Red Army man explained

Red Army man
Service Branch:	Red Army
Formation:	1918
Abolished:	July 1946
Higher Rank:	Section commander (1935–1940) Russian: [[Yefreytor]] (1940–1946)
Equivalents:	Red Fleet man

Red Army man was the lowest military rank in the Red Army of the Soviet Union from 1918 to 1946.^[1]

On 30 November 1917, after the October Revolution, the Military Revolutionary Committee cancelled all "officer and class ranks". Henceforth, the term Red Army man was used to refer to all ordinary soldiers.

It was replaced by the rank of Russian: [[Ryadovoy]] in July 1946.

Its naval equivalent was Red Fleet man.^[2]

See also

• Ranks and insignia of the Red Army and Navy 1918–1935
• Ranks and insignia of the Red Army and Navy 1935–1940
• Ranks and insignia of the Red Army and Navy 1940–1943

References

Bibliography

• Book: Smele, Jonathan D.. Historical Dictionary of the Russian Civil Wars, 1916-1926. 2015. Rowman & Littlefield. 9781442252813. London. en.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Воинские звания военнослужащих России и СССР. Soldat.ru. ru. Military ranks of servicemen of Russia and the USSR. 2 August 2017.
2. Web site: ПЕРСОНАЛЬНЫЕ ВОИНСКИЕ ЗВАНИЯ ВОЕННОСЛУЖАЩИХ (1935 - 1945). rkka.ru. ru. Servicemen's Personal Military Ranks 1935–1945. 2 August 2017.