The Military ranks of Slovakia (1939-1945) were the military insignia used by the Slovak Republic's military and the Hlinka Guard. The Slovak Republic was a landlocked country, and therefore did not possess a navy.
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ground & Air Force (1939–1940) [1] |
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Generál | Plukovník | Podplukovník | Major | Stotník | Nadporučík | Poručík | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ground & Air Force (1940–1945) [2] [3] |
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Generál I. triedy | Generál II. triedy | Plukovník | Podplukovník | Major | Stotník | Nadporučík | Poručík | Vojenský akademik | Důstojnický zástupca | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German equivalent [4] | Generalleutnant | Generalmajor | Oberst | Oberstleutnant | Major | Hauptmann | Oberleutnant | Leutnant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet |
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
Rank group | NCOs | Enlisted | ||||
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Ground & Air Force (1939–1940) [5] |
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Zástavník | Rotník | Čatár | Desiatnik | Slobodník | Strelník | |
Ground & Air Force (1940–1945) [6] [3] |
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Zástavník | Rotník | Čatár | Desiatnik | Slobodník | Strelník | |
German equivalent [4] | Oberfeldwebel | Feldwebel | Unterfeldwebel | Obergefreiter | Obersoldat | Soldat |
Rank group | NCOs | Enlisted |
Colour | Branch [7] | |
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Purple | Generals, staff officers and infantry | |
Red | Artillery and armourers | |
Yellow | Cavalry | |
Pink | Armoured units | |
Black | Medical corps and chaplins | |
Dark blue | Quartermaster | |
Sky blue | Air force | |
Dark brown | Engineers | |
Cinnamon brown | Communications | |
Light brown | Automotive | |
Violet | Judiciary | |
Light green | Cartographic |
Rank group | Higher commanders | Middle commanders | Lower commanders | |||||
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Hlinka Guard [8] | ||||||||
Hlavný veliteľ | Zborový veliteľ | Veliteľ divízie | Veliteľ pluku | Veliteľ praporu | Veliteľ skupiny | Veliteľ roty | Veliteľ čaty |
Rank group | NCOs | Enlisted | ||
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Hlinka Guard [9] | ||||
Čatár | Desiatnik | Slobodník | Gardista |