Ranks and insignia of the Imperial Russian Armed Forces

The following ranks and their respective insignia were also used by the personnel of the Imperial Russian Air Service from 1912 to 1917. Army ranks 1698–1716 1716–1722 1722–1731 1731–1765 1765–1798 1798–1800 1800–1826 1826–1884 1884–1917 Other regiments and cadet corps The following shoulder board insignias of the Imperial Army used by specific units and cadet corps are illustrated below: File:Orenburgski Nyeplyuyevski Kadetsky Korpus.jpg|Orenburg Neplyuev Cadet Corps File:Russian Imperial Army Cadet 15 Rifle His Majesty King Nikola I Reg4.jpg|15th King Nikola I of Montenegro Rifle Regiment File:Russian Imperial Army Cadet 5 Dragunski Kargolovski Polk.jpg|5th Kargopol Dragoon Regiment File:Russian Imperial Army rank insignia Cadett Orlovski Kadestski Korpus.jpg|Oryol Cadet Corps File:Pogony russkikh imperatorskikh kadetskikh korpusov(Pskov).jpg|Pskov Cadet Corps File:VKKK 02.jpg|Grand Duke Vladimir Kiev Cadet Corps == Naval ranks and rank insignia ==

1696–1706 1706–1713 1713–1720 1720–1722 1722–1732 1732–1751 1751–1758 1758–1764 1764–1798 1798–1827 1827–1884 1884–1907 1907–1911 1911–1917 Sleeve insignia of the Russian Navy from 1917 By order No. 125 of the Navy Ministry of the Russian Provisional Government, from April 16, 1917, was provided: • Abolishment of the hitherto used shoulder rank insignia. • Abolishment of the (naval) scarf. • Deletion of any monogram, or initial letter on weapons and equipment. • Paint over of the cockade center on caps with red color, until availability of the peaked cap with new national emblem. The traditional shoulder rank insignia were replaced by golden sleeve strips for naval officers, admiralty officers, and naval engineers, as well as – after completion of mandatory examinations – praporshchiks and officers of the hydrographical service. Silver sleeve strips were introduced to officers of the admiralty staff, before completion of mandatory examinations, as well to ship engineers, officials of the naval administration and naval physicians with officer rank or status. Both cuff insignias were used in uniforms with the executive curl. As discrimination criteria to specific appointments or assignments additional corps colours on the lower part of sleeve stripes was determinate: • red = ship engineers; • raspberry coloured = naval administration; • dark blue = hydrographical service; • white = physicians The table below shows examples of rank insignia of the Russian Navy, to be worn on the lower part of uniform cuffs, as to the order No. 125 of the Russian Navy Ministry from April 16, 1917. == See also ==