Starschi mitschman
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  Shoulder piece Starschi Mitschman |
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| Rank group | Mitschman |
| NATO rank code | WO-2 comparable |
| Rank Army / Air Force | Starschi praporshchik |
| Marine rank | Starschi mitschman |
| Abbreviation (in lists) | OMitsm / OPrap |
| Grade | NN |
Star ski michman even Obermitschman ( russian Старший мичман ), referred to in the Seekriegsflotte the Russian Federation , as well as a number of other countries the second rank of the rank group michman . The career path is equivalent to the career path of Chorąży in Poland or Praporschtschik in Russia and comparable degrees in a number of other countries.
The position of the career group according to the NATO rank codes WO or OR in the English-speaking armed forces would most likely be comparable with this rank group.
| Rank | ||
| lower: Mitschman (Mitsm) |
 Starschi mitschman (OMitsm) |
higher: sub-lieutenant (ULt) |
Because of the semantic similarity to the Oberfähnrich zur See, for example the German Navy , it is easy to get confused, although completely different career groups are involved here.
Starschi Michman Russia
There are two ranks in this career group in the Russian naval fleet. These are the ranks Mitschman (WO-1) and Starschi mitschman (WO-2). The equivalent in the other branches of the Russian armed forces to these ranks is Praporschtschik (WO-1) and Starschi praporschtschik (WO-2).
Rank designations in other countries
In the countries below, the spellings are almost the same or at least very similar, right up to the classification in the hierarchy.
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Poland ⇒ Polish Starszy chorąży marynarki
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GDR ⇒ Oberfähnrich (NVA)
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Ukraine ⇒ Starschi mitschman ( Ukrainian Старши мічман )
Soviet Union
In 1981 the two ranks Starschi mitschman of the navy and Starschi praporschtschik of the other armed forces were introduced to expand the career groups Mitschman and Praporschtschik . The ranks and the respective rank group were adopted in the armed forces of the Russian Federation.