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Ranks and insignia of the Imperial Russian Armed Forces

The Ranks and insignia of the Imperial Russian Armed Forces were the military ranks used by the Imperial Russian Army and the Imperial Russian Navy. Many of the ranks were derived from the German model.^[1] The ranks were abolished following the Russian Revolution, with the Red Army adopting an entirely different system.

Orenburg Neplyuev Cadet Corps

15th King Nikola I of Montenegro Rifle Regiment

5th Kargopol Dragoon Regiment

Oryol Cadet Corps

Pskov Cadet Corps

Grand Duke Vladimir Kiev Cadet Corps

red = ship engineers;

raspberry coloured = naval administration;

dark blue = hydrographical service;

white = physicians

History of Russian military ranks

Ranks and insignia of the White Movement

... 1935–1940, and ... 1940–1943

Ranks and insignia of the Red Army and Navy 1918–1935

and ... 1955–1991

Ranks and insignia of the Soviet Armed Forces 1943–1955

Ranks and insignia of the Russian Federation's armed forces 1994–2010