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Military ranks of Manchukuo

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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

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

Commissioned officer ranks

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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

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

Other ranks

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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

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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.
Bibliography
  • Jowett, Philip (2004). Rays of the Rising Sun, Volume 1: Japan's Asian Allies 1931-45, China and Manchukuo. Helion and Company Ltd. ISBN 1-874622-21-3.
  • Oberkommando der Marine (1992) [1939]. Flaggenbuch (in German). Berlin: Druck und verlag der reichsdruckerei.
  • Manshū-koku seifu kōhō-bi-yaku 満州国政府公報日訳 [Manchurian Government Daily Gazette Translation (No. 71-No. 82)] (in Japanese). December 1932. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  • Manshū-koku seifu kōhō-bi-yaku 満州国政府公報日訳 [Manchurian Government Daily Gazette Translation (No. 227-No. 250)] (in Japanese). December 1934. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  • Manshū-koku seifu kōhō-bi-yaku 満州国政府公報日訳 [Manchurian Government Daily Gazette Translation (No. 292-No. 313)] (in Japanese). March 1935. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  • Manshū-koku seifu kōhō-bi-yaku 満州国政府公報日訳 [Manchurian Government Daily Gazette Translation (No. 924-No. 949)] (in Japanese). May 1937. pp. 152–164. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
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  • "Manchukuo". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 15 July 2022.