Zaurjad-praporshchik

Zaurjad-praporshchik in Russia
Rank insignia	Russian Imperial Army
Introduction	1907
Rank group	Unter-ofizer
Army	Zaurjad-praporshchik
Navy	Starshy bootsmann
lower:	Praporshchik
higher:	Podpraporshchik
NATO equivalent	OR-9[1]

Zaurjad-praporshchik (Russian: зауряд-прапорщик, litera: praporshchik deputy) was the highest Russian non-commissioned officer (NCO) rank (ru: unter-ofizer rank) in the Imperial Armу from 1909 until 1917.

Sequence of ranks ascending

lower rank: Feldwebel	Podpraporshchik (1826-1917)	Praporshchik (Lieutenant junior rank)	higher rank: Podporuchik
	Zaurjad-praporshchik (1909-1917)

See also

• History of Russian military ranks
• Ranks and rank insignia of the Imperial Russian Army until 1917

Equivalent

Army (infantry, artilery, and cavalry) 

• Zaurjad-praporshchik (зауряд-прапорщик)

Navy

• Starshy bootsmann (cтарший боцман)

See also

• History of Russian military ranks
• Ranks and rank insignia of the Imperial Russian Army until 1917

References

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the Russian Wikipedia.

1. ↑ The abbreviation "OR" stands for "Other Ranks / fr: sous-officiers et militaires du rang / ru:другие ранги, кроме офицероф"