Podpraporshchik

Podpraporshchik (Template:Langx, ) was a Russian non-commissioned officer (NCO) rank (Template:Lang-rus), originally below the Sergeant and Feldwebel. From 1826 to 1884 it became the highest NCO rank of the infantry, cavalry, and Leib Guard. From 1884, podpraporshchik ranked below the newly introduced NCO-grade zauryad-praporshchik (Template:Langx, ).

Sequence of ranks

junior rank: Feldwebel (Wachtmeister)

File:Lesser Coat of Arms of Russian Empire.svgFile:Герб Российского государства.png Podpraposhchik

senior rank: Zauryad-praporshchik (1909-1917)

Branch of service, rank and rank insignia

The colour of the material identified the particular unit

Non-commissioned officers
Branch of service	Infantry	Artillery	Cavalry	Cossack troops
Rank insignia	File:1911-ir001-p06.png	File:Praporshchik in the post Wachtmeister of Russian 3rd Horse Artillery battery p01.png	File:1908-ur3-p06.png	File:1914 Podhorunzhyi (OR8) of Russian Orenburg 1st Cossack regiment p06.png
Rank designation	Podpraporshchik		Estandart-yunker (Shtandart-yunker)	Podkhorunzhi

See also

• History of Russian military ranks
• Ranks and rank insignia of the Imperial Russian Army until 1917

See also

• History of Russian military ranks
• Ranks and rank insignia of the Imperial Russian Army until 1917

References

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