Russian Ground Forces Ranks and Insignia

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The newly re-emergent Russia retained most of the ranks of the Soviet Army, with some minor changes. The principal difference from the usual Western style is some variation in generals' rank titles—in at least one case, Colonel General, derived from German usage. Most of the rank names were borrowed from existing German/Prussian, French, English, Dutch, and Polish ranks upon the formation of Russian regular army in the late 17th century, and have lasted with few changes of title through the Soviet period.

Russian Army Ranks and Insignia

Category	Troop ranks	Parade Uniform Insignia	Everyday Uniform Insignia	Field Uniform Insignia	NATO equivalent
Supreme Officers or General Officers	Marshal of the Russian Federation1 (Ма́ршал Росси́йской Федера́ции) (Márshal Rossíyskoy Federátsii)				OF-10 (Honorary)
	General of the Army (генера́л а́рмии) (Generál Ármii)				OF-10 / OF-9
	Colonel General (генера́л-полко́вник) (Generál-Polkóvnik)				OF-9 / OF-8
	Lieutenant General (генера́л-лейтена́нт) (Generál-Leytenánt)				OF-8 / OF-7
	Major General (генера́л-майо́р) (Generál-Mayór)				OF-7 / OF-6
Senior Officers or Field Grade Officers	Colonel (полко́вник) (Polkóvnik)				OF-6 / OF-5
	Lieutenant Colonel (подполко́вник) (Podpolkóvnik)				OF-4
	Major (майо́р) (Mayór)				OF-3
Junior Officers or Company Grade Officers	Captain (капита́н) (Kapitán)				OF-2
	Senior Lieutenant (ста́рший лейтена́нт) (Stárshiy Leytenánt)				OF-2
	Lieutenant (лейтена́нт) (Leytenánt)				OF-1
	Junior Lieutenant (мла́дший лейтена́нт) (Mládshiy Leytenánt)				OF-1
Under-Officers or Master non-commissioned officers	Senior Praporshchik / Senior Warrant Officer (ста́рший пра́порщик) (Stárshiy Práporshchik)				WO-2 / OR-9
	Praporshchik / Warrant Officer (пра́порщик) (Práporshchik)				WO-1 / OR-8
Sergeants and Petty Officers	Starshina / Master-Sergeant (старшина́) (Starshiná)				OR-7
	Senior Sergeant (ста́рший сержа́нт) (Stárshiy Serzhánt)				OR-6
	Sergeant (сержа́нт) (Serzhánt)				OR-5
	Junior Sergeant (мла́дший сержа́нт) (Mládshiy Serzhánt)				OR-4
Soldiers, seamen, airmen	Efreitor (ефре́йтор) (Yefréytor)				OR-3
	Private (рядово́й) (Ryadovóy)				OR-2 / OR-1