Help with a few words ...

Discussion in 'Vocabulary & Translation Help' started by slherford, Aug 16, 2007.

  1. slherford

    slherford Member

    I have my Great-grandfathers "Vojenska Knizka" which I have figured out to be "Military Book". I have also translated where he filled in "Troop", "Rank" "Sub-unit". But I'm having trouble with what he wrote.

    For troop he wrote "hran. prap. o (with an accent). F (or 7, or I'm not sure). I have no idea there.

    For rank he wrote " voj. vzal (accent on a). I think Voj is squad, or soldiery, or army unit. I can't figure out vzal.

    For sub-unit he wrote " 3 hran. rota". Rota is troop, or company, or platoon. But thats all I can get.

    Can anyone help me? He was in the Austrian Army during WW1.

    Thank you!
     
  2. eso

    eso Well-Known Member

    Literal translation it's military book, meaning is "soldier identity card"

    hran. prap. -> I guess "hraniční prapor" (border battalion) 07 could be number of battalion (?)

    voj. v zál. -> voják v záloze = soldier in military reserve

    3. hraniční rota -> third border company (platton is četa, troop is oddíl)

    Company = a group of typically 100–200 soldiers
    (today, I don't know how about then)
     
  3. wer

    wer Well-Known Member

    Yes, the word “voj” means “squad” or “army”. But it is quite archaic word, it is used mostly for medieval armies.

    But “voj.” is a standardized abbreviation for “vojín” (= private).
     
  4. slherford

    slherford Member

    You guys are great! Thank you so much!
     
  5. Karel_lerak

    Karel_lerak Well-Known Member

    Vojín is the lowest rank (no rank :) ) in the army.

    The ranks in Czechoslovak army from 1960 (not valid now):
    a) mužstva: vojín,
    b) poddůstojníků: svobodník, desátník, četař,
    c) praporčíků: rotný, rotmistr, nadrotmistr, podpraporčík, praporčík, nadpraporčík,
    d) důstojníků: podporučík, poručík, nadporučík, kapitán, major, podplukovník, plukovník,
    e) generálů: generálmajor, generálporučík, generálplukovník, armádní generál.
     

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