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Fleet Admiral Soviet Union
- the highest military rank of the USSR Navy. Introduced by the Decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces dated March 3, 1955 on the military rank of Admiral of the Fleet.
Corresponded to the rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union.

Ataman
- leader, chief - the eldest in the family and the leader of the steppe peoples, the leader of the Cossacks or (obsolete) generally the eldest in business.
The word comes from the word “ata” - “father”, “grandfather” among the Turkic peoples.

Bombardier
- a military rank established in 1682 for artillerymen of the “amusing” troops of Peter I.
From the end of the 18th century. bombardier - an ordinary artilleryman who served with “bombardier” guns (mortars, howitzers, unicorns). Subsequently (until 1917), the bombardier (as well as bombardier-gunner, bombardier-laboratorist and bombardier-observer) was the lower rank of artillery units of the Russian army with advanced qualifications(corresponded to a corporal in the infantry).

Brigadier
- a military rank above colonel and below major general, which existed in the Russian Imperial Army in XVIII-XIX centuries.
Was introduced by Peter I.
In the navy, he corresponded to the military rank of captain-commander. In some modern armies it corresponds to a brigadier general.

Sergeant
- (German: Wachtmeister) - military rank of non-commissioned officers of cavalry and artillery in the Russian army (cavalry, and Cossack troops, as well as the Separate Corps of Gendarmes) until 1917.
The duty of the sergeant was to assist the squadron commander in conducting drill training and organizing the economy and internal order; in the infantry, the sergeant corresponded to the sergeant major.
Until 1826, this rank was the highest for non-commissioned officers.

Midshipman
- (French garde-marine, “sea guard”, “sea guard”) - a rank in the Russian Imperial Navy that existed from 1716 to 1917. From 1716 to 1752, and from 1860 to 1882, the rank of midshipman in the Russian Imperial Navy existed as a combat rank; during the rest of the time, students of naval educational institutions were called midshipmen.
On ships, midshipmen were listed as “lower ranks”, wore the uniform of the Preobrazhensky Regiment and, according to the naval regulations, were “in battle like soldiers, in use like sailors.”
After practical voyages with the rank of junior and senior midshipman, they were promoted to officers.
During the battle, the midshipmen signed for the guns, where they helped the gunners.
The rest of the time they performed the duties of sailors, but for 4 hours a day they had to master the duties of other ranks.
Of these, the navigator worked with them for one and a half hours a day, thirty minutes - a soldier's officer (training in handling a musket), one hour - a constable or artillery officer (handling cannons), one hour - the ship's commander or one of the officers (controlling the ship).
After the October Revolution, the rank of midshipman was abolished.

Chief General
- (French general en chef) - military rank in the armed forces.
The title was introduced by Peter I in 1698.
According to the Military Regulations of Peter I, adopted in 1716, the general-in-chief is the commander-in-chief, equal to the field marshal (although in practice he was lower than him), who headed the “consultation” of generals.
After the end of the reign of Peter I in the Russian army they stopped using the ranks of cavalry general and infantry general, the rank and rank of general-in-chief began to designate a full general, a rank below field marshal.

General of Artillery
- The highest general rank in the artillery of the Russian army. It was provided for by the “Table of Ranks” of 1722, but until the end of the 18th century it was replaced by the general rank of general-in-chief.
The position of the head of the Russian artillery was called Feldzeichmeister General.
An artillery general by position could be an inspector general of artillery, commander of troops of a military district, and lead large military formations (corps) and formations (army, front).

General of Infantry
- military rank below field marshal and above lieutenant general. The title was introduced by Peter I in 1699.
The rank corresponded to the ranks of admiral and actual privy councilor.
An infantry general by position could be the inspector general of infantry or a rifle unit in the army, the commander of the troops of a military district, and lead large military formations (corps) and formations (army, front).
The rank was abolished on December 16, 1917.
IN modern meaning- Colonel General.

