Podpraporshchik

Podpraposhchik in Russia
Rank insignia	Russian Imperial Army
Introduction	1826-1907
Rank group	Unter-ofizer
Army	Podpraporchik
Navy	Gardemarin
Lower: Higher:	Feldwebel
	Zaurjatpraposhik
NATO equivalent	OR-8[1]

Podpraporshchik (Russian: подпра́порщик, litera: under praporshchik or junior praporshchik) was a Russian non-commissioned officer (NCO) rank (ru: unter-ofizer rank), 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 (praposhchik deputy).

Sequence of ranks ascending

lower rank: Feldwebel	Podpraporshchik (1826-1917)	Praporshchik (Lieutenjet junior rank)	higher rank: Podporuchik
	Zaurjad-praporshchik (1909-1917)

See also

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

Equivalent

Army

• Infantry: Podpraporshchik; Podchorąży (подхорунжий); Portupee-praporshchik (портупей-прапорщик)
• Artilery and light cavalry: Portupee-junker (портупей-юнкер)
• Dragoon: Fahnenjunker (фанен-юнкер)
• Hevy cavalry: Standartenjunker (эстандарт-юнкер)

Navy

• Kondukteur (Кондуктор), Starshij bootsmann (cтарший боцман), Gardemarin (Гардемарин), Strashij feldscher (Старший фельдше)

See also

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

References

1. The abbreviation "OR" stands for "Other Ranks / fr: sous-officiers et militaires du rang / ru:другие ранги, кроме офицероф"