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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==
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|||''Premyer''||''Zamestitel Premyer''||''Generalissimus Sovetskogo Soyuza''||''Marshal Krasnoy Armii''||''Marshal''||''General Armii''||''General-Leytenant''||''Polkovnik''||'' Podpolkovnik''||''Major''||
|||''Premyer''||''Zamestitel Premyer''||''Generalissimus Sovetskogo Soyuza''||''Marshal Krasnoy Armii''||''Marshal''||''General Armii''||''General-Leytenant''||''Polkovnik''||'' Podpolkovnik''||''Mayor''||
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|||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
|||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
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|US Equivelant||||||General of the Army||General of the Army||General||General||Lieutenant General||Major General||Brigader General||Major
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==Ground Forces enlisted men & NCOs==
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!'''Ground Forces Sub-Branch'''||OR-11||OR-10||OR-9||OR-8||OR-7||OR-6||colspan=1|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''||
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|||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
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[[Category: SOVAM]] [[Category: Soviet Union (SovAm)]] [[Category: Military of the Soviet Union]]

Latest revision as of 13:58, 10 June 2024

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
- 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

Army
Rank insignia of генералиссимус Советского Союза.svg Infoc.png
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

Army
Infslt.png Inflt.png Infjlt.png Infsmj.png Infssgt.png Infsgt.png Infjsgt.png Infcpl.png Infeft.png Infpvt.png Infcadet.png
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