Military ranks of the Kingdom of Romania
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.
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 Royal Romanian Army[1][2] |
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 Royal Romanian Navy[3] |
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| Mareșal | Amiral | Viceamiral | Contraamiral | Contraamiral de flotilă | Comandor | Căpitan-comandor | Locotenent-comandor | Căpitan | Locotenent | Aspirant | ||||||||||||||
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| General inspector | General comandant | General de escadră aeriană | Comandor | Căpitan-comandor | Locotenent-comandor | Căpitan | Locotenent | Sublocotenent | ||||||||||||||||
| Royal Romanian Air Force (Late war) [4][6][7][5] |
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| Mareșal[8] | General inspector | General comandant | General de escadră aeriană | Comandor | Căpitan-comandor | Locotenent-comandor | Căpitan | Locotenent | Sublocotenent | |||||||||||||||
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Other ranks
[edit]The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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| Royal Romanian Army [1][9] |
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| Royal Romanian Navy [10] |
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| Plutonier maior | Plutonier | Sergent maior | Sergent | Caporal | Marinar fruntaș | Marinar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Royal Romanian Air Force (Early war) [4] |
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| Adjutant șef | Adjutant major | Adjutant | Adjutant stagiar | Sergent | Caporal | Fruntaș | Soldat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Adjutant șef | Adjutant major | Adjutant/(ground staff) | Adjutant stagiar | Sergent | Caporal | Fruntaș | Soldat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Citations
- ^ a b Littlejohn 1994b, p. 95-96.
- ^ Mollo 1981, p. 203.
- ^ Mollo 1981, p. 206.
- ^ a b c d Tod Rathbone. "Romanian Air Force". rathbonemuseum.com.
- ^ a b Moroșanu & Melinte 2010, p. 189.
- ^ a b Littlejohn 1994b, p. 98-99.
- ^ a b Rosignoli 1983, Plate 76.
- ^ "Centenarul nașterii Regelui Mihai I al României. Uniforma regală de aviație". glasulcetatii.ro (in Romanian). 12 October 2021.
- ^ Mollo 1981, p. 203, 306.
- ^ Mollo 1981, p. 206, 306.
- ^ Moroșanu & Melinte 2010, p. 188.
- Bibliography
- Moroșanu, Teodor Liviu; Melinte, Dan (2010). Romanian Fighter Colours 1941-1945. MMPBooks. ISBN 978-83-89450-90-6.
- 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.