British Army officer rank insignia some time to become familiar with them all. Those in the ranks of Captain, Lieutenant and Second Lieutenant are often referred to as subalterns. Those of Brigadier, Colonel, Lt. Colonel and Major are considered to be of field officers. All above these are considered to be of general officer rank. For a short period, the British Army used the rank of sub-lieutenant, before that was changed to second lieutenant. Before 1767, there were no definite badges for Field Marshals and General officers. In 1767, the British Army issued an order to distinguish Field Marshals (once the rank was established in
Ranks and insignia of the Red Army and Navy 1935–1940 to the rank regulations of 1935. An equivalent OF4-rank for the Soviet navy was not established, however. In addition to individual ranks the establishment of defined rank insignia was made in December 1935 as well. From this time military staff, including political commissars, military administration, commissariat, medical service, veterinarian service, and military legal service of the Red Army wore rank insignia as follows: However, naval military staff wore sleeve insignia (stripes and stars) on both sleeves of the uniform. The following ranks and insignia were used by the Soviet Navy from 1935 to 1940. Ranks and insignia of the Red