The ranks are nearly correct, however not entirely accurate. "Private", "Corporal" and "Sergeant Major" are examples of US/British army equivalents, and not direct translations or accurate representations of the Red Army's ranks. More suitable would be: Trooper Efreitor Starshina The uniforms and insignias shown in this video are also pretty hotch-botch. Seen at various points are pre-war uniforms and non-primary sources. If you want to learn more I'd recommend checking out Wikipedia, there are some good books on the subject too like Soviet Army Uniforms & Insignia 1945-75 by the US war office
Ok, so first of all this clip covers only second half of WWII. All the way till 1943 ranks and the insignia were totally different,. Next, you have totally omitted chief marshals. Stalin was not a marshal, even though he did wear the insignia. He was a generalissimus, with is one level above. Finally the photos at 3:30 and 3:34 minute of the clip show neither a Russian lieutenant general nor a Russian officer at all. These are photos of a Polish brigadier general.
This is Yevgeny Leoshenya, Lieutenant General of the Red Army. During the Great Patriotic War, he led the construction of the Moscow defensive line, participated in the defense of the Crimea and Sevastopol.
@@ironhistory9757 As you may or may not know, the People's Republic of Poland was a communist country that existed in the years 1944-1989. As in the entire Eastern Bloc, there was a cult of Stalin there, so his photo on the desk of a communist commander is not surprising. Take a look at the hat and collar flaps. The white eagle is hardly a Russian symbol. You're making a clip about the rank markings of the Red Army. Look at the shoulder pads - do they look Russian to you? You can take my word for it (I know what the uniform of my country's army looks like), or check it even in Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wojciech_Jaruzelski
@@ironhistory9757 You're right, the man in the photos actually looks like Yevgeny Leoshenya. He was half Belarusian and half Polish. In 1952 he was transferred from the Red Army to the Polish People's Army, where he served to the rank of Major General. In the photos posted, he wears the uniform of a Polish brigadier general. Many former Russian commanders, including Marshal Rokosowski, served in the Polish People's Army. It was one of the forms of control over the Polish army exercised by the USSR. Still - the clip was supposed to be about the uniforms of the Red Army. Unfortunately, the article is only in Polish and Russian pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugeniusz_Leoszenia
