Podporucznik  Podporucznik (literally "sub-porucznik") is a military rank of the Polish Army, roughly equivalent to the military rank of the Second Lieutenant in the armed forces of the English-speaking countries. It is abbreviated as a title as "ppor.". The rank of "Podporucznik" is awarded by the office of the President of Poland to graduates of the Tadeusz Kościuszko Land Forces Military Academy in Wrocław.