Ranks of the Soviet armed forces 1940–1943

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Distinction badge Army General 1940–1943.

In the period 1940 to 1943 there were further reforms in the armed forces of the USSR, which became imperative with the continued growth of the Red Army and the naval navy . The tendency of the political elite of the young Soviet Union to place all ideas of bourgeois military science under general counterrevolutionary suspicion was still inherent in the system.

There was no alternative to giving up the sometimes idiosyncratic rank designations, such as KomandArm I , with the simultaneous introduction of additional ranks and the return to traditional designations, as has long been common in Anglophone or German-speaking armed forces. The distinction badges made as collar badges (large - for uniform coat, small - for field blouse) were retained until 1943.

Change of military rank designations

As of May 1940, according to a decree of the Presidium, the Supreme Soviets were given general and admiral ranks.

As a result, the following ranks have been introduced
  • General troop commanders: major general, lieutenant general, colonel general and army general
  • Artillery Commanders: Major General of Artillery, Lieutenant General of Artillery, Colonel General of Artillery
  • Commanders of the air force (including the naval forces ): Major General of the Aviators, Lieutenant General of the Aviators, Colonel General of the Aviators
  • Commanders of the armored forces: Major General of the Tanks, Lieutenant General of the Tanks, Colonel General of the Tanks
  • Commanders of the Intelligence Forces: Major General of the Intelligence Forces, Lieutenant General of the Intelligence Forces, Colonel General of the Intelligence Forces
  • Engineers' commanders: Major General of the Engineer Corps, Lieutenant General of the Engineer Corps, Colonel General of the Engineer Corps
  • Commanders of other technical troops (including chemical troops, railroad troops, vehicle transport troops, military topography service): Major General of the Technical Troops, Lieutenant General of the Technical Troops, Colonel General of the Technical Troops
  • Managerial staff: Major General of the General Manager, Lieutenant General of the General Manager, Colonel General of the General Manager
  • Navy Fleet flag officers (commanders & commanders on board): Rear Admiral, Vice Admiral, Admiral and Admiral of the Fleet
  • Generals of the naval war fleet in coastal service / coastal service, in coastal service: major general in coastal service, lieutenant general in coastal service and colonel general in coastal service
  • Flag officers in naval engineering service (in prominent uses): Rear Admiral Engineer, Vice Admiral Engineer, and Admiral Engineer

As early as June 4, 1940, the first inductions into the new ranks took place. The first officers appointed army general were Zhukov , Merezkow and Tjulenew .

The rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union created in September 1935 was retained

  • Collar badge (rhombus-shaped): a large star in gold thread embroidery, in the lower part two entwined laurel branches and the hammer & sickle emblem.
  • Chevron : a large red piped star with gold thread embroidery, underneath a red gold piped fabric corner entwined by two gold-colored red piped laurel branches

Ranks and badges of distinction

The rigorous rejection of badges of distinction in the form of shoulder pieces, as would have been in accordance with Russian traditions, was retained unchanged. Only the collar rank badges (large) have been modified. Here the rhombus-shaped pins have been replaced by five-pointed gold-colored stars. In addition, the emblem of the branch in question was applied. Stars were slightly smaller than the collar star for the rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union .

The collar badges (small) that were sewn onto the field blouse remained unchanged. However, these also showed the weapon color and bore the emblem of the weapon type.

The gold-colored angle of rank used up to now have been retained, but modified marginally.

Gun colors, emblems

Collar badge 1943

The specific weapon colors specified in 1935 with the military ranks and badges of distinction were largely retained, but there were also changes here.

1. Color of lampasses , base of collar insignia and piping Generale and Marshal of the Soviet Union:

  • Lampassen Marshal of the Soviet Union and general troop commanders / commanders: - Deep red
  • Artillery and tank generals: Collar badges - black (velvety), lampasses and piping of peaked cap - deep red
  • Base collar badge - raspberry color
  • Air Force: - Sky blue
  • General intelligence troops, pioneers, technical troops, intendancy: - Raspberry colors

2. Generals of the artillery, armored troops, aviators, intelligence troops, engineer troops, technical troops, and the directorate wore the relevant emblem of the branch of service, branch of service, special force or use on the collar badge.

