Korpral
title: "Korpral" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["military-insignia", "military-ranks-of-the-swedish-army"] topic_path: "history/military" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korpral" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Korpral |
| image | {{multiple image |
| caption_align | center |
| image1 | SWE-Kadett2.svg |
| caption1 | Swedish Army |
| image2 | SWE-Airforce-korpral.png |
| caption2 | Swedish Air force |
| image3 | SWE-Navy-2UpArrow.svg |
| caption3 | Swedish Navy |
| country | Sweden |
| service branch | |
| NATO rank | OR-4 |
| higher rank | Furir |
| lower rank | Vicekorpral |
| :: |
| name = Korpral | image = {{multiple image|border=infobox | caption_align = center | image1 = SWE-Kadett2.svg | width1 = 64 | caption1 = Swedish Army | image2 = SWE-Airforce-korpral.png | width2 = 60 | caption2 = Swedish Air force | image3 = SWE-Navy-2UpArrow.svg | width3 = 60 | caption3 = Swedish Navy | country = Sweden | service branch = | NATO rank = OR-4 | higher rank = Furir | lower rank = Vicekorpral Korpral is a Swedish military rank (OR-4).
Duties
The Corporal is a Squad Leader at Skill Level A (Basic). The Corporal can serve either as a volunteer enlistee or as a national serviceman. Requirement for promotion to Corporal is completed squad leader training. Civil servants of the Armed Forces belonging to position level 8 wear Corporal's rank insignia when serving in uniform.
History
A korpral was the leader of a korpralskap of 24 men during the Swedish allotment system ( to 1901). The korpralskap consisted of four rotar (teams) of 6 men each. Each rote was led by a rotemästare (Gefreiter). Korpraler were non-commissioned officers in the cavalry (corporal of horse) before the reorganization of 1833/37, when cavalry corporals were given the rank of sergeant.
The corresponding rank in the artillery was konstapel ( bombardier), created as early as the 16th century. This rank was abolished in 1972. |last1 = Bergman |first1 = Olle |date = 22 January 2015 |chapter = konstapel |title = Krigiska ord |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=zm1VBgAAQBAJ&pg=PT80 |language = sv |location = Lund |publisher = Svenska Historiska Media Förlag AB |page = |isbn = 9789187263460 |access-date = 12 June 2025 |quote = Konstapel var också en underbefälsgrad inom det svenska försvaret, bland annat inom artilleriet. Här var konstapel före 1972 den näst lägsta underbefälsgraden, och motsvarade korpral vid andra truppslag.
Earlier rank insignia
File:3 Korpral axelklaff m1910.jpg|Army m/10 File:3 Korpral Konstapel krage 1923.jpg|Army m/23 File:13 Korpral Konstapel 1939.jpg|Army m/39 File:OR-2 Menig 1kl. år 3.jpg|Collar patch m/58 File:SWE-Kadett2.svg|Army 2009
References
References
- [https://www.taktisk.se/2019/10/10/yrkes-och-karriarsriktlinjer-tydliggor-vagen-framat/ ''Yrkes- och karriärsriktlinjer tydliggör vägen framåt.''] 2020-02-15.
- "Försvarsmaktens föreskrifter om personaltjänst. 27 november 2019." ''Försvarets författningssamling.'' FFS 2019:6, 2 § 8, 22.
- "Försvarsmaktens föreskrifter om befordran och konstituering." ''Försvarets författningssamling.'' FFS 2019:7, bilaga 1.
- FFS 2019:6, 2 § 19.
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