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Soviet Armed Forces
Components
Ranks of the Soviet Military
History of the Soviet Military

The military ranks of the Soviet Union were those introduced after the October Revolution of 1917. From then the Imperial Table of Ranks was abolished, as was the right of the pre Soviet nobility to acquire personal ranks or special rights assigned to them previously. Soviet ranks were abolished in 1991 after the collapse of the Soviet Union, although modern Russian military insignia has been largely adopted from the Soviet system.

Rank Table

File:SovietUniform-1-.jpg
An example Soviet Lieutenant General's Uniform

Chart shows ranks during the time before the collapse of the Soviet Union, circa 1980-1991.

Category All-forces ranks Deck Ranks
Supreme Officers
or
General Officers
Marshal of the Soviet Union
(Ма́ршал Совéтского Сою́за)
Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union
(Адмира́л Фло́та Совéтского Сою́за)
General of the Army
(генера́л а́рмии),
Chief Marshal of an arm
(Гла́вный Ма́ршал рода войск),
Marshal of an arm
(Ма́ршал рода войск)
Admiral of the Fleet
(адмира́л фло́та)
Colonel General
(генера́л-полко́вник)
Admiral
(адмира́л)
Lieutenant General
(генера́л-лейтена́нт)
Vice Admiral
(ви́це-адмира́л)
Major General
(генера́л-майо́р)
Counter Admiral
(ко́нтр-адмира́л)
Senior Officers
or
Field Grade Officers
Colonel
(полко́вник)
Captain, 1st rank
(капита́н 1-го ра́нга)
Lieutenant Colonel
(подполко́вник)
Captain, 2nd rank
(капита́н 2-го р́анга)
Major
(майо́р)
Captain, 3rd rank
(капита́н 3-го р́анга)
Junior Officers
or
Company Grade Officers
Captain
(капита́н)
Captain Lieutenant
(капита́н-лейтена́нт)
Senior Lieutenant
(ста́рший лейтена́нт)
Senior Lieutenant
(старший лейтенант)
Lieutenant
(лейтена́нт)
Lieutenant
(лейтена́нт)
Junior Lieutenant
(мла́дший лейтена́нт)
Junior Lieutenant
(мла́дший лейтена́нт)
Under-Officers
or
Master non-commissioned officers
Senior Praporshchik
(ста́рший пра́порщик)
Senior Midshipman
(ста́рший ми́чман)
Praporshchik
(пра́порщик)
Midshipman
(ми́чман)
Sergeants
and
Petty Officers
Starshina
(старшина́)
Chief Ship Starshina
(гла́вный корабе́льный старшина́)
Senior Sergeant
(ста́рший сержа́нт)
Chief Starshina
(гла́вный старшина́)
Sergeant
(сержа́нт)
Starshina, 1st class
(старшина́ 1-й статьи́)
Junior Sergeant
(мла́дший сержа́нт)
Starshina, 2nd class
(старшина́ 2-й статьи́)
Soldiers,
seamen,
airmen
Gefreiter
(ефре́йтор)
Senior Seaman
(ста́рший матро́с)
Private
(рядово́й)
Seaman
(матро́с)

Marshal of an arm

The ranks of Chief Marshal of an arm and Marshal of an arm were used in five Soviet military branches; these being the Air Force, Artillery, Tank Forces, Engineer Forces, and Signal Forces. These ranks were established in 1943 and were both equivalent to General of the Army, although they maintained precedence between each other.

Rank insignia

Army

File:Rank-army-1-.gif

Navy

File:Rank-navy-1-.gif

See also


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