General of the Cavalry
- military rank and rank in Russian Empire.
Introduced by Peter I as the highest general rank in the cavalry, as a branch of the Russian army.

A cavalry general by position could be an inspector general of cavalry, a commander of troops of a military district, or lead a large military unit (corps) or formation (army, front).
The rank was abolished on December 16, 1917.
In modern meaning - colonel general.

General of Fortification
- Due to the special situation of the artillery and engineering troops, where literate and mathematically literate officers were required, in the 1st third of the 18th century there was a rank Major General from Fortification with the same rights and duties as an army major general. After 1730, the qualification “from fortification” was not used.

Major General - military rank and rank in the Russian Empire in 1698-1917.
In the Russian Imperial Army, a major general usually commanded a brigade or division, but almost never an army corps or army; he could also be the commander of a guards regiment (at the same time, in guards regiments, above the position of regiment commander, there was the position of chief of the regiment, which were usually members of the Imperial House Romanov, and in the Life Guards Preobrazhensky, Semenovsky and Horse Regiments - the reigning emperor.

Major General is the primary military rank of senior officers, located between colonel or brigadier general and lieutenant general. A major general usually commands a division (about 15,000 personnel).
In the Navy (Navy) the rank of major general corresponds to the rank of rear admiral.

Lieutenant General
- military rank and rank in the Russian and Ukrainian armies.
At the same time (almost as a synonym) the rank of lieutenant general was used. In the second half of the Northern War, the rank of lieutenant general replaced the rank of lieutenant general.
(Great Northern War, Twenty Years' War- the war between the coalition of northern states and Sweden for the Baltic lands in 1700-1721, which lasted more than 20 years and ended in the defeat of Sweden).

Field Marshal General
- the highest military rank in the ground forces of the German, Austrian and Russian armies. Introduced in Russia in 1699 by Peter I.
Military rank of the first class, equal to admiral general in the navy, chancellor and actual privy councilor of the first class in the civil service.
The insignia of rank was the field marshal's baton; since the 19th century, crossed batons began to be depicted on the shoulder straps and buttonholes of field marshals.

The image of a marshal's baton is present on the Emblem of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Russian Federation since 2009

Generalissimo
- the highest military rank in the Holy Roman Empire, later also in the Russian Empire, USSR and other countries.
Historically, this title was awarded to generals who commanded several, often allied, armies during the war, and in some cases to statesmen or persons from the families of reigning dynasties as an honorary title.
The highest rank, standing outside the system of officer ranks.

On October 28, 1799, A.V. Suvorov received the rank of generalissimo in full accordance with the Military Regulations, since he was the prince of the Kingdom of Sardinia, the prince of the Russian Empire, the Count of the Holy Roman Empire and the commander-in-chief of the Russian, Austrian and Sardinian troops.

Suvorov Alexander Vasilievich
(1729, Moscow - 1800, St. Petersburg)
Knight of all Russian orders of his time.
National Hero of Russia,
great Russian commander,
never suffered a single defeat
in its military career
(more than 60 battles),
one of the founders of Russian military art.

Currently in the Russian Federation this military rank is not provided for by law.

Generalissimo of the Soviet Union
- After the Great Patriotic War, on June 26, 1945, by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, the highest military rank of “Generalissimo of the Soviet Union” was introduced and on June 27, 1945 awarded to I.V. Stalin, in commemoration of exceptional merits in the Great Patriotic War Patriotic War.
In addition, Joseph Vissarionovich was awarded the Order of Victory, and he was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union.

According to the memoirs of contemporaries, the issue of conferring the title of Generalissimo was discussed several times, but Stalin invariably rejected this proposal. And only after the intervention of Marshal of the Soviet Union K.K. Rokossovsky gave his consent when the latter stated: “Comrade Stalin, you are a marshal and I am a marshal, you cannot punish me!”

