Military of Serbia
Components
Serbian Army (Serbian River Flotilla) Serbian Air Force and Air Defence
History
Serbian Army Serbian Air Force Military history of Serbia
Equipment and ranks
Equipment of the Serbian Armed Forces Military ranks of Serbia
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This is a list of military ranks used by the Serbian Armed Forces. Although a landlocked country, Serbia maintains a river flotilla (small river navy) of about 31 vessels on the Danube river.

Current ranks

Commissioned officers

The rank insignia for commissioned officers for the army, River Flotilla and air force respectively.

Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer
Serbian Army v t e	No equivalent																								Unknown
			General (?)		Lieutenant General (?-)		Major General (?-)		Brigadier General ( ?)		Colonel ()		Lieutenant Colonel ()		Major ()		Captain 1st class (? ? )	Captain (?)	Lieutenant ()			Second Lieutenant ()
Serbian River Flotilla v t e	No equivalent																								Unknown
			Admiral ?		Vice admiral ? ?		Counter admiral ?		Commodore ?		Ship-of-the-line captain ?		Frigate captain ? ?		Corvette captain ? ?		Frigate lieutenant ?		Corvette lieutenant ?			Ensign
Serbian Air Force and Air Defence v t e	No equivalent																								Unknown
			General (?)		Lieutenant General (?-)		Major General (?-)		Brigadier General ( ?)		Colonel ()		Lieutenant Colonel ()		Major ()		Captain 1st class (? ? )	Captain (?)	Lieutenant ()			Second Lieutenant ()
Equivalent NATO code	OF-10		OF-9		OF-8		OF-7		OF-6		OF-5		OF-4		OF-3		OF-2		OF-1						OF(D) and student officer

Enlisted

The rank insignia for enlisted personnel for the army, River Flotilla and air force respectively.

Equivalent NATO code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1
Serbian Army v t e																																			No insignia
	Warrant officer 1st class ( I )						Warrant officer ()		Senior sergeant 1st class (? I )		Senior Sergeant (? )						Sergeant ()						Corporal ( )				Lance Corporal (?)		Private first class ()						Private ()
Serbian River Flotilla v t e																																			No insignia
	Ensign, 1st class ( I )						Ensign ()		Senior chief petty officer (? I )		Chief petty officer (? )						Petty officer ()						Master seaman ( )				Leading seaman (?)		Able seaman ()						Seaman recruit ()
Serbian Air Force and Air Defence v t e																																			No insignia
	Warrant officer 1st class ( I )						Warrant officer ()		Senior sergeant 1st class (? I )		Senior Sergeant (? )						Sergeant ()						Corporal ( )				Senior airman (?)		Airman first class ()						Airman basic ()
Equivalent NATO Code	OR-9						OR-8		OR-7		OR-6						OR-5						OR-4				OR-3		OR-2						OR-1

Historical ranks

Structure of the Military ranks of Kingdom of Serbia (until 1918)

King of Yugoslavia special Vojvoda (Serbia and Yugoslavia) insignia with dynasty coat of arms and royal monogram

Generals

There were only three ranks in pre-World War I Serbia: General (from 1872), Army General (from 1900 to 1901) and Vojvoda (from 1901). Four ranks were introduced in Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes in 1923, and lasted until 1945. There were only two types of shoulder cords: with double-headed eagle and coat of arms of Kingdom of SHS or Kingdom of Yugoslavia for Vojvoda and without for all other General ranks. The different general grades were indicated by 6-pointed stars on the cuffs. Also the backing cloth for the shoulder cords was light blue for army general (was honorary rank in the period from 1900-1901) and divisional generals and in a colour of service for brigadier general. During the Middle Ages, the Vojvoda was a military commander rank and a noble titule. In the Balkan Wars and World War I this title was used to designate the highest military rank in Serbian Army and later Royal Yugoslav Army (above the General - as equalent of Field Marshal in other armies). This rank was introduced by the law on the Organization of the Army Kingdom of Serbia in 1901. It has been awarded only during the war for: special merits of top generals. The first Vojvoda was promoted by the Great military decree of the Kingdom of Serbia on 20 October 1912. Only four people ever officially held that military rank: Radomir Putnik (got it in 1912), Stepa Stepanovi? (1914), ?ivojin Mi?i? (1914) and Petar Bojovi? (1918). Honorary title but not military rank held only French General Louis Franchet d'Espérey (1921). After unification of the Kingdom of Serbia into Kingdom SHS (later Kingdom Yugoslavia), no further officers were promoted to rank of Vojvoda. King of Yugoslavia held the rank of Supreme Commander and wear special Vojvoda uniform.

Ranks for SHS and Yugoslavia

Flag officer ranks

Ranks	Vojvoda	Army general	Divisional General	Brigadier General
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Rank flag
Ranks in Serbian	? Vojvoda	? Armijski ?eneral	? ? Divizijski ?eneral	? Brigadni ?eneral

Officers

Ranks	Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain, 1st class	Captain, 2nd class	Lieutenant	Sub-Lieutenant
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Ranks in Serbian	Pukovnik	Potpukovnik	Major	? I Kapetan I klase	? II Kapetan II klase	Poru?nik	Potporu?nik

Soldiers and NCOs

Ranks	Sergeant-Major, 1st class	Sergeant-Major, 2nd class	Sergeant-Major, 3rd class	Sergeant	Junior Sergeant	Corporal	Private
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Ranks in Serbian	- I Narednik-Vodnik I klase	- II Narednik-Vodnik II klase	- III Narednik-Vodnik III klase	Narednik	Podnarednik	Kaplar	Redov

External links

• Serbian Armed Forces official rank structure
• Military ranks of Serbia - uniforminsignia.org