All military ranks of the Russian army

Military rank is assigned to a serviceman in accordance with his official position, belonging to one or another type of armed forces.

History of military ranks

In Russia, the emergence of permanent military formations was associated with the beginning of the use of firearms. After all, in order to learn to use this type of weapon, frequent and regular classes, as well as specific knowledge, were needed. During the reign of Ivan the Terrible in Russia, there appeared the Strelets' hundreds, and in them - military ranks. The first military ranks of the Russian army were: archer, ten's manager, centurion. However, they were an alloy of the military rank and position held in the military formation. Later, under Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich, two more ranks appeared - the Pentecostal and the head. After this, the hierarchy of military ranks began to have the following form:

1. Sagittarius.

2. The foreman.

3. Pentecostal.

4. The centurion.

5. Head.

The ten's manager by modern standards can be equated to the rank of sergeant or foreman, the Pentecostal to the lieutenant, the centurion, respectively, to the captain, and the head is the same as the colonel. By the way, under Boris Godunov in foreign military units - companies - there were already ranks of "captain" - captain and "lieutenant" - lieutenant, however in the Russian parts these ranks were not used. And by the end of the XVII century, during the reign of Peter the Great, the military ranks of the Russian army were replenished with the rank of half-head and colonel, the latter is still used today. In the same period, the regiments of the foreign system were formed. They served both Russian and foreign mercenaries. The system of these units almost corresponded to the European, and the hierarchy of titles was formed from the following ranks:

I. The soldier.

II. Corporal.

III. Ensign.

IV. Lieutenant (Lieutenant).

V. Captain (captain).

VI. Quartermaster.

VII. Major.

VIII. Lieutenant colonel.

IX. Colonel.

Until 1654, the military ranks of the tsarist Russian army did not include the rank of general. For the first time this title was awarded to Avram Leslie Peter the Great for the return of the city of Smolensk. It was this king who introduced this title as an addition to the higher ranks of the state. So the ranks of the general-anshef, the general-field marshal, the general-auditor , etc. appeared.

Hierarchy of ranks in the Imperial Russian army in the early twentieth century

Generalitat (highest military ranks of the Russian army):

• General - (field marshal, lieutenant, major);

• General from infantry, cavalry, etc.

Staff officers (the highest military ranks of the Russian army):

• Colonel;

• Lieutenant-Colonel;

• Major.

Ober-officers (average officers' ranks):

• captain (captain);

• Staff Captain;

• The lieutenant;

• Second Lieutenant (cornet).

Ensigns (lower officers):

• Ensign, sub-ensign and common ensign.

Non-commissioned officers:

• sergeant-major;

• A non-commissioned officer (senior, junior).

Ordinary:

• Corporal;
• Private.

Military ranks in the modern Russian army (ground forces)

After the October Revolution, the establishment in the territory of the Russian Empire of Soviet power and the birth of the Soviet Army, the military charter underwent some changes. A new hierarchy of titles was created, which, in principle, does not differ from the modern one. Below is a list that includes military ranks of the Russian army.

Ordinary:

• Private and corporal.

Junior staff:

• Sergeant (junior, senior).
• Foreman.
• Ensign (senior).

Officers:

• Lieutenant (junior, senior).
• Captain.
• Major.

Officers commanding staff:

• Lieutenant Colonel and Colonel.
• General (-major, lieutenant, colonel, army).

That's the full list, which includes all military ranks of the Russian army. The stitches corresponding to each rank are shoulder-marks on which it is possible to determine the rank of a particular serviceman.