Military ranks of the Kingdom of Bulgaria

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The Military ranks of the Kingdom of Bulgaria were the military insignia used by the Kingdom of Bulgaria. Following the abolition of the monarchy, the ranks were also changed.

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Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank groupGeneral / flag officersSenior officersJunior officersOfficer cadet
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Royal Bulgarian Army & Air Force [1] [2] [3] KingdomBulgaria-Army-OF-8.svg KingdomBulgaria-Army-OF-7.svg KingdomBulgaria-Army-OF-6.svg Royal Bulgarian Army OF-5 - Polkovnik * general staff (1936-1945).gif Royal Bulgarian Army OF-4 - Podpolkovnik * engineer (1936-1945).gif Royal Bulgarian Army OF-3 - Mayor * artillery (1936-1945).gif Royal Bulgarian Army OF-2 - Kapitan * infantry (1936-1945).gif Royal Bulgarian Army OF-1b - Starshi leytenant * horse artillery (1936-1945).gif Royal Bulgarian Army OF-1a - Leytenant * medical (1936-1945).gif Royal Bulgarian Army OF-D - Ofitserski kandidat * cavalry (1936-1945).gif
Генерал-полковник
General-pukovnik
Генерал-лейтенант
General-leytenant
Генерал-майор
General-mayor
Полковник
Polkovnik
Подполковник
Podpolkovnik
Майор
Mayor
Капитан
Kapitan
Старши лейтенант
Starshi leytenant
Лейтенант
Leytenant
Офицерски кандидатъ
Ofitserski kandidat
Naval Ensign of Bulgaria (1878-1944).svg  Royal Bulgarian Navy [4] Royal Bulgarian Navy OF-8 - Admiral (1915-1945).gif Kingdom of Bulgaria-Navy-OF-9 sleeve.svg Royal Bulgarian Navy OF-7 - Vitseadmiral (1915-1945).gif Kingdom of Bulgaria-Navy-OF-8 sleeve.svg Royal Bulgarian Navy OF-6 - Kontraadmiral (1915-1945).gif Kingdom of Bulgaria-Navy-OF-7 sleeve.svg Kingdom of Bulgaria-Navy-OF-5 sleeve.svg Kingdom of Bulgaria-Navy-OF-4 sleeve.svg Kingdom of Bulgaria-Navy-OF-3 sleeve.svg Kingdom of Bulgaria-Navy-OF-2 sleeve.svg Kingdom of Bulgaria-Navy-OF-1b sleeve.svg Kingdom of Bulgaria-Navy-OF-1a sleeve.svg
Адмирал
Admiral
Вицеадмирал
Vitse­admiral
Контраадмирал
Kontra­admiral
Капитан I ранг
Kapitan I rang
Капитан II ранг
Kapitan II rang
Капитан III ранг
Kapitan III rang
Лейтенант
Leytenant
Мичман I ранг
Michman I rang
Мичман II ранг
Michman II rang
Офицерски кандидатъ
Ofitserski kandidat
Rank groupGeneral / flag officersSenior officersJunior officersOfficer cadet

Other ranks

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

Rank groupSenior NCOsJunior NCOsEnlisted
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Royal Bulgarian Army & Air Force [1] [2] [3] Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg
Старшина
Starshyna
Старши сержант
Starshi serzhant
Сержант
Serzhant
Младши сержант
Mladshi serzhant
Ефрейтор
Efreytor
Редник
Rednik
Naval Ensign of Bulgaria (1878-1944).svg  Royal Bulgarian Navy [4] Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg
Старшина
Starshyna
Старши сержант
Starshi serzhant
Сержант
Serzhant
Младши сержант
Mladshi serzhant
Ефрейтор
Efreytor
Редник
Rednik
Rank groupSenior NCOsJunior NCOsEnlisted

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  1. 1 2 Littlejohn 1994b, pp. 62–63.
  2. 1 2 Mollo 1981, p. 214.
  3. 1 2 Rosignoli 1983, pp. 47–48.
  4. 1 2 Mollo 1981, p. 215.
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