KomBrig

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KomBrig
(Red Army until 1940)
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Badge of rank (large)
uniform coat

Rank group the general
NATO rank code OF-6 comparable
Rank Army / Air Force Brigadier
Marine rank Sea captain
Abbreviation (in lists) Brig
Grade
KomBrig, collar badge
Distinction badge KomdBrig
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Chevron
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Collar badge


(from 1941 also brigade commissar)

KomBrig , also Kombrig is the abbreviation for Komandir brigady ( Russian Комбриг / Командир бригады ) and stands for brigadier, brigade leader or brigade commander . This was also a so-called "personal military rank".

KomBrig was also the service title for the nominal holder of the command and command authority over a large unit as commander of a brigade in the sense of a large military unit.

The KomBrig was the lowest general rank in the Red Army of the Soviet Union until 1940 , which according to today's understanding would correspond to the NATO rank OF6 . As an equivalent to the KomBrig OF6 rank in the naval war fleet of the USSR at that time there was explicitly no rank, which is why the OF5 rank of captain at sea (Russian: captain I. Class / Капитан 1-го ранга) was initially used.

With the reintroduction of the usual rank designations of the generals, the designation KomBrig was obsolete and was given up.

history

With the establishment of the Soviet Union, the previous rank designations and distinctive badges of the Imperial Russian Army were abolished. However, since, for operational considerations, suitable solutions that are system-neutral were absolutely necessary, corresponding specifications were made in this regard. First of all, designations were chosen that corresponded to the corresponding command or the meaning of the major military unit concerned and seemed appropriate. On the other hand, experiences from the civil war required that knowledge of military science regarding the structure and designation of military associations be taken into account. The following ranking was achieved in the area of ​​major associations.

  • Management level Brigade X: KomBrig (Brigadier - OF6)
  • Management level Division XX: KomDiw (Divisionär - OF7)
  • Corps XXX management level: KomKor (Corps Commander - OