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The Imperial Russian Army (Russian: Ру́сская импера́торская а́рмия, РИА) and the Imperial Russian Navy (Russian: Российский императорский флот) used particular ranks and rank insignia, oriented to German speaking and anglophone terms. However, the entire ranking system was also closely connected to the Russian military historical traditions. The successor armed forces, the Red Army, abolished the historical crown ranks and the rank insignia in 1917-18. Military units engaged in the so-called White movement and in the battles and campaigns of the Russian Civil War used these ranks until the year 1923.
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Army ranks and rank designation
The following ranks and their respective insignia, from 1912 to 1917, were also used by the personnel of the Imperial Russian Air Service.
Other regiments and cadet corps
The following shoulder board designations of the Imperial Army are illustrated below, which were used by the following units and cadet corps.
Naval ranks and rank insignia
The Imperial Russian Navy (Russian: Российский императорский флот) of the Russian Empire, had been established en of the 17th century under regency of Peter the Great and by the personal leadership of Franz Lefort. It existed until the October Revolution of 1917.
Ranks of coastal services
Ranks similar to those used by the Imperial Army were, starting from the late 18th century, being used by the coastal services of the Imperial Russian Navy.