Military ranks of the Soviet Union

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 ГВ - State Security - KGB ф - Fleet - General navy personnel CЗ - Spetsnaz - Special Operations Forces МО - Ministry of Defense ВВ - Internal Troop ВС - Signal Troops ВО - Military Band Service ОТ - Soviet Guards Service

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
	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
	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