''Podporuchik'' ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, потпоручник, potporučnik, , , , , ) is the most

junior officer Junior officer, company officer or company grade officer refers to the lowest operational commissioned officer category of ranks in a military or paramilitary organization, ranking above non-commissioned officers and below senior officers. D ...

in some Slavic armed forces, and is placed below the rank of

lieutenant A lieutenant ( , ; abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a Junior officer, junior commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations, as well as fire services, emergency medical services, Security agency, security services ...

, typically corresponding to rank of second lieutenant in English-speaking countries.

Russia and Russian imperial armed forces

The rank was introduced first by

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in 1703 as an officer rank of the so-called ober-officer rank group. It belonged to rank class XIII (infantry), class XII (artillery, and engineer troops), and class X (guards) until 1884. In line with the military reforms in 1884, became in peace time. However, in the guards and the cossacks armed forces

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and

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remained the lowest officer rank. The equivalent to was

Michman ( rus, мичман, p=ˈmʲit͡ɕmən, ) is a rank used by the Russian Navy and a number of former communist states. The rank is a non-commissioned officer's and is equivalent to in armies and air forces. Within NATO forces, the rank is rated ...

in the Imperial Russian Navy, and governmental secretary () in the civil administration.

Poland

In Poland, the rank of (; abbreviated "ppor.") is the lowest officer rank used within the

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.Marian Laprus (ed.)
Leksykon wiedzy wojskowej.
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), 1979. Internet Archive. It is roughly equivalent to the military rank of the Second lieutenant in the armed forces of

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. Graduates of military schools are awarded the rank of by the office of the

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upon the request of the

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. The rank may also awarded by the way of a promotion provided certain conditions. The rank of also exists in the

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, the

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, Foreign Intelligence Agency, , the Military Counterintelligence Service, the

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, and in the

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. ;Variants * Prison Service: () * Navy: ()

Possible rank sequence

A possible sequence of ranks (ascending) might be as follows: * ''Podporuchik'' (sub / junior poruchik / lieutenant) *

Poruchik The rank of lieutenant in Eastern Europe, also called ''poruchnick'' in Slavic languages, is one used in Slavophone armed forces. Depending on the country, it is either the lowest or second lowest officer rank. Etymology The rank designatio ...

(lieutenant) * Nadporuchik (senior poruchik / lieutenant) *

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(captain)

''Podporuchik'' insignia

Army

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Navy

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Serbian River Flotilla The Serbian River Flotilla () is a tactical brigade-level Brown-water navy, brown water naval branch subordinated to the Serbian Army of the Serbian Armed Forces. Patrolling on the Danube, Sava, and Tisza, Tisa rivers, it is tasked with environme ...

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