British Army officer rank insignia were ordered to wear the same collar as other General officers, but no device in the collar. In 1880, War Office ordered to move rank badges from collar to shoulder. In 1921, the War Office abolished the rank of Brigadier General and introduced a new rank called Colonel Commandant (Officer commanding a Brigade) or Colonel on the staff (officer not commanding a Brigade, but staff officer). The badges of Colonel Commandant and Colonel on the staff were the same, consisting of a crown and three stars. In 1928, Brigadier rank was introduced by abolishing the ranks of Colonel Commandant and
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