{{Short description|Military rank}} '''Junior lieutenant''' is a junior officer rank in several countries, comparable to Sub-lieutenant.

==Germany== {{main|Unterleutnant}}

In East Germany's National People's Army, the rank of {{lang|de|Unterleutnant}} ({{literally|Under-lieutenant}}) was introduced in 1956 and used until German reunification in 1990.

==Eastern Europe== In many Eastern European countries, the rank of junior lieutenant is used.

===Russia=== The rank of Junior lieutenant ({{langx|ru|Mла́дший лейтена́нт|Mládshiy leytenánt}}) was introduced into the Russian military in 1937.

==Junior lieutenant insignia== ===Army insignia=== <gallery class="center"> File:9.AzAF-JLT.png|{{lang|az|Kiçik leytenant}}<br />(Azerbaijani Land Forces)<ref name="Azerbaijan">{{cite web |title=Azərbaycan Respublikası Silahlı Qüvvələri hərbi qulluqçularının hərbi geyim forması və fərqləndirmə nişanları haqqında Əsasnamə |url=https://mod.gov.az//images/pdf/854d34d118da32783a511172925270d7.pdf |website=mod.gov.az |publisher=Ministry of Defense |access-date=16 February 2021 |language=az |pages=64–70 |date=25 June 2001}}</ref> File:Post-Soviet-Army-OF-1a.svg|{{lang|be|Малодшы лейтэнант}}<br />{{lang|be-Latn|Malodšy liejtenant}}<br />(Belarusian Ground Forces)<ref name="Belarus">{{cite web |title=Указ Президента Республики Беларусь от 21.07.2009 N 388 "О военной форме одежды, знаках различия по воинским званиям и внесении дополнений в Указ Президента Республики Беларусь от 9 июня 2006 г. N 383" |url=http://pravo.levonevsky.org/bazaby11/republic09/text814.htm |website=pravo.levonevsky.org/ |publisher=Government of Belarus |access-date=30 May 2021 |language=ru}}</ref> File:10.RBrLF-2LT.svg|{{lang|ms|Leftenan muda}}<br />(Royal Brunei Land Force)<ref name="Brunei_Army">{{cite web |title=Akta angkatan bersenjata diraja Brunei (Penggal 149) |url=http://www.agc.gov.bn/AGC%20Images/LAWS/Gazette_PDF/2013/BM/b088.pdf |website=agc.gov.bn |access-date=14 July 2021 |pages=1999–2000 |language=ms |date=16 December 2013}}</ref> File:07.Kyrgyzstan Army-JLT.svg|{{lang|ky|Кенже лейтенант}}<br />{{lang|ky-Latn|Kenje leytenant}}<br />(Kyrgyz Army)<ref name="Kyrgyzstan">{{cite web |title=Кыргыз Республикасынын жарандарынын жалпыга бирдей аскердик милдети жөнүндө, аскердик жана альтернативдик кызматтар жөнүндө |url=http://cbd.minjust.gov.kg/act/view/ky-kg/202536 |website=cbd.minjust.gov.kg/ |publisher=Ministry of Justice (Kyrgyzstan) |access-date=3 June 2021 |language=ky |date=9 February 2009}}</ref> File:Malaysia-army-OF-1a.svg|{{lang|ms|Leftenan muda}}<br />(Malaysian Army)<ref name="Malaysia_Officer">{{cite web |title=Pangkat |url=http://www.mafhq.mil.my/index.php/my/mengenai-kami/kerjaya/pangkat |website=mafhq.mil.my |publisher=Malaysian Armed Forces |access-date=4 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429231449/http://www.mafhq.mil.my/index.php/my/mengenai-kami/kerjaya/pangkat |archive-date=29 April 2020 |language=ms}}</ref> File:Russia-Army-OF-1a-2010.svg|{{lang|ru|Mла́дший лейтена́нт}}<br />{{lang|ru-Latn|Mládshiy leytenánt}}<br />(Russian Ground Forces)<ref name="Russia_Army">{{cite web |title=Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 11 марта 2010 года № 293 "О военной форме одежды, знаках различия военнослужащих и ведомственных знаках отличия" |url=https://rg.ru/2010/03/12/forma-dok.html |website=rg.ru |publisher=Российской газеты |access-date=26 May 2021 |language=ru |date=12 March 2010}}</ref> File:Post-Soviet-Army-OF-1a.svg|{{lang|tg|Лейтенанти калон}}<br />{{lang|tg-Latn|Lejtenanti xurd}}<br />(Tajik Ground Forces)<ref name="Tajikistan">{{cite web |title=ҚОНУНИ ҶУМҲУРИИ ТОҶИКИСТОН ДАР БОРАИ ЎҲДАДОРИИ УМУМИИ ҲАРБӢ ВА ХИЗМАТИ ҲАРБӢ |url=https://majmilli.tj/%D2%9B%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%83%D0%BD%D0%B8-%D2%B7%D1%83%D0%BC%D2%B3%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B8-%D1%82%D0%BE%D2%B7%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD-%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%80-%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B8-35/ |website=majmilli.tj |publisher=The National Assembly of the Republic of Tajikistan |access-date=2 June 2021 |language=tg |date=13 April 2017}}</ref> File:Post-Soviet-Army-OF-1a.svg|{{lang|tk|Kiçi leýtenant}}<br />(Turkmen Ground Forces)<ref name="Turkmenistan">{{cite web |title=TÜRKMENISTANYŇ KANUNY Harby borçlulyk we harby gulluk hakynda (Türkmenistanyň Mejlisiniň Maglumatlary 2010 ý., № 3, 58-nji madda) (Türkmenistanyň 01.10.2011 ý. № 234-IV Kanuny esasynda girizilen üýtgetmeler we goşmaçalar bilen) |trans-title=LAW OF TURKMENISTAN On military service and military service (Information of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan, 2010, No. 3, Article 58) (as amended by the Law of Turkmenistan of October 1, 2011 No. 234-IV) |url=https://milligosun.gov.tm/storage/file/04-harby-borclulyk-we-harby-gulluk-hakynda-ky9J0pKxTQ.pdf |website=milligosun.gov.tm |publisher=Ministry of Defense (Turkmenistan) |access-date=2 June 2021 |pages=28–29 |language=tk}}</ref> File:UA shoulder mark 11.svg|{{lang|uk|Молодший лейтенант}}<br />{{lang|uk-Latn|Molodshyy leytenant}}<br />(Ukrainian Ground Forces and Ukrainian Air Assault Forces)<ref name="Ukraine">{{cite web |title=НАКАЗ 20.11.2017 № 606 |url=https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/z1502-17#Text |website=zakon.rada.gov.ua |publisher=Ministry of Justice of Ukraine |access-date=2 June 2021 |language=uk |date=13 December 2017}}</ref> </gallery>

