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The ranks and insignia of the [[Soviet Armed Forces]] were distinguished by the reorganisation of the Soviet Armed Forces under [[Yana Lantratova|Lantratova's]] leadership, resulting in changes to ranks, uniforms and insignias. | |||
==Letter codes from 2011 onward== | |||
'''СА''' - Soviet Army - [[Soviet Ground Forces]] (and airforce) <br> | |||
'''ГВ''' - State Security - {{wp|KGB}} <br> | |||
'''Ф''' - Fleet - General [[Soviet Navy|navy]] personnel <br> | |||
• '''СФ''' - Northern Fleet <br> | |||
• '''ТФ''' - Pacific Fleet <br> | |||
• '''ЮКФ''' - South China Fleet <br> | |||
• '''БФ''' - Baltic Fleet <br> | |||
• '''ЧФ''' - Black Sea Fleet <br> | |||
'''CЗ''' - Spetsnaz - [[Special Operations Forces]] <br> | |||
'''МО''' - [[Ministry of Defense]] <br> | |||
'''ВВ''' - [[Internal Troop]] <br> | |||
'''ВС''' - [[Signal Troops]] <br> | |||
'''ВО''' - [[Military Band Service]] <br> | |||
'''ОТ''' - [[Soviet Guards Service]] <br> | |||
'''КС''' - [[Commandant's Service]] <br> | |||
'''БО''' - [[Coast Guard]] <br> | |||
'''ПВ''' - [[Border Troops]] <br> | |||
'''K''' - Cadet - Enlisted personnel in-training <br> | |||
'''ОК''' - Officer Cadet | |||
==Ground Forces Officers== | ==Ground Forces Officers== | ||
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|||''Premyer''||''Zamestitel Premyer''||''Generalissimus Sovetskogo Soyuza''||''Marshal Krasnoy Armii''||''Marshal''||''General Armii''||''General-Leytenant''||''Polkovnik''||'' Podpolkovnik''||''Mayor''|| | |||''Premyer''||''Zamestitel Premyer''||''Generalissimus Sovetskogo Soyuza''||''Marshal Krasnoy Armii''||''Marshal''||''General Armii''||''General-Leytenant''||''Polkovnik''||'' Podpolkovnik''||''Mayor''|| | ||
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|||Senior Lieutenant||Lieutenant||Junior Lieutenant||Sergeant Major||Senior Sergeant||Sergeant||Junior Sergeant||Corporal||Efreitor||Private||Cadet | |||Senior Lieutenant||Lieutenant||Junior Lieutenant||Sergeant Major||Senior Sergeant||Sergeant||Junior Sergeant||Corporal||Efreitor||Private||Cadet | ||
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|US Equivelant||Chief Warrant Officer||Warrant Officer||Warrant Officer||Command Sergeant Major||Sergeant Major||Master Sergeant||Sergeant||Corporal||Private 1st Class||Private | |US Equivelant||Chief Warrant Officer||Warrant Officer||Warrant Officer||Command Sergeant Major||Sergeant Major||Master Sergeant||Sergeant||Corporal||Private 1st Class||Private | ||
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[[Category: SOVAM]] [[Category: Soviet Union (SovAm)]] [[Category: Military of the Soviet Union]] | |||
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The ranks and insignia of the Soviet Armed Forces were distinguished by the reorganisation of the Soviet Armed Forces under Lantratova's leadership, resulting in changes to ranks, uniforms and insignias.
Letter codes from 2011 onward
СА - Soviet Army - Soviet Ground Forces (and airforce)
ГВ - State Security - KGB
Ф - Fleet - General navy personnel
• СФ - Northern Fleet
• ТФ - Pacific Fleet
• ЮКФ - South China Fleet
• БФ - Baltic Fleet
• ЧФ - Black Sea Fleet
CЗ - Spetsnaz - Special Operations Forces
МО - Ministry of Defense
ВВ - Internal Troop
ВС - Signal Troops
ВО - Military Band Service
ОТ - Soviet Guards Service
КС - Commandant's Service
БО - Coast Guard
ПВ - Border Troops
K - Cadet - Enlisted personnel in-training
ОК - Officer Cadet
Ground Forces Officers
| Ground Forces Sub-Branch | OF-13 | OF-12 | OF-11 | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF-D | |||||
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| Premyer | Zamestitel Premyer | Generalissimus Sovetskogo Soyuza | Marshal Krasnoy Armii | Marshal | General Armii | General-Leytenant | Polkovnik | Podpolkovnik | Mayor | ||||||||||
| Premier of the Soviet Union | Deputy Premier | Generalissimus of the Soviet Union | Marshal of the Red Army | Marshal | Army General | Lieutenant General | Colonel | Lieutenant Colonel | Major | Captain | Senior Warrant Officer | Warrant Officer | Officer Cadet | ||||||
| US Equivelant | General of the Army | General of the Army | General | General | Lieutenant General | Major General | Brigader General | Major | Captain | First Lieutenant | Second Lieutenant | ||||||||
Ground Forces enlisted men & NCOs
| Ground Forces Sub-Branch | OR-11 | OR-10 | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | ||||||||
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| Starshiy Leytenant | Leytenant | Mladshiy Leytenant | Serzhant-Mayor | Starshiy Serzhant | Serzhant | Mladshiy Serzhant | Kapral | Efreytor | Ryadovoy | Kadet | |||||||||
| Senior Lieutenant | Lieutenant | Junior Lieutenant | Sergeant Major | Senior Sergeant | Sergeant | Junior Sergeant | Corporal | Efreitor | Private | Cadet | |||||||||
| US Equivelant | Chief Warrant Officer | Warrant Officer | Warrant Officer | Command Sergeant Major | Sergeant Major | Master Sergeant | Sergeant | Corporal | Private 1st Class | Private | |||||||||