Chief Marshal of the Armed Forces
(Rank introduced on October 9, 1943)
- group of military ranks in the Armed Forces of the USSR:

• Chief Marshal of Artillery,
• Air Chief Marshal,
• Chief Marshal of the Armored Forces,
• Chief Marshal of the Engineering Troops,
• Chief Marshal of the Signal Corps.

They stood at a rank higher than the rank of “marshal of the military branch.”
The rank was introduced on October 9, 1943.
Over the entire period of its existence, the title of “Chief Marshal” was received by 4 artillerymen, 7 military pilots and 2 representatives of the armored forces. In the engineering and signal troops these ranks formally existed, but were never awarded.
In 1984, only the ranks of “Chief Marshal of Artillery” and “Chief Marshal of Aviation” were retained.
On March 25, 1993, the ranks of Chief Marshals were excluded from the list of military ranks of the Russian Armed Forces.

Esaul
- chief officer rank in Russia in the Cossack troops.
Esaul is the name of an assistant military leader, his deputy.
Yesauls were:

• general,
• military,
• regimental,
• hundredths,
• stanitsa,
• hiking,
• artillery

Cadet
- from July 29, 1731 in pre-revolutionary Russia - the title of students of cadet corps (secondary military educational institutions for children of nobles and officers, with a 7-year course)
- in the 80s. XX century - unofficial name for cadets of military educational institutions.

Captain Commander
- rank in 1707-1732 and in 1751-1827. in the Russian navy. Introduced in 1707, in 1722 included in the Table of Ranks, belonged to class V, and was considered lower than a rear admiral, but higher than a ship captain (since 1713, higher than a captain of the first rank). In the army, the captain-commander corresponded to the rank of brigadier, as well as state councilor in civilian (civil) ranks. The address is “Your Highness.”
The duties of the captain-commander included command of small detachments of ships, as well as the temporary replacement of the rear admiral.

Corporal
- team leader - military rank of junior command staff and lower non-commissioned officer (sergeant) rank.
It appeared in Russia in 1647 and was officially introduced by the “Military Regulations” of Peter I.
In the first half of the 19th century. replaced by the rank of non-commissioned officer.
In the modern Russian Armed Forces, the rank of “junior sergeant” corresponds to a corporal.

Conductor
- (Latin conductor “employer, entrepreneur, contractor”) - a military rank in the Russian Navy, awarded to non-commissioned officers who have served for a specified period and passed the exam.
Conductors were the closest assistants to officers; they were entrusted with the responsibility of training lower ranks in the specialty. The chief boatswain was in charge of the ship's conductors. In the navy, conductors enjoyed privileges: they had a separate wardroom, received increased pay, including an allowance for raising children, enjoyed free treatment, had leave with pay, etc.
The period of service in the rank of conductor was 25 years.
After 1917, the title was abolished.

Cornet
- (from Italian corno - horn, war trumpet) - a military rank in the armies of a number of countries, mainly in the cavalry. The name comes from the position of the trumpeter under the commander, who, by order of the military leader, transmitted signals to the troops during the battle.
Cornets are listed in the same class as army second lieutenants and wear the same shoulder straps, while there is no rank of second lieutenant in the cavalry.

Red Army soldier
- (fighter) - military rank and position of a private soldier Armed Forces USSR /USSR Armed Forces/ (Workers' and Peasants' Red Army /RKKA/) since February 1918, soldier (from the word “soldier” in Soviet Russia rejected as “counter-revolutionary”.
Introduced as a personal military rank in 1935.
In the Navy in 1918-1946. The rank of Red Army soldier corresponded to the rank of Red Navy man.
In 1946, the rank of Red Army soldier was replaced by the rank of private, in connection with the renaming of the Red Army to Soviet Army USSR Armed Forces.
In 1924, a new type of uniform was introduced into the Red Army.
Breast flaps and sleeve insignia were abolished; they were sewn on overcoats and tunics.
buttonholes:

• infantry - made of crimson cloth with black edging;
• cavalry - made of blue cloth with black edging;
• artillery and armored forces are made of black cloth with scarlet edging;
• technical troops and communications - made of black cloth with blue edging;
• aviation (Air Force) - made of blue cloth with red edging;
• administrative and economic staff - dark green with red trim;

The Red Army soldiers had regiment numbers on their buttonholes.

