Lieutenant (Eastern Europe)

File:Use of the Poruchik rank in Europe.svg

Countries which use the Eastern European variant

The rank of lieutenant in Eastern Europe, also called poruchnick/poruchik in Slavic languages,Template:Efn is one used in Slavophone armed forces. Depending on the country, it is either the lowest or second lowest officer rank.

Etymology

Template:Template other The rank designation might be derived from Template:Langx; Template:Langx or Template:Langx. Normally the received military orders in written form and was responsible to meet the particular goals and objectives anticipated.

Russian imperial armed forces

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Lieutenant insignia used by the Imperial Russian Army.

The Imperial Russian Army introduced this rank first in middle of the 17th century, by the Strelets so-called New Order Regiments , reflected in the Table of Ranks. A poruchik was normally assigned to assistant commanding officer of a company, later platoon. In 1798 this particular rank designation was replaced by lieutenant beginning with the Russian Guards, followed by other military units, and legalised by the Table of Ranks.

Lieutenant (Eastern Europe)'s insignia

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See also

• Podporuchik
• Lieutenant
• Lieutenant colonel (Eastern Europe)
• Colonel (Eastern Europe)
• Lieutenant colonel general
• Comparative army officer ranks of Europe
• Ranks and insignia of the Russian armed forces until 1917