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 term Red Army man was used to refer to all ordinary soldiers.
It was replaced by the rank of in July 1946.
Its naval equivalent was Red Fleet man.
Additional insignia Infantry collar insignia (1924–1935)Cavalry collar insignia (1924–1943)Infantry collar insignia (1935–1940)Infantry collar insignia (1940–1943)Air Force collar insignia (1935–1940)Infantry shoulder board (1943–1946)
See also Ranks and insignia of the Red Army and Navy 1918–1935 Ranks and insignia of the Red Army and Navy 1935–1940 Ranks and insignia of the Red Army and Navy 1940–1943
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