Tables of ranks of the Russian Army

Russian army 1884-1917

The table shows the ranks of army ranks from 1884 to 1917. These are the years of reign Alexandra III(1881-1894), Nicholas II (1894-1917). During the period under review, the ranks in the guard were one class higher than in the army, i.e. The "old" and "young" guards are equal in rank. In 1891, Cossack ranks were established in the Cossack Life Guards and Ataman Life Guards Regiment (before that time, the ranks in these regiments were general cavalry). In 1884, the rank of “major” was finally abolished, and all officer ranks from second lieutenant to captain in the Table of Ranks were raised by one grade. The captain now has a staff officer VIII class, but is still listed in the chief officer ranks. Since 1884, the rank of warrant officer has been reserved only for wartime (assigned only during the war, and with its end, all warrant officers are subject to either retirement or the rank of second lieutenant). The rank of cornet in the cavalry is retained as the first officer rank. He is a grade lower than an infantry second lieutenant, but in the cavalry there is no rank of second lieutenant. This equalizes the ranks of infantry and cavalry. In Cossack units, officer classes are equal to cavalry classes, but have their own names. In this regard, the rank of military sergeant major, previously equal to a major, now becomes equal to a lieutenant colonel.

In 1912, the last Field Marshal General Milyutin dies Dmitry Alekseevich, who served as Minister of War from 1861 to 1881. This rank was not assigned to anyone else, but nominally this rank was retained ( in 1910, the rank of Russian field marshal was awarded to King Nicholas I of Montenegro, and in 1912 to King Carol I of Romania. Note by A Shisharin 10.10.2000).

After the October Revolution of 1917, by Decree of the Central Executive Committee and the Council of People's Commissars (Bolshevik government) of December 16, 1917, all military ranks were abolished. At this time, the Russian army was disintegrating. From individual military personnel, from the remnants of units of the imperial army, the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army was simultaneously created (Decree of the Central Executive Committee and Council of People's Commissars of January 15, 1918), armed formations of the White Movement (used throughout civil war the rank system presented here), the national armies of Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Poland, Finland (created their own rank systems).

Army infantry

Code*	Category	Rank class	Rank name
1a	Lower ranks		Private
2			Corporal
3	Non-commissioned officers		Junior non-commissioned officer
4a			Senior non-commissioned officer
4b			Sergeant Major
5a			Sub-ensign
5b			Ordinary ensign
7	Chief officers	XIV	Ensign
8a		XI	Second Lieutenant
8b		X	Lieutenant
9a		IX	Staff Captain
9b		VIII	Captain
11	Staff officers	VII	Lieutenant colonel
12		VI	Colonel
14	Generals	IV	Major General
15		III	Lieutenant General
16		II	General of Infantry
18		I	Field Marshal General

* Read more about rank encoding.

Army cavalry

Code*	Category	Rank class	Rank name
1	Lower ranks		Private
2			Corporal
3	Non-commissioned officers		Non-commissioned officer
4a			Junior Sergeant
4b			Senior sergeant
7	Chief officers	XII	Cornet
8		X	Lieutenant
9a		IX	Staff Captain
9b		VIII	Captain
11	Staff officers	VII	Lieutenant colonel
12		VI	Colonel
14	Generals	IV	Major General
15		III	Lieutenant General
16		II	General of the Cavalry

Army Cossacks

Code*	Category	Rank class	Rank name
1	Lower ranks		Cossack
2			Orderly
3	Non-commissioned officers		Junior constable
4a			Senior constable
4b			Sergeant
5			Podkhorunzhy
7	Chief officers	XII	Cornet
8		X	Centurion
9a		IX	Podesaul
9b		VIII	Esaul
11	Staff officers	VII	Military foreman
12		VI	Colonel

