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Airborne troops Airborne forces are Ground warfare, ground combat units airlift, carried by aircraft and airdropped into battle zones, typically by parachute drop. Parachute-qualified infantry and support personnel serving in airborne units are also known as par ...

, and

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of the

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is the designation of a member of the rank group of enlisted personnel. The rank is equivalent to ''matros'' () in the

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. In the armed forces of the Soviet Union (and later in those of the

) ''yefreytor'' is the second-lowest rank of enlisted personnel. The word relates to the Russian ''ryad'' (), which in a military context means "file" or "rank" (in the sense of "rank and file").

History

The

Imperial Russian Army The Imperial Russian Army () was the army of the Russian Empire, active from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917. It was organized into a standing army and a state militia. The standing army consisted of Regular army, regular troops and ...

used the designation before 1917. The rank re-appeared in the newly named

Soviet Army The Soviet Ground Forces () was the land warfare service branch of the Soviet Armed Forces from 1946 to 1992. It was preceded by the Red Army. After the Soviet Union ceased to exist in December 1991, the Ground Forces remained under th ...

in 1946, replacing the rank of "Red Army man" () used in the

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from 1918 to 1946.

USSR

In the USSR Armed Forces the rank designation ''Ryadovoy'' was introduced in 1946.Ordinance ''Interior Service of the Armed Force of the USSR'', from the year 1946; pertaining to change ''Krasnoarmeets'' and ''Boets'' to ''Ryadovoy''. From 1919 to 1946 the designation to this particular rank was ''Krasnoarmeyets'' (literal:

Red Army man Red Army man () was the lowest military rank in the Red Army of the Soviet Union from 1918 to 1946. On 30 November 1917, after the October Revolution, the Military Revolutionary Committee cancelled all "officer and class ranks". Henceforth, the ...

or Red Army Soldier).

Rank insignia armed forces of the Russian Federation (RF)

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with OR1-rank ''ryadovoy'', of the RF AF or airborne troops (1994–2010) Russia-army-private.png, ... ''ryadovoy''
land forces and SMT
PF Army
(1994–2010) Rus private field.svg, ... field service uniform ''ryadovoy''

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airborne troops Airborne forces are Ground warfare, ground combat units airlift, carried by aircraft and airdropped into battle zones, typically by parachute drop. Parachute-qualified infantry and support personnel serving in airborne units are also known as par ...

, SMT, RSF

Marines Marines (or naval infantry) are military personnel generally trained to operate on both land and sea, with a particular focus on amphibious warfare. Historically, the main tasks undertaken by marines have included Raid (military), raiding ashor ...

,
AF, AD, etc.
(1994–2010) Russian police private.png, ...
''Ryadovoy''

Militsiya ''Militsiya'' ( rus, милиция, 3=mʲɪˈlʲitsɨjə, 5=, ) were the police forces in the Soviet Union until 1991, in several Eastern Bloc countries (1945–1992), and in the Non-Aligned Movement, non-aligned Socialist Federal Republic ...

,
from 2011–present
''ryadovoy of the police''

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Rank designation in other countries

In the countries below, spelling is similar and the classification to a separate rank group is equivalent. * ⇒ * ⇒

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ryadovoy Military ranks of Russia Military ranks of the Soviet Union Military ranks of Ukraine

History

USSR

Rank insignia armed forces of the Russian Federation (RF)

Rank designation in other countries

See also

References