Ypolochagos

''Ypolochagos'' () is used in the modern

Greek language Greek ( el, label=Modern Greek, Ελληνικά, Elliniká, ; grc, Ἑλληνική, Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Italy (Calabria and Salento), southern Al ...

to mean "

First Lieutenant First lieutenant is a commissioned officer military rank in many armed forces; in some forces, it is an appointment. The rank of lieutenant has different meanings in different military formations, but in most forces it is sub-divided into a s ...

". In the modern

Hellenic Army The Hellenic Army ( el, Ελληνικός Στρατός, Ellinikós Stratós, sometimes abbreviated as ΕΣ), formed in 1828, is the land force of Greece. The term ''Hellenic'' is the endogenous synonym for ''Greek''. The Hellenic Army is the ...

the rank is superior to that of ''

Anthypolochagos Anthypolochagos ( el, Ανθυπολοχαγός, abbreviated Ανθλγός (Anthglos), equivalent to the NATO (OF-1), is the lowest commissioned officer rank in the Hellenic Army, except for the Armour-Cavalry Arm, and formerly, the Cavalry, in wh ...

'' (Literally: 'In place of-Lieutenant', i.e.

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) and inferior to that of an ''

Lochagos ''Lochagos'' (; abbreviated as Λγος) is used in the Greek language to mean "Captain". More precisely, it means "leader of a ''lochos''". The equivalent term in the Hellenic Army Armour & Cavalry is el, ιλάρχος, ilarchos, "leader of an ' ...

'' (

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). The insignia consists of two silver stars. Officers holding this rank should be addressed as "''Kyrie Ypolochage''" (Κύριε Υπολοχαγέ) by their subordinates, or "''Ypolochage'' + family name" by their superior officers. Military ranks of Greece {{Greece-mil-stub