===Navy insignia=== <gallery class="center"> File:Azerbaijan-Navy-OF-1a.svg|{{lang|az|Kiçik leytenant}}<br />(Azerbaijani Navy)<ref name="Azerbaijan" /> File:Generic-Navy-2.svg|{{lang|ms|Leftenan muda}}<br>(Royal Brunei Navy)<ref>{{Cite web|title=RBN Admiralty Ranks – Officers|url=https://navy.mindef.gov.bn/Site%20Pages/Admiralty%20Ranks.aspx|website=Navy.MinDef.gov.bn|publisher=Royal Brunei Navy|date=n.d.|access-date=5 May 2024}}</ref> File:Generic-Navy-2.svg|{{lang|ms|Leftenan muda}}<br />(Royal Malaysian Navy)<ref name="Malaysia_Officer" /> File:Russia-Navy-OF-1a-Sleeve.svg|{{lang|ru|Младший лейтенант}}<br />{{lang|ru-Latn|Mladshiy leytenant}}<br />(Russian Navy)<ref name="Russia_Navy">{{cite book |title=Приказ Министра обороны Российской Федерации от 09.10.2020 № 525 (Зарегистрирован 16.11.2020 № 60927) |date=17 November 2020 |publisher=publication.pravo.gov.ru/ |pages=320–323 |url=http://publication.pravo.gov.ru/Document/View/0001202011170028?index=318&rangeSize=1 |access-date=15 September 2021 |language=ru}}</ref> File:Russia-Navy-OF-1a-1994-everyday.svg|{{lang|tk|Kiçi leýtenant}}<br />(Turkmen Naval Forces)<ref name="Turkmenistan" /> File:Ukraine-Navy-OF-1a.svg|{{lang|uk|Молодший лейтенант}}<br />{{lang|uk-Latn|Molodshyy leytenant}}<br />(Ukrainian Navy)<ref name="Ukraine" /> </gallery>

===Other branches and non-military services=== <gallery class="center"> File:Ukrainian police shoulder mark 05.svg|{{lang|uk|Молодший лейтенант поліції}}<br />{{lang|uk-Latn|Molodshyy leytenant politsii}}<br />(National Police of Ukraine) File:Sesu 5 2018.jpg|{{lang|uk|Молодший лейтенант ДСНС}}<br />{{lang|uk-Latn|Molodshyy leytenant DSNS}}<br />(State Emergency Service of Ukraine) </gallery>

==See also== * Podporuchik

==References== {{Reflist}}

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