Red Army man
| Red Army man красноармеец | |
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| Country |  Soviet Union |
| Service branch | Red Army |
| Formation | 1918 |
| Abolished | July 1946 |
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| Equivalent ranks | Red Fleet man |
Red Army man (Russian: Красноармеец, romanized: Krasnoarmeyets) was the lowest military rank in the Red Army of the Soviet Union from 1918 to 1946.[1]
On 30 November 1917, after the October Revolution, the Military Revolutionary Committee cancelled all "officer and class ranks" in keeping with the egalitarian spirit of the revolution. Henceforth, the term Red Army man was used to refer to all ordinary soldiers.[2]
It was replaced by the rank of Ryadovoy in July 1946.[1]
Its naval equivalent was Red Fleet man.[1][3]
Additional insignia
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| Infantry collar insignia (1924–1935) |
Cavalry collar insignia (1924–1943) |
Infantry collar insignia (1935–1940) |
Infantry collar insignia (1940–1943) |
Air Force collar insignia (1935–1940) |
Infantry shoulder board (1943–1946) |
See also
- Ranks and insignia of the Red Army and Navy 1918–1935
- Ranks and insignia of the Red Army and Navy 1935–1940
- Ranks and insignia of the Red Army and Navy 1940–1943
References
Citations
- ^ a b c "Воинские звания военнослужащих России и СССР" [Military ranks of servicemen of Russia and the USSR]. Soldat.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ Smele 2015, p. 914.
- ^ "ПЕРСОНАЛЬНЫЕ ВОИНСКИЕ ЗВАНИЯ ВОЕННОСЛУЖАЩИХ (1935 - 1945)" [Servicemen's Personal Military Ranks 1935–1945]. rkka.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2 August 2017.
Bibliography
- Smele, Jonathan D. (2015). Historical Dictionary of the Russian Civil Wars, 1916-1926. London: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442252813.