| Ranks in Soviet Army | US Army | |
| General Armii | General | |
| General-polkovnik | Lieutenant General | |
| General-leitenant | Major General | |
| General-major | Brigadier General | |
| Polkovnik | Colonel | |
| Podpolkovnik | Lieutenant Colonel | |
| Major | Major | |
| Kapitan | Captain | |
| Starshiy Leitenant | 1st Lieutenant | |
| Leitenant | 2nd Lieutenant | |
| Praporschik | |
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| Starshina | Master Sergeant | |
| Starshiy serzhant | Technical Sergeant | |
| Serzhant | Staff Sergeant | |
| Mladshiy serzhant | Sergeant | |
| Efreitor | Corporal | |
| Ryadovoy | Private | |
| Kursant | Cadet | |