| Russian Army Officers | ||
|---|---|---|
| General Feldmarshal | Gen.FM | general of the army |
| General-ot-infanterii | ? | __ (general of infantry) |
| General-ot-kavalerii | ? | __ (general of cavalry) |
| General-ot-artillerii | ? | __ (general of artillery) |
| General-lietenant | ? | lieutenant general (general of army corps) |
| General-maior | ? | major general (general of division) |
| Polkovnik | ? | colonel |
| Pod-polkovnik | ? | lieutenant colonel |
| Voiskovoi Starshina | ? | __ (Cossack lieutenant colonel) |
| Kapitan | Kapt. | major |
| Yesaul (Esaul) | ? | __ (Cossak major) |
| Rotmistr | Rotm. | __ (cavalry major) |
| Shtabs-Kapitan | Sh.Kap. | staff captain |
| Shtabs Rotmistr | Sh.Rotm. | __ (staff cavalry captain) |
| Pod-Yesaul (Esaul) | ? | __ (Cossack captain) |
| Poruchik | ? | lieutenant |
| Sotnik | Sot. | __ (Cossack lieutenant) |
| Pod-poruchik | ? | second lieutenant |
| Kornet | ? | __ (cavalry 2nd lieutenant) |
| Khorunji (Khorunzhii) | ? | __ (Cossack 2nd lieutenant) |
| Praporshchik | ? | __ (Ensign of Reserve) |
| Russian Army Enlisted Men | ||
| Pod-praporshchik | ? | warrant officer (sub-ensign) |
| Pod-khorunzhji | ? | __ (Cossack warrant officer) |
| Zauryad-Praporschik | ? | acting ensign |
| Wachtmistre | ? | __ (sergeant major) |
| Feldfebel | ? | sergeant major |
| Vakhmistr | ? | Cossack sergeant major |
| Starshi-unterofitser | ? | senior N.C.O. |
| Starshi-fierverker | ? | senior sergeant (artillery) |
| Mladshi-unterofitser | ? | junior N.C.O. |
| Mladshii-feirverker | ? | junior sergeant (artillery) |
| Efreitor | ? | lance corporal |
| Prikaznyi | ? | Cossack lance corporal |
| Uriadnik | ? | Cossack N.C.O. |
| Ryadovoi | ? | private (soldier) |
| Okhotnik | ? | volunteer |
| Voenni letchik | ? | military pilot |
| Russian Naval Officers | ||
| General-admiral | ? | admiral of the fleet |
| Admiral | Adm. | admiral |
| Vitse-admiral | ? | vice admiral |
| Kontr-admiral | K.Adm | rear admiral |
| Kapitan 1-go ranga | ? | commodore (Captain 1st Rank) |
| Kapitan 2-go ranga | ? | commander (Captain 2nd Rank) |
| Starshii-leitenant | ? | senior lieutenant |
| Leitenant | ? | lieutenant (j.g.) |
| Michman | ? | midshipman |
| Morskii vopitannik | ? | __ (Naval Kadet) |
| Russian Naval Enlisted Men | ||
| Konductor | ? | warrant officer |
| Starshii-unterofitsery | ? | petty officer (Senior Underofficer) |
| Mladshii unterofitsery | ? | petty officer (Junior Underofficer) |
| Matros 1-i stati | ? | seaman (Sailor 1st Class) |
| Matros 2-i stati | ? | seaman (Sailor 2nd Class) |
Ranks were the same in all arms (Infantry, Cavalry, Aviation, etc.). Serbia, being a land-locked country, didn't have a navy.
Rank abbreviations were reconstructed from modern usage, or common sense and analogies where the rank no longer exists. In WW I only the Cyrillic ranks would have been used; the Latin column may be used as a guide to pronunciation; the pronunciation column contains a simplified version, where appropriate, for English speakers.
| Cyrillic | Latin | Pronunciation* | Abbrev.-Cyr. | Abbrev.-Latin | English |
| Војвода | Vojvoda | Voyvoda | војв. | vojv. | Fieldmarshal |
| Ђенерал | Đeneral | Dyeneral | ђен. | đen. | General |
| Пуковник | Pukovnik | Pookovnik | пук. | puk. | Colonel |
| Потпуковник | Potpukovnik | Potpookovnik | ппук. | ppuk. | Sub-colonel |
| Мајор | Major | Mayor | мај. | maj. | Major |
| Капетан прве класе | Kapetan prve klase | кIк | kIk | 1st Class Captain | |
| Капетан друге- druge класе |
Kapetan drooge klase | кIIк | kIIk | 2nd Class Captain | |
| Поручник | Poručnik | Porootchnik | пор. | por. | Lieutenant |
| Потпоручник | Potporučnik | Potporootchnik | ппор. | ppor. | Sub-lieutenant |
| Cyrillic | Latin | Pronunciation* | Abbrev.-Cyr. | Abbrev.-Latin | English |
| Наредник | Narednik | нар. | nar. | Sеrgeant | |
| Поднаредник | Podnarednik | пнар. | pnar. | Sub-sеrgeant | |
| Каплар | Kaplar | капл. | kapl. | Corporal | |
| Редов | Redov | ред. | red. | Private |
*Pronunciation (simplified):
A is pronounced like in "mud"
E is pronounced like in "bed"
I is pronounced like in "pit"
Oo is pronounced like in "book"
O is pronounced like in "bog"
Y is pronounced like in "York".
S is pronounced like in "sin"
Our thanks to Nemanja Konstantinovic for furnishing this information.
