Military ranks of Manchukuo

The military ranks of Manchukuo were the military insignia used by the Manchukuo Imperial Army, the Manchukuo Imperial Navy, and the Manchukuo Imperial Air Force during its existence, from its founding in 1932 until the Soviet invasion in 1945.

Corps colours

Colour Branch
Black Military police
Red Infantry
Green Cavalry
Yellow Artillery
Brown Engineers
Blue Transport corps
Source: [1]

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers
Chinese 總司令 上将 中将 少将 上校 中校 少校 上尉 中尉 少尉 准尉
Pinyin Zǒngsīlìng Shàngjiàng Zhōngjiàng Shàojiàng Shàngxiào Zhōngxiào Shàoxiào Shàngwèi Zhōngwèi Shàowèi Zhǔnwèi
Literal translation Overall control command Upper commander Middle commander Lower commander Senior field officer Middle field officer Junior field officer Upper officer Middle officer Lower officer Allow officer
 Manchukuo Imperial Army
(1932)[2][3]
 Manchukuo Imperial Army
(1935)[4]
 Manchukuo Imperial Navy[5][6]
Rank 總司令
Zǒngsīlìng 		上将
Shàngjiàng 		中将
Zhōngjiàng 		少将
Shàojiàng 		上校
Shàngxiào 		中校
Zhōngxiào 		少校
Shàoxiào 		上尉
Shàngwèi 		中尉
Zhōngwèi 		少尉
Shàowèi 		准尉
Zhǔnwèi
Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers

Rank flags

Rank group General/flag officers
 Manchukuo Imperial Navy[7]
上将
Shàngjiàng 		中将
Zhōngjiàng 		少将
Shàojiàng

Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Rank group NCO's Enlisted
Rank 上士
Shàngshì 		中士
Zhōngshì 		少士
Shǎoshì 		上兵
Shàngbīng 		中兵
Zhōngbīng 		少兵
Shǎobīng
 Manchukuo Imperial Army[2]
 Manchukuo Imperial Navy[8]
Rank 上士
Shàngshì 		中士
Zhōngshì 		少士
Shǎoshì 		上兵
Shàngbīng 		中兵
Zhōngbīng 		少兵
Shǎobīng
Rank group NCO's Enlisted

References

Citations
  1. ^ Jowett 2004, pp. 111–113.
  2. ^ a b Government 1932, p. 117.
  3. ^ Government 1934, p. 145.
  4. ^ Government 1935, pp. 123–124.
  5. ^ Government 1935, pp. 43–44, 49–50.
  6. ^ Government 1934, p. 152.
  7. ^ OKM 1939, p. 120.
  8. ^ Government 1935, p. 52.
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