Ranks and Rank Insignia of The Austro-Hungarian Army
| Infantry | Cavalry | Artillery | Rifles | Rank insignias | Rank insignias mountain rifles |
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| Troops | |||||
| Infanterist / Honvéd (Hung.) Szeregowy (Polish) /Vojín (Czech) (Private) |
Dragoner Husar Ulan |
Kanonier | Jäger | ||
| Gefreiter / Őrvezető (Hung.) (Private 1st Class) |
Gefreiter | Vormeister Főtűzér |
Patrouillenführer Járőrvezető |
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| (NCO's) | |||||
| Korporal / Tizedes (Hung.) Kapral (Polish)/Desátník (Czech) (Corporal) |
Korporal | Geschütz-Vormeister | Unterjäger | ||
| Zugsführer / Szakaszvezető (Hung.) Sierżant (Polish)/Četař (Czech) (Master Corporal) |
Zugsführer | Zugsführer | Zugsführer | ||
| Feldwebel / Őrmester (Hung.) Šikovatel (Czech) (Sergeant) |
Wachtmeister Strážmistr |
Feuerwerker | Oberjäger | ||
| Kadett-Feldwebel / Kadétőrmester (Hung.) (Hadapród) (Cadet-Sergeant, since 1908 Cadet) |
Kadett-Wachtmeister (Kadett) |
Kadett-Feuerwerker (Kadett) |
Kadett-Oberjäger (Kadett) |
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| Stabs-Feldwebel / Törzsőrmester (Hung.) (Staff Sergeant since 1913 - insignias until 1914) |
Stabs-Wachtmeister | Stabs-Feuerwerker | Stabs-Oberjäger | ||
| Stabs-Feldwebel / Törzsőrmester (Hung.) (Staff Sergeant, insignias after 1914) |
Stabs-Wachtmeister | Stabs-Feuerwerker | Stabs-Oberjäger | ||
| Offiziersstellvertreter (seit dem 6. Juni 1915) / Tiszthelyettes (Hung.) (Warrant-Officer) |
Offiziersstellvertreter | Offiziersstellvertreter | Offiziersstellvertreter | ||
| Officers-Candidates | |||||
| Kadett-Offiziersstellvertreter Hadapród-Tiszthelyettes (Hung.) (Cadet-Warrant-Officer) (until 1908) |
Kadett-Offiziersstellvertreter | Kadett-Offiziersstellvertreter | Kadett-Offiziersstellvertreter | ||
| Fähnrich (ab 1908) / Zászlós (Hung.) Důstojnický zástupce (Czech) (Officers-Candidate) (since 1908 - replaced the CWO) |
Fähnrich | Fähnrich | Fähnrich | ||
| Low Grade Officers | |||||
| Leutnant / Hadnagy (Hung.) (Lieutenant) |
Leutnant | Leutnant | Leutnant | ||
| Oberleutnant / Főhadnagy (Hung.) (1st Lieutenant) |
Oberleutnant | Oberleutnant | Oberleutnant | ||
| Captains | |||||
| Hauptmann / Százados (Hung.) (Captain) |
Rittmeister | Hauptmann | Hauptmann | ||
| Staff-Officers | |||||
| Major / Őrnagy (Hung.) |
Major | Major | Major | ||
| Oberstleutnant / Alezredes (Hung.) (Lieutenant-Colonel) |
Oberstleutnant | Oberstleutnant | Oberstleutnant | ||
| Oberst / Ezredes (Hung.) (Colonel) |
Oberst | Oberst | Oberst | ||
| Generals | |||||
| Generalmajor / Vezérőrnagy (Hung.) (Major-General equiv. to Brigadier-General) |
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| Feldmarschalleutnant / Altábornagy (Hung.) (Lieutenant-Field-Marshal equiv. to Major-General) |
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| General der Infanterie Gyalogsági tábornok (Hung.) (General of the Infantry) |
General der Kavallerie Lovassági tábornok (General of the Cavalry) |
Feldzeugmeister / Táborszernagy (General of the Artillery) |
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| Generaloberst / Vezérezredes (Hung.) (Colonel-General) (since 1915) |
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| Feldmarschall / Tábornagy (Hung.) (Field-Marshal) |
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