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Chorąży (Standard-bearer) is a
military rank in
Poland and in neighborhing countries. In old-time Poland a knight who bore a standard, sign of an armed troop, of a
voivodship, a land, a duchy or the kingdom. It later evolved into a non-hereditary noble title.
Since the end of the
14th century in the
Grand Duchy of Lithuania and
Kingdom of Poland, later in
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, existed four 'central' dignities of a Chorąży:
- Grand Standard-Bearer of the Crown
- Grand Standard-Bearer of Lithuania
- Court Standard-Bearer of the Crown
- Court Standard-Bearer of Lithuania
At the same time Chorąży was also an honorary Land dignity.
Chorąży insignia
Polish Army
In the
Republic of Poland in
1919-
1922 and since
1963 in the
People's Republic of Poland (from 1989, the contemporary
Poland), it was an officer rank, ranking above a
Sergeant and below a
Second Lieutenant.
Warrant Officer OR-7, OR-8, OR-9 . Between
1944 and
1957 it was the lowest officer rank.
From the XVI century on,
Chorąży was the title of the military leader of a
Cossack community, and later, a rank in the
Cossack Hosts. The title was officially recognized in the 1792
Table of Ranks.
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