Rank Conversion Chart (United States & Russia 1940)
The table shows the conversions between the United States Army and Russian ranks of the World War II period.
Officers
| United States | Russian | Normal Command |
| US General of the Army | Marshal of the Soviet Union | |
| N/A | General Armii | |
| General | Marshal | Army Commander |
| Lieutenant General | General-polkovnik | Division Commander |
| Major General | General-leitenant | Group/Brigade Commander |
| Brigadier General | General-major | |
| Colonel | Polkovnik | Regiment Commander |
| Lieutenant Colonel | Podpolkovnik | Regiment 2nd in Command |
| Major | Major | Battalion Commander |
| Captian | Kapitan | Company Commander |
| 1st Lieutenant | Starshiy Leitenant | Platoon Commander |
| 2d Lieutenant | Mladshiy leitenant | Platoon Commander |
Noncommissioned Ranks
| United States | Russian | Normal Command |
| Sergeant Major | | |
| Master Sergeant | Starshina | |
| Technical Sergeant | Starshiy sergant | |
| Staff Sergeant | Sergant | |
| Sergeant | Mladshiy sergant | Squad Leader |
Enlisted Ranks
| United States | Russian | Normal Command |
| Corporal | Efreitor | Squad Leader |
| Private | Ryadovoy | |
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