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The ranks and rank insignia of the Soviet Armed Forces between 1955 and 1991 were distinguished by the reorganisation of the Soviet armed forces after the death of Stalin, resulting in changes to ranks, insignia, and uniforms.
After the Armed forces' ranks and rank insignia of the Soviet Armed Forces between 1955 and 1991 were reorganized after the death of Stalin, The KGB, along with its branches, the MVD, and the Border Troops, underwent the same reorganization of ranks, completely removing the regimental numbering of 1943-1955. [1] [2]
These ranks also became the basic ranks for the Soviet Air Forces in 1918 and the Soviet Air Defense Forces (from 1932 to 1949 part of the Soviet Air Force and the Red Army, 1949 independent branch, and from 1954 a full-service arm of the Soviet Armed Forces), and from 1991 onward became the basis for the present ranks of the Russian Air Force ...
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English: Rank insignia of the Soviet Union/Russian Federation (1955-1991), here Army "Yefreytor" (OR2) – shoulder strap service uniform. Русский: Войнские звания СССР/РФ с 1955 по 1991 года, здесь CB «Ефрейтор» (ОP2) Cухопутные войска» – погон к повседневной ...
Military ranks and insignia of the Soviet Union (1918–1935) Military ranks of the Soviet Union (1935–1940) Military ranks of the Soviet Union (1940–1943) Military ranks of the Soviet Union (1943–1955) Military ranks of the Soviet Union (1955–1991) Red Army man; Ryadovoy
English: Rank insignia of the Soviet Union/Russian Federation (1955-1991), here Army "Starshy serzhant" (OR7) – shoulder strap service uniform. Русский: Войнские звания СССР/РФ с 1955 по 1991 года, здесь CB «Cтарший сержант» (ОP7) Cухопутные войска» – погон к ...
The highest rank of Generalissimo of the Soviet Union (Russian: Генерали́ссимус Сове́тского Сою́за) was created in October 1943, as an individual award to Stalin, the Head of Government and party chief, and functioned as supreme commander on all Soviet armed forces. Promotion to this rank was limited explicitly ...