Red Army man
| Red Army man Красноармеец | |
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 Shoulder strap (1943–1946) | |
| Country | Soviet Union |
| Service branch | Red Army |
| Non-NATO rank | Private |
| Formation | September 1935 |
| Abolished | July 1946 |
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| Next lower rank | None |
| 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 1935 to 1946, roughly equivalent to NATO OR-1. Before 1935, it also referred to the position held by Red Army enlisted personnel.[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]
In September 1935, the Red Army introduced a system of personal military ranks, in which Red Army man was the lowest rank. 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) |
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.
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- ^ "ПЕРСОНАЛЬНЫЕ ВОИНСКИЕ ЗВАНИЯ ВОЕННОСЛУЖАЩИХ (1935 - 1945)" [Servicemen's Personal Military Ranks 1935–1945]. rkka.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2 August 2017.
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Bibliography
- Smele, Jonathan D. (2015). Historical Dictionary of the Russian Civil Wars, 1916-1926. London: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781442252813.
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