Military ranks of the KGB (1955–1991)
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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]
Changes to distinction insignia
[edit]Shoulder straps to field utilization
[edit]In December, 1956 the colored border piping on officers' shoulder straps was changed.[3]
Enlisted men, non-commissioned officers, and warrant officers
[edit]Rank group | Warrant officers | Non-commissioned officers | Enlisted men | |||||||
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Parade Shoulder boards
(Committee of State Security Forces, KGB) |
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Parade Shoulder boards
(Border Troops) |
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Parade Shoulder boards
(Internal Troops) |
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(introduced 1981) | (introduced 1971) | (from 1964) | (until 1963) | |||||||
Ста́рший пра́порщик | Пра́порщик | Старшина́ | Ста́рший сержа́нт | Сержа́нт | Мла́дший сержа́нт | Ефре́йтор | Рядово́й | |||
US equivalent[5] | Chief warrant officer | Warrant officer | Command sergeant major | Sergeant major | Master sergeant | Sergeant | Private first class | Private |
Colors by type of troops:
- State security troops (KGB troops) – dark blue, instead of the letters "СА" (Советская Армия) the letters "ГБ" (Государственная Безопасность – State Security);
- Internal troops (Interior Ministry troops) – crimson (dark red), instead of the letters "СА" (Советская Армия) the letters "ВВ" (Внутренние Войска);[6]
- Border troops – green, instead of the letters "СА" (Советская Армия) the letters "ПВ" (Пограничные Войска).
Letter codes from 1972 onward
[edit]- ВВ – (Russian: Внутренние Войска, romanized: Vnutrennie voiska) – Internal Troops
- ГБ – (Russian: Госуда́рственной Безопа́сности, romanized: Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti) – Committee for State Security (KGB)
- К – (Russian: Курсант, romanized: Kursant) – higher military college student
- ПВ – (Russian: Пограничные войска, romanized: Pogranichnye voiska) – border troops
Rank group | General officers | Senior officers | Junior officers | Officer cadet | |||||||||
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Parade Shoulder boards
(Committee of State Security forces, KGB) |
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Parade Shoulder boards
(Border Troops) |
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Parade Shoulder boards
(Internal Troops) |
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(from 1974) | (until 1974) | ||||||||||||
Генера́л а́рмии | Генера́л-полко́вник | Генера́л-лейтена́нт | Генера́л-майо́р | Полко́вник | Подполко́вник | Майо́р | Kапита́н | Старший лейтена́нт | Лейтенант | Mла́дший лейтена́нт | Курсант | ||
US equivalent[5] | General | Lieutenant general | Major general | Brigadier general | Colonel | Lieutenant colonel | Major | Captain | First lieutenant | Second lieutenant | Cadet / Officer candidate |
See also
[edit]- History of Russian military ranks
- Military ranks 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)
- Ranks and rank insignia of the Russian Federation´s armed forces 1994–2010
- Shoulder Boards
References
[edit]- ^ "Форма 1973". vedomstva-uniforma.ru. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
- ^ a b c "Illustrated Handbook: Soviet Military, Air Force, Naval, KGB and Military Uniforms and Insignia" (PDF). CIA. 1 January 1961.
- ^ "Знаки различия званий Русской Армии XX век. Советская Армия 1955-92(94)г". army.armor.kiev.ua. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
- ^ a b "Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия". rkka.ru. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
- ^ a b Soper 1991, p. 740.
- ^ "Форма МВД 1959". vedomstva-uniforma.ru. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
Bibliography
[edit]- Barker, A. J. (1976). Soviet Army Uniforms & Insignia 1945-1975. London: Arms & Armour. ISBN 0-85368-390-5.
- Soper, Karl Wheeler (1991). "Armed Forces and Defence Organization". In Zickel, Raymond E. (ed.). Soviet Union: a country study. Area Handbook (2nd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 695–753. LCCN 90025756. Retrieved 28 October 2021.