3. Weapon color of the individual arms:

  • Infantry : - Raspberry color
  • Artillery and Motor Troops : - Black
  • Air forces and air defense : - Sky blue
  • Cavalry : - deep blue ,
  • Rear services : - Dark green
  • Ministry of Interior & State Security :
    • Border troops - light green
    • State Security - light blue
    • all the rest - chestnut colors

Badge of rank land forces 1940–1943

Generals

designation Commanders, senior commanders, and top deployments
Badge of rank Collar badge Marshal RKKA 1940-1943.png RA A F9GenArmy 1943.png RA A F8ColGen 1943.PNG RA A F7LtGen 1943.PNG Soviet Air Force LtGen 1943.png Soviet Air Force MajGen 1943.png RA A-armor F6MajGen 1943.png RA A F6MajGen 1943.PNG
Sleeve corners Marshal RKKA chevr 1940-1943.png 1940нзграл.png Five-pointed small star (gold thread embroidery) with gun-colored piping, underneath 32 mm wide fabric angle (gold-colored) with 3 mm wide gun-colored edge on the lower edge 1940нзграл.png
Gun color General land forces, motorized infantry Air Force Armored troops
Rank designation Marshal of the Soviet Union Army General Colonel General Lieutenant General in
general 		Lieutenant General of
the Aviators 		Major General of
the Aviators 		Major General of
the Tanks 		Major General in
general
(Original name) (Marshal Sovetskovo Soyusa) (General armii) (General-polkownik) (General manager) (General manager
awiazii) 		(General-maior
awiazii) 		(General-maior
tankowych woisk) 		(General-Maior)

Officers

designation Eminent commanders and unit leaders
Badge of rank Collar badge Red Army Col 1943 h.png Red Army Polkovnik-1940 & Podpolkovnik-1943.png Red Army Maj 1943.png Red Army Capt 1943.png Red Army Lt 1943.png Red Army - Lt 1943.png Red Army Lt - 1943.png Land forces (general)
RA AF F5-Polkovnik 1943h.png Red Air Force Polkovnik-1940 & Podpolkovnik-1943h.png Red Air Force Mayor 1943h.png Red Air Force Capt 1943h.png Red Air Force St-leytenant 1943h.png Red Air Force Leytenant 1943h.png Red Air Force Ml-leytenant 1943h.png Air Force
None.svg None.svg None.svg None.svg None.svg RA A-arm 1943h.png RA A-arm JunLt 1943h.png Armored troops
Sleeve chevron None.svg None.svg None.svg None.svg None.svg None.svg None.svg
Rank designation Colonel Lieutenant colonel major Captain First lieutenant lieutenant Sub-lieutenant
(Original name) (Polkownik) (Podpolkownik) (Maior) (Captain) (Starschi manager) (Manager) (Mladschi manager)

NCOs and men

designation Sub-unit leaders and teams
Badge of rank collar RA A R8SergMaj col 1943.PNG RA A R7SFC col 1943.PNG RA A R6SGT col 1943.PNG RA-A R4CPL col 1943.PNG RA A R2PVT col 1943.PNG RA A R1RA-Sol col 1943.png Land forces
(general)
RA A-cav R1RA-Sol col 1943.jpg cavalry
Chevron no chevron
Rank designation Staff Sergeant Sergeant Major sergeant Sergeant Private Red Army soldier
(Original name) (Star China) (Starschi serschant) (Serhant) (Mladschi serschant) (Jefreitor) (Krasno Armyz)

Badge of rank naval forces 1940–1943

Flag officers

designation Commanders, senior commanders, and top deployments
Sleeve badge RAF N F9AdmiralFleet 1943.jpg RAF N F8 Admiral 1943.jpg RAF N F7ViceAdmiral 1943.jpg RAF N F6RearAdmiral 1943.jpg
Rank designation Fleet Admiral admiral Vice admiral Rear admiral
(Original name) (Адмирал флота) (Адмирал) (Вице-адмирал) (Контр-адмирал)

Officers

designation Eminent commanders and unit leaders
Sleeve badge Red Fleet Insignia 10.svg Red Fleet Insignia 9.svg Red Fleet Insignia 8.svg Red Fleet Insignia 7.svg Red Fleet Insignia 6.svg Red Fleet Insignia 5.svg Red Fleet Insignia 4.svg
Rank designation Sea captain Frigate captain Corvette Captain Lieutenant captain First lieutenant lieutenant Sub-lieutenant
(Original name) (Капитан 1 ранга) (Капитан 2 ранга) (Капитан 3 ранга) (Капитан-лейтенант) (Старший лейтенант) (Лейтенант) (Младший лейтенант)

NCOs and men

designation Sub-leaders and specialists Teams
Sleeve badge Red Fleet Insignia 2b.svg Red Fleet Insignia 2a.svg Red Fleet Insignia 1b.svg Red Fleet Insignia 1a.svg RAF N R2SeniorRedNavyMan 1940-1946.gif RAF N R1RedNavyMan 1918-1945.gif
Rank designation Mitschman Sergeant Major Sergeant
1st class 		Sergeant
II. Class 		Red Chief Seaman
(1940 to 1945) 		Red Sailor
(1918 to 1945)
(Original name) (Мичман) (Главный старшина) (Старшина 1-й статьи) (Старшина 2-й статьи) (Старший краснофлотец) (Краснофлотец)

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of May 7, 1943 ... on the "introduction of general ranks in the Red Army ... and on the introduction of admiral ranks in the naval fleet".
  2. ↑ Order of the Central Executive Committee of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR of September 22, 1935 ... on the "introduction of the rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union".