Military ranks of the Republic of China (1912–1949)
Appearance
The military ranks of the Republic of China (1912–1949) were the military insignia used by the Beiyang Army, National Revolutionary Army, Republic of China Navy, and Republic of China Air Force. The ranks were introduced following the abdication of the Xuantong Emperor and continued to be used by the Republic of China Armed Forces, following the retreat to Taiwan.
Army ranks
[edit]Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1912–1928[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yīděng yījí |
Yīděng èrjí |
Yīděng sānjí |
Èrděng yījí |
Èīděng èrjí |
Èīděng sānjí |
Sānděng yījí |
Sānděng èrjí |
Sānděng sānjí |
Děng wài jūnguān | |||||||||||||||
1929[2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shàngjiàng |
Zhōngjiàng |
Shàojiàng |
Shàngxiào |
Zhōngxiào |
Shàoxiào |
Shàngwèi |
Zhōngwèi |
Shàowèi | ||||||||||||||||
1929–1936[3][4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shàngjiàng |
Zhōngjiàng |
Shàojiàng |
Shàngxiào |
Zhōngxiào |
Shàoxiào |
Shàngwèi |
Zhōngwèi |
Shàowèi |
Zhǔnwèi | |||||||||||||||
1936–1946[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tèjí shàngjiàng |
Yījí shàngjiàng |
Èrjí shàngjiàng |
Zhōngjiàng |
Shàojiàng |
Shàngxiào |
Zhōngxiào |
Shàoxiào |
Shàngwèi |
Zhōngwèi |
Shàowèi |
Zhǔnwèi | |||||||||||||
1946–1949[6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tèjí shàngjiàng |
Yījí shàngjiàng |
Èrjí shàngjiàng |
Zhōngjiàng |
Shàojiàng |
Shàngxiào |
Zhōngxiào |
Shàoxiào |
Shàngwèi |
Zhōngwèi |
Shàowèi | ||||||||||||||
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers |
Navy ranks
[edit]Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1912–1928[7] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yīděng yījí |
Yīděng èrjí |
Yīděng sānjí |
Èrděng yījí |
Èīděng èrjí |
Èīděng sānjí |
Sānděng yījí |
Sānděng èrjí |
Sānděng sānjí | ||||||||||||||||
1928–1946[8] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yījí shàngjiàng |
Èrjí shàngjiàng |
Zhōngjiàng |
Shàojiàng |
Dàijiàng |
Shàngxiào |
Zhōngxiào |
Shàoxiào |
Shàngwèi |
Zhōngwèi |
Shàowèi | ||||||||||||||
1946–1949[9] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yījí shàngjiàng |
Èrjí shàngjiàng |
Zhōngjiàng |
Shàojiàng |
Dàijiàng |
Shàngxiào |
Zhōngxiào |
Shàoxiào |
Shàngwèi |
Zhōngwèi |
Shàowèi | ||||||||||||||
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers |
Air force ranks
[edit]Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | |||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rank | Shàngjiàng |
Zhōngjiàng |
Shàojiàng |
Shàngxiào |
Zhōngxiào |
Shàoxiào |
Shàngwèi |
Zhōngwèi |
Shàowèi | |||||||||||||||
1936–1939[10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1939–1946[10] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1946–1949[11] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank group | General / flag officers | Senior officers | Junior officers |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Sources
[edit]- Ping, Xu, ed. (2009). Zhōngguó bǎinián jūnfú (zēngbǔ bǎn)
中国 百 年 军服 (增 补版) [China Regimental 100 Years] (2nd ed.). Gold Wall Press. ISBN 978-7-80084-679-3. Retrieved 13 September 2023. - Wu, Shang Rong (2018). 100 Years of the Chinese Military Uniform (in Chinese). King Kong Publishing. ISBN 978-986-97216-1-5. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
External links
[edit]- "Republic of China (1928-1949)". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 7 October 2023.