Prime major, the Glossary
The prime major was the staff officer rank of the Russian Life Guards and the Imperial Russian Army of the 18th century.[1]
Table of Contents
9 relations: Battalion, Divizion, Imperial Russian Army, Life guard (military), Major (rank), Regiment, Russian Imperial Guard, Second major (rank), Table of Ranks.
Battalion
A battalion is a military unit, typically consisting of up to one thousand soldiers commanded by a lieutenant colonel and subdivided into a number of companies, each typically commanded by a major or a captain.
Divizion
A divizion (dywizjon) (a word in several European languages, mostly Slavic) is a military unit in some armed branches, usually artillery and cavalry, being an equivalent of battalion.
Imperial Russian Army
The Imperial Russian Army or Russian Imperial Army (Rússkaya imperátorskaya ármiya) was the armed land force of the Russian Empire, active from 1721 until the Russian Revolution of 1917.
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Life guard (military)
A life guard (also known as household troops) is a military unit charged with protecting a high-ranking individual, such as a monarch.
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Major (rank)
Major is a senior military officer rank used in many countries.
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Regiment
A regiment is a military unit.
Russian Imperial Guard
The Russian Imperial Guard, officially known as the Leib Guard (Лейб-гвардия Leyb-gvardiya, from German Leib "body"; cf. Life Guards / Bodyguard) were military units serving as personal guards of the Emperor of Russia.
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Second major (rank)
The second major was the junior staff officer rank in the Imperial Russian Army of the Russian Armed Forces of the imperial period of time, in the 18th century, and also the person wearing this rank. Prime major and second major (rank) are military ranks of Russia.
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Table of Ranks
The Table of Ranks (Tabel' o rangakh) was a formal list of positions and ranks in the military, government, and court of Imperial Russia. Prime major and Table of Ranks are military ranks of Russia.
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