Army Artillery / Corps of Engineers

Code*	Category	Rank class	Rank name
1	Lower ranks	.	Gunner
2			Bombardier
3	Non-commissioned officers		Junior fireworks
4a			Senior Fireworks Man
4b			Sergeant Major
5a			Sub-ensign
5b			Ordinary ensign
7	Chief officers	XIV	Ensign
8a		XI	Second Lieutenant
8b		X	Lieutenant
9a		IX	Staff Captain
9b		VIII	Captain
11	Staff officers	VII	Lieutenant colonel
12		VI	Colonel
14	Generals	IV	Major General
15		III	Lieutenant General
16		II	General-feldtsechmeister

In class II there were three ranks in the artillery and engineering troops: General of Artillery, General Engineer (General of Engineers) and General Feldzechmeister. The last rank was held by the chief chief of artillery and engineering troops.

The military rank in the Russian Imperial Army, which existed in the 18th and 19th centuries, is below major general and above colonel. It was introduced by Peter I.

His equivalent in the navy was the rank of captain-commander. in some armies today the rank of "brigadier" corresponds.

Sergeant

This position was common in the cavalry, its non-commissioned officers, as well as in the artillery in the army of our country (Cossack troops, cavalry, and also the gendarme corps). It existed until 1917, when the military ranks of the Tsarist Army of Russia were in effect. Not everyone had an analogue of titles in the USSR. The sergeant, for example, was not there. The duty of a person with this rank was to assist the squadron commander in training troops and organizing internal order and economy. The corresponding rank in the infantry is sergeant major. For non-commissioned officers this rank would be the highest until 1826.

Lieutenant General

We continue to describe military ranks in Tsarist Russia, let's move on to the lieutenant general. This rank and military rank was in the Ukrainian and Russian armies. It was used simultaneously (almost as a synonym) with the latter. During the Northern War, more precisely, in its second half, it replaced the rank of lieutenant general.

Field Marshal General

This is the highest military rank in the ground forces of the Austrian, German and Russian armies. It was introduced in our country by Peter I in 1699. This 1st class rank corresponded in the navy to the rank of admiral general, in the civil service - chancellor, as well as privy councilor (also 1st class). The field marshal's baton served as a sign of distinction; since the 19th century, in the buttonholes of field marshals, they began to be depicted in a crossed form. In Tsarist Russia, military ranks were distinguished by shoulder straps, where the representatives of the rank we are describing also had batons depicted. An example of a famous field marshal general in the history of our country is D. A. Milyutin.

Since 2009, this symbol has also been present on the emblem of the current entire Armed Forces of our country.

Generalissimo

In the Holy Roman Empire, this was the highest military rank, and later became such in the Russian Empire, as well as in the USSR and a number of other countries.

Historically, it was assigned to commanders of several, mainly allied, armies, generals, and in some cases also to statesmen or persons belonging to the families of reigning dynasties, as an honorary title. This rank stood outside the system of other officer ranks.

A.V. Suvorov received this title on October 28, 1799 in accordance with the Military Regulations, since he was the prince of the Sardinian kingdom, and at the same time the count of the Roman Empire, the prince of the Russian, as well as the commander-in-chief of the Austrian, Sardinian and Russian troops. Currently in our country it is not provided for by law.

Esaul

Our list of “Military ranks in Tsarist Russia” continues with the following rank. Esaul is the rank of chief officer in the Cossack and Russian troops. This rank designates an assistant, deputy military commander. Yesauls are: military, general, hundred, regimental, marching, village, artillery.

