Junker (Russia)
Term with several meanings in Imperial Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Junker school" redirects here. For the officer training facilities of the Nazi German SS, see SS-Junker Schools.
The term Junker (Russian: юнкер (yunker) had several meanings in Imperial Russia. The Russian substantive Yunker is derived from the German noun Junker, where it means "young lord".
- Yunker (ru: юнкер) was the rank for a volunteer at military service (ru: вольноопределяющийся, volnoopredelyayushchiycya, de: One-year volunteer) in the Imperial Russian Army in 19th and 20th centuries.
- Fanen-yunker/yunker (ru: фанен-юнкер/юнкер) was a military rank for junior officers of dvoryan descent since 1902.
- Kamer-yunker (ru: камер-юнкер; cf. German Kammerjunker) was a courtier title defined in the Table of Ranks, generally equating to valet de chambre or Groom of the Chamber.
- Yunker was a term for students of any military or junker school in between 1864 and 1917.