Rank insignia of the Austro-Hungarian Army

[1] Pertaining self procured uniforms, embroidered (from metallic fibre) rank stars might have been selected.

Military units, who consisted mainly of Czech, Slovakian, and/ or Polish personal, used unofficially the rank term in their mother language.

Before it was equivalent to the Bezirksfeldwebel (en: District-Sergeant) of the Gendarmerie (as part of the Landsturm; in Austria Landwehr).

In 1913 the sleeve distinction consisted of a 1.3 cm broad feldwebel-galloon made from imperator-yellow silk.

The galloon was now silver designed, and the rank stars were made from white silk and embroidered.

The officer aspirant (Offizieranwaerter (OA)/ Tisztjelölt) of the reserve undertook military training as a One-year volunteer (Einjaehrig-Freiwilliger (EF)/ Egyévi Önkéntesi).

The EF-button was fixed behind the nominal rank stars, and was removed on promotion to first officer grade.

The service insignia was a map case, made from black coloured leather, and to be worn on the waist belt.

Pertaining private procured special editions to enlisted ranks and NCOs, silk trims have been allowed as well.

Landwehr), the service coat (Waffenrock or Uniformrock) of all enlisted personnel was substituted by a tunic (Bluse) in general.

According to the special function, e.g. as member to a "machine gun unit", the Edelweiss on the gorget patch was additional.

Estate riflemen units and companies were established in the 15th/16th century and did belong to the so-called Landwehr (en: home guard).

To emphasise the character and status of the Estate riflemen, they did wear slightly different rank insignias.

Because silver and gold embroidery was deficit, the rosettes were finally replaced by celluloid stars, as this was the case to regular troops.

The rank insignias were fixed on the collar patches (Parolis) showing at the background the corps colour of the Riflemen infantry (also: Hunter-troops or Riflemen-troops; Jägertruppe) "Grass-green".

Fiscal officials (Rechnungsführer) in line service have been provided always with silver color buttons.