Red Army man (Russian: Красноармеец, romanizedKrasnoarmeyets) was the lowest military rank in the Red Army of the Soviet Union from 1918 to 1946.[1]

Red Army man
красноармеец
Country Soviet Union
Service branchRed Army
Formation1918
AbolishedJuly 1946
Next higher rank
  • Section commander (1935–1940)
  • Yefreytor (1940–1946)
Equivalent ranksRed Fleet man

On 30 November 1917, after the October Revolution, the Military Revolutionary Committee cancelled all "officer and class ranks". 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

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Smele 2015, p. 914.
  3. ^ "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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