Captain Commander

This rank existed in 1707-1732, as well as in 1751-1827 in the navy of our country. It was introduced in 1707 and entered into the Table of Ranks in 1722, belonged to class V, and was considered lower than rear admiral and higher than the rank of captain of a ship (captain of the first rank - since 1713). In the army, this rank corresponded to a brigadier, and in state (civilian) positions - a state councilor. Contact a representative this title- “Your Highness.” His duties included commanding detachments of ships (small), as well as temporarily replacing the rear admiral.

Corporal

This military rank, which was held by junior command personnel, is the lowest sergeant (non-commissioned officer) rank. In our country it appeared in 1647, introduced by Peter I in the “Military Regulations”. Later, in the first half of the 19th century, it was replaced by the rank of non-commissioned officer. Today, in modern armed forces, a corporal corresponds to the rank of “junior sergeant.”

Cornet

This is a military rank that was in the armies of some countries, mainly in the cavalry. Its name comes from the ancient position of a trumpeter, located under the commander, who, on his orders, transmitted signals to the troops during the battle. Holders of this rank are listed in the same class as army second lieutenants, and therefore wear the same shoulder straps. Note that in the cavalry the rank of second lieutenant does not exist.

Podesaul

We continue to describe military ranks in Tsarist Russia, presenting to you the following. This position existed since the 16th century, and then in Russia it was the chief officer rank in the Cossack troops of class X (in 1798-1884) and class IX in the above-mentioned list of "Table of Ranks" (1884-1917), in which there were military ranks in Tsarist Russia and their salaries are indicated.

In 1798, it was equated to the rank of staff captain in the cavalry, staff captain in the infantry, and lieutenant in the navy, as well as the rank of titular adviser in the civil service.

Second Lieutenant

This chief officer rank, which existed in the Russian army, was introduced by Peter I in Russia in 1703.

After the rank of ensign for peacetime was abolished in 1884, he became the first officer for all troops except the Cossacks and cavalry, where he corresponded to the ranks of cornet and cornet. In the navy of the Empire, the rank of midshipman was equivalent to it, and in the civil service - the provincial secretary. In the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the rank of second lieutenant corresponds to “lieutenant.”

Lieutenant

The military rank belonging to junior officers in the armies of pre-revolutionary Russia and Poland corresponded to the position of senior lieutenant. In the 18th and 19th centuries, there was also “porutchik” as an orthographic variant of this rank. Military ranks in Tsarist Russia in 1812, for example, included this rank.

This was an assignment officer, which in the USSR and Russia corresponds to the rank of senior lieutenant.

Ensign

We continue to describe military ranks in the royal army. The ensign exists in the armed forces, as well as other security forces in a number of countries. By decree of Alexei Mikhailovich, in the Russian army in 1649, standard bearers began to be called ensigns, who were appointed from among the most physically strong, courageous and battle-tested warriors. Creating a regular army, Peter I in 1712 introduced this rank as a junior (first) rank of officers in the cavalry and infantry. Until 1917, it was awarded to persons who completed an accelerated course at ensign schools or military schools and passed exams according to a certain program. It was allowed to be awarded without an examination for combat distinction to non-commissioned officers who had a secondary or higher education. Warrant officers were usually appointed to the position by platoon commanders. In the Red Army (1917-1946), as well as the Soviet Army (until 1972), there was no equivalent rank of ensign. On January 1, 1972, it was introduced (together with the rank of midshipman) in the Armed Forces of the USSR. In the modern army of our country, he corresponds to the position of junior lieutenant.

Captain

Our list of “Military ranks in the tsarist army” is completed by captain. This was the senior officer rank in the cavalry (in the Russian Empire - chief officer). In 1730, in connection with the creation of heavy cavalry, new names of ranks appeared, among which was captain. Ulan and in 1882 were transformed into dragoons, and in order to establish uniformity in ranks throughout the cavalry, dragoon captains began to be called captains. In 1917 this rank was abolished. In the 20th century it existed, for example, in Poland.

These are the main military ranks in the Tsarist Army of Russia.