Lieutenant (Eastern Europe)

thumb|Countries which use the term

The rank of poruchik (; ; ) or poruchnik (; ; ; ), translated to lieutenant, is used in Slavophone armed forces, depending on the country being either the lowest or second lowest officer rank.

Etymology

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

Russia

thumb|100px|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.

Serbia

The rank of poručnik was adopted by the Revolutionary Serbian Army at the end of the First Serbian Uprising (1804–13), alongside potporučnik and others.

It was the third lowest commissioned officer rank in the Royal Serbian Army (1882–1918).

It is today the second lowest commissioned officer rank in the Serbian Armed Forces.

Insignia

File:Bosnia&Herzegovina-Army-OF-1b.svg| (Bosnian Ground Forces)

Army-HRV-OF-01b.svg| (Croatian Army)

CzArmy 2011 OF1b-Poruchik shoulder.svg| (Czech Land Forces)

File:North-Macedonia-Army-OF-1b.svg| (North Macedonia Ground Forces)

11-Montenegro Army-1LT.svg| (Montenegrin Ground Army)

Army-POL-OF-01a.svg| (Polish Land Forces)

10-Serbian Army-LT.svg| (Serbian Army)

Army-SVK-OF-01b.svg| (Slovak Ground Forces)

12-Slovenian Army-2LT.svg| (Slovenian Ground Force)

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References

Sources

hr:Poručnik