The Military ranks of Mongolian People's Republic were the military insignia used by the Mongolian People's Army. Being a Satellite state of the Soviet Union, the Mongolian People's Republic shared a similar rank structure to those used by the Soviet Armed Forces.[1]
1927–1936
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Native name | Армийн командлагч Armiin komandlagch |
Корпусын дарга Korpusyn darga |
Дивизийн дарга Diviziin draga |
бригадын дарга Brigadyn draga |
Хорооны дарга Khoroony darga |
Хоороны туслах Khoorony tuslakh |
Батальонын дарга Batalionyn darga |
Батальонын туслах Batalionyn tuslakh |
Сумангийн дарга Sumangiin darga |
Сумангийн туслах Sumangiin tuslakh |
Салааны дарга Salaany darga |
Translation | Army commander | Corps commander | Divisional commander | Brigade commander | Regimental commander | Assistant regimental commander | Battalion commander | Assistant battalion commander | Company commander | Assistant company commander | Platoon commander |
Junior commanders and enlisted men
[edit]1936–1940
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Native name | Маршал Marshal |
Армийн генерал Armiin gyenyeral |
Корпус генерал Korpus gyenyeral |
Дивиз генерал Diviz gyenyeral |
Бригадын генерал Brigadyn gyenyeral |
Хурандаа Khurandaa |
Хошууч Khoshuuch |
Ахмад Akhmad |
ахлах дэслэгч Akhlakh deslegch |
дэслэгч Deslegch | |||
Translation | Marshal | Army general | Corps general | Divisional general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Major | Captain | Senior lieutenant | Lieutenant |
Junior commanders and enlisted men
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Native name | Ахлагч Ahlagch |
Жаксаалын дарга Jaksaalyn darga |
Сааланы туслах Saalany tuslakh |
Байлдагч Baildagch | |
Translation | Master sergeant | Quartermaster | Platoon leader assistant | Private |
1940–1944
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Native name | Маршал Marshal |
Армийн генерал Armiin gyenyeral |
Корпус генерал Korpus gyenyeral |
Дивиз генерал Diviz gyenyeral |
Бригадын генерал Brigadyn gyenyeral |
Хурандаа Khurandaa |
Дэд хурандаа Ded khurandaa |
Хошууч Khoshuuch |
Ахмад Akhmad |
ахлах дэслэгч Akhlakh deslegch |
Дэслэгч Deslegch |
Бага дэслэгч Baga deslegch | |
Translation | Marshal | Army general | Corps general | Divisional general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Senior lieutenant | Lieutenant | Junior lieutenant |
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Native name | Ахлагч Ahlagch |
Aхлах турууч Akhlakh Turuuch |
Tурууч Turuuch |
Бага турууч Baga turuuch |
Байлдагч Baildagch | |
Translation | Master sergeant | Senior sergeant | Sergeant | Junior sergeant | Private |
1944–1972
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Маршал Marshal |
Хурандаа генерал Khurandaa gyenyeral |
Дэслэгч генерал Deslegch gyenyeral |
Хошууч генерал Khoshuuch gyenyeral |
Хурандаа Khurandaa |
Дэд хурандаа Ded khurandaa |
Хошууч Khoshuuch |
Ахмад Akhmad |
Ахлах дэслэгч Akhlakh deslegch |
Дэслэгч Deslegch |
Бага дэслэгч Baga deslegch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Translation | Marshal | Colonel general | Lieutenant general | Major general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | Senior lieutenant | Lieutenant | Junior lieutenant |
Enlisted
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Ахлагч Ahlagch |
Ахлах tïрïïч Akhlakh tïrïïch |
Тïрïïч Tïrïïch |
Бага tïрïïч Baga tïrïïch |
Ахлах байлдагч Akhlakh baildagch |
Байлдагч Baildagch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Staff sergeant | Sergeant first class | Sergeant | Junior sergeant | Private first class | Private |
1972–1992
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Маршал Marshal |
Армийн генерал Armiin gyenyeral |
Хурандаа генерал Khurandaa gyenyeral |
Дэслэгч генерал Deslegch gyenyeral |
Хошууч генерал Khoshuuch gyenyeral |
Хурандаа Khurandaa |
Дэд хурандаа Ded khurandaa |
Хошууч Khoshuuch |
Ахмад Akhmad |
Ахлах дэслэгч Akhlakh deslegch |
Дэслэгч Deslegch |
Бага дэслэгч Baga deslegch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
US equivalent[3] | General of the Army | General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant |
Enlisted
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Ахлагч Akhlagch |
Ахлах Түрүүч Akhlagch türüüch |
Түрүүч Türüüch |
Бага түрүүч Baga türüüch |
Ахлах байлдагч Akhlagch baildagch |
Байлдагч Baildagch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
US equivalent[3] | Sergeant major | Sergeant first class | Staff sergeant | Corporal | Private first class | Private |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Dolan 1991, p. 243.
- ^ a b Токарь, Л. Н. "Знаки различия Монгольской Народно-Революционной Армии образца 1944 года" [Insignia of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Army, model 1944]. Mundir 18 (in Russian). Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d Dolan 1991, p. 244.
- ^ a b "Uniformen und Dienstgradabzeichen der Mongolischen Volkarmee". Armeerundschau (in German). Vol. 4. Deutscher Militärverlag. 1973. p. 89.
External links
[edit]- Dolan, Roland E. (1991). "National Security". In Worden, Robert L.; Savada, Andrea Matles (eds.). Mongolia: a country study. Area Handbook (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 244. LCCN 90006289. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- "Mongolia 1924-1992 (People´s Republic)". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 22 August 2021.