Podporuchik is an Officer's rank out of the Lieutenants rank group in Slavophone armed forces.
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According to the modern day's NATO rank system Podporuchik might be comparable to the OF-1b ranks Second lieutenant / Pilot officer, Ensign, Leutnant / Leutnant zur See. With the exception of the more junior "podporuchik" OF-1c of the Czech Army until 2011, it should not be confused with Mladshy leytenant or Unterleutnant, OF-1c as well.
Russia and Russian imperial armed forces
The rank was introduced first by Peter the Great in 1703 as officer rank of the so-called ober-officer rank group. It did belong to rank class XIII (infantry), class XII (artillery, and engineer troops), and class X (guards) until 1884. In line to the military reforms in 1884, podpraporshik became in peace time. However, in the guards and the cossacks armed forces Cornet and Chorąży remained the lowest officer rank.
The equivalent to podpraporshik was Michman in the Imperial Russian Navy, and governmental secretary (губернский секретар; gubernsky sekretar) in the civil administration.
In the Russian Federations armed forces the OF1b-rank Leytenant is equivalent to podporuchik.
Rank designation in some countries
In the countries mentioned below spelling of Podporuchik, Poruchik, and Nadporuchik, up to rank classification, is almost similar. A possible sequence of ranks (ascending) might be as follows:
In the armed forces of Macedonia, Poland and Serbia, the Podporucznik is equivalent to the OF1b ranks Leutnant / Second lieutenant / Flight officer, and/or Ensign.