Porucznik
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| Rank insignia | Imperial Russian Army |
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| Introduction | 17th century |
| Rank group | Ober-ofizer |
| Army 1855–1917 | пору́чик (Poruchik) |
| Navy 1909–1917 | старший лейтенант (Starshy leytenant) |
| NATO equivalent |
OF-1a |
Poruchik (Croatian: poručnik, Czech: poručík, Polish: porucznik, Russian: пору́чик, Serbian: поручник, Slovak: poručík) is an officer rank in the lieutenant's rank group in Slavophone armed forces. The correspondent naval rank is Starshy leytenant.
The Imperial Russian Army introduced this rank first in middle of the 17th century, by the Strelets so-called Regiments of the new type, 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.
According to the modern day´s NATO rank system Poruchik might be comparable to OF-1b ranks Second lieutenant / Pilot officer, Ensign, Leutnant / Leutnant zur See.
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