lieutenant-Colonel)		 Oberstleutnant Oberstleutnant Oberstleutnant
File:K.u.k. Oberstleutnant.PNG
Oberst /
Ezredes
(Colonel)		 Oberst Oberst Oberst
File:K.u.k. Oberst.PNG
File:OtGebirgstruppe.PNG
Generals
Generalmajor /
Vezérőrnagy
(Major-General equiv. to Brigadier-General)
Feldmarschalleutnant /
Táborhadnagy
(Lieutenant-Field-Marshall equiv. to Major-General)
File:K.u.k. Feldmarschalleutnant.jpg
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:K.u.k. General.png
Generaloberst /
Vezérezredes
(Colonel-General) (since 1915)
Feldmarschall /
Tábornagy
(Field-Marshall)

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 Austria

Military ranks of Hungary

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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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