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bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=2 align="center"|Praporshchik in Russia |-----
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Coat of arms Kolchak 1919.jpg
IRA F1Prap 1917 v.png
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Rank insignia
Russian Imperial Army |-----
Introduction
1730 |-----
Rank group
Praporchik
Ober-ofizer (until 1917) |-----
Army / Air Force
Praporchik |-----
Navy
Michman |-----
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Higher:
Starshina |-----
Starshy praporshchik |-----
NATOequivalent
OR-9b |-----
Praporshchik (, ) is a rank in the Russian military and is used in other uniformed services of the Russian government such as the Police. It was a junior officer rank in Imperial Russia and was restored in the 1970s as a separate career group between non-commissioned officers and officers.