Junior lieutenant is a junior officer rank in several countries, comparable to Sub-lieutenant.
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Main article: Unterleutnant |
In East Germany's National People's Army, the rank of Unterleutnant (lit. 'Under-lieutenant') was introduced in 1956 and used until German reunification in 1990.
In many Eastern European countries, the rank of junior lieutenant is used.
The rank of Junior lieutenant (Russian: Mла́дший лейтена́нт, romanized: Mládshiy leytenánt) was introduced into the Russian military in 1937.
![Kiçik leytenant (Azerbaijani Land Forces)[1]](/en/File:9.AzLF-JLT.png){kind=small}
![Малодшы лейтэнант Malodšy liejtenant (Belarusian Ground Forces)[2]](/en/File:Post-Soviet-Army-OF-1a.svg){kind=small}
![Leftenan muda (Royal Brunei Land Forces)[3]](/en/File:10.RBrLF-2LT.svg)
![Кенже лейтенант Kenje leytenant (Kyrgyz Army)[4]](/en/File:07.Kyrgyzstan_Army-JLT.svg){kind=small}
![Leftenan muda (Malaysian Army)[5]](/en/File:Malaysia-army-OF-1a.svg)
![Mла́дший лейтена́нт Mládshiy leytenánt (Russian Ground Forces)[6]](/en/File:Russia-Army-OF-1a-2010.svg){kind=small}
![Молодший лейтенант Molodshyy leytenant (Ukrainian Ground Forces)[9]](/en/File:UA_shoulder_mark_11.svg){kind=small}