Austro-Hungarian Army - Ranks and Rank Insignia of The Austro-Hungarian Army

Ranks and Rank Insignia of The Austro-Hungarian Army

The different colors of the rank patches and buttons on the tunic are the marks for identifying the infantry regiments (except Generals)
Infantry Cavalry Artillery Rifles Rank insignias Rank insignias mountain rifles
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
(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)
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)
Feldmarschalleutnant /
Altábornagy (Hung.)
(Lieutenant-Field-Marshal equiv. to Major-General)
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)
Generaloberst /
Vezérezredes (Hung.)
(Colonel-General) (since 1915)
Feldmarschall /
Tábornagy (Hung.)
(Field-Marshal)

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