Military ranks of the Kingdom of Romania
Appearance
The Military ranks of the Kingdom of Romania were the military insignia used by the Kingdom of Romania. Following the abolition of the monarchy, the ranks were replaced with those of the Socialist Republic of Romania.
Commissioned officer ranks
[edit]The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Royal Romanian Army [1][2] |
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Mareșal | General de armată | General de corp de armată | General de divizie | General de brigadă | Colonel | Locotenent-colonel | Maior | Căpitan | Locotenent | Sublocotenent | ||||||||||||||
Royal Romanian Navy [3] |
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Amiral | Viceamiral | Contraamiral | Contraamiral de flotilă | Comandor | Căpitan-comandor | Locotenent-comandor | Căpitan | Locotenent | Sublocotenent | |||||||||||||||
Royal Romanian Air Force (1939–1944) |
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General-locotenent | General-maior | General de brigadă aeriană | Comandor | Căpitan-comandor | Maior | Căpitan | Locotenent | Sublocotenent | ||||||||||||||||
Royal Romanian Air Force (1944)[4][5] |
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General-colonel | General-locotenent | General-maior | General de brigadă aeriană | Comandor | Căpitan-comandor | Locotenent-comandor | Căpitan | Locotenent | Sublocotenent | |||||||||||||||
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers |
Other ranks
[edit]The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Royal Romanian Army [1][2] |
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Royal Romanian Navy [3] |
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Royal Romanian Air Force (1939-1944) |
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Plutonier adjutant | Plutonier-major | Plutonier | Sergent-major | Sergent | Caporal | Fruntaş | Soldat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Royal Romanian Air Force (1944)[4][5] |
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Plutonier adjutant | Plutonier-major | Plutonier | Sergent-major | Sergent | Caporal | Fruntaş | Soldat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank group | Senior NCOs | Junior NCOs | Enlisted |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Citations
- ^ a b Littlejohn 1994b, p. 95-96.
- ^ a b Mollo 1981, p. 203.
- ^ a b Mollo 1981, p. 206.
- ^ a b Littlejohn 1994b, p. 98-99.
- ^ a b Rosignoli 1983, Plate 76.
- Bibliography
- Mollo, Andrew (1981). The Armed Forces of World War II: Uniforms, insignia, and organization. New York, N.Y.: Crown Publishers. ISBN 0-517-54478-4. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- Littlejohn, David (1994b). Foreign Legions of the Third Reich. Volume 4 (2nd ed.). United States of America: R. James Publishing. ISBN 0-912138-36-X.
- Rosignoli, Guido (1983). Badges and insignia of World War II: Air Force, Naval, Marine. Blandford Colour Series. New York: Blandford Press Ltd. ISBN 0-671-06008-2.
External links
[edit]- "Romania 1881-1947 (Kingdom)". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 11 August 2021.