RANK INSIGNIA - ARMY LAND FORCES

State: Poland (People´s Republic) / Continent: Europa / Era: former

English name: Poland (People´s Republic) | 1944-1989

Formal name:	Polish People´s Republic
Original name:	Polska Rzeczpospolita Ludowa

Last update: 2010-08-02 | Graphic designer: Mariusz Magnuszewski | Version: 1.0

english name Polish People´s Army

original name Ludowe Wojsko Polskie

typeshoulder insignia

date1954 - 1957


Szeregowy	Starszy szeregowy	Kapral	Plutonowy
Private	Private First Class	Corporal	Master Corporal


Sierżant	Starszy sierżant
Sergeant Class II	Sergeant Class I


Chorąży *	Podporucznik	Porucznik	Kapitan
3rd Lieutenant *	2nd Lieutenant	Lieutenant	Captain


Major	Podpułkownik	Pułkownik
Major	Lieutenant-Colonel	Colonel


Generał brygady	Generał dywizji	Generał broni	Generał Armii
Brigadier General	Major General	Lieutenant General	Army General

Marszałek Polski

Marshal of Poland

* Please note that the rank called "chorąży" in now treated as a company grade officer (in contrast to pre-war rank which was a W.O. rank). This was decided to fit into the Soviet rank scheme with 4 company grade ranks.