Military ranks of the Soviet Union
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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.
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[edit] Rank Table
Image:SovietUniform-1-.jpg Chart shows ranks during the time before the collapse of the Soviet Union, circa 1980-1991.
| Category | All-forces ranks | Deck Ranks |
|---|---|---|
or General Officers<center> | <center>Marshal of the Soviet Union (Ма́ршал Совéтского Сою́за) | <center>Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union (Адмира́л Фло́та Совéтского Сою́за)<center> |
| <center>General of the Army (генера́л а́рмии), Chief Marshal of an arm (Гла́вный Ма́ршал рода войск), Marshal of an arm (Ма́ршал рода войск)<center> | <center>Admiral of the Fleet (адмира́л фло́та)<center> | |
| <center>Colonel General (генера́л-полко́вник)<center> | <center>Admiral (адмира́л)<center> | |
| <center>Lieutenant General (генера́л-лейтена́нт)<center> | <center>Vice Admiral (ви́це-адмира́л)<center> | |
| <center>Major General (генера́л-майо́р)<center> | <center>Counter Admiral (ко́нтр-адмира́л)<center> | |
| <center>Senior Officers or Field Grade Officers<center> | <center>Colonel (полко́вник)<center> | <center>Captain, 1st rank (капита́н 1-го ра́нга)<center> |
| <center>Lieutenant Colonel (подполко́вник)<center> | <center>Captain, 2nd rank (капита́н 2-го р́анга)<center> | |
| <center>Major (майо́р)<center> | <center>Captain, 3rd rank (капита́н 3-го р́анга)<center> | |
| <center>Junior Officers or Company Grade Officers<center> | <center>Captain (капита́н)<center> | <center>Captain Lieutenant (капита́н-лейтена́нт)<center> |
| <center>Senior Lieutenant (ста́рший лейтена́нт)<center> | <center>Senior Lieutenant (старший лейтенант)<center> | |
| <center>Lieutenant (лейтена́нт)<center> | <center>Lieutenant (лейтена́нт)<center> | |
| <center>Junior Lieutenant (мла́дший лейтена́нт)<center> | <center>Junior Lieutenant (мла́дший лейтена́нт)<center> | |
| <center>Under-Officers or Master non-commissioned officers<center> | <center>Senior Praporshchik (ста́рший пра́порщик)<center> | <center>Senior Midshipman (ста́рший ми́чман)<center> |
| <center>Praporshchik (пра́порщик)<center> | <center>Midshipman (ми́чман)<center> | |
| <center>Sergeants and Petty Officers <center> | <center>Starshina (старшина́)<center> | <center>Chief Ship Starshina (гла́вный корабе́льный старшина́)<center> |
| <center>Senior Sergeant (ста́рший сержа́нт)<center> | <center>Chief Starshina (гла́вный старшина́)<center> | |
| <center>Sergeant (сержа́нт)<center> | <center>Starshina, 1st class (старшина́ 1-й статьи́)<center> | |
| <center>Junior Sergeant (мла́дший сержа́нт)<center> | <center>Starshina, 2nd class (старшина́ 2-й статьи́)<center> | |
| <center> Soldiers, seamen, airmen<center> | <center>Gefreiter (ефре́йтор)<center> | <center>Senior Seaman (ста́рший матро́с)<center> |
| <center>Private (рядово́й)<center> | <center>Seaman (матро́с)<center> |
[edit] 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.
[edit] Rank insignia
[edit] Army
[edit] Navy
[edit] See also
- Air Force ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation
- Army ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation
- Naval ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation
- History of Russian military ranks
