Porucznik

Porucznik (por.) is a rank of the Polish Army. It is roughly equivalent to the military rank of the First Lieutenant in the armed forces of other countries. In the Polish Army, a porucznik is included in the corps of junior officers. The rank directly under is podporucznik (ppor.), which is equivalent to a second lieutenant in the militaries of most nations. The rank directly above is kapitan (kpt.), which is equivalent to captain. A Polish officer with the rank of lieutenant wears three stars on their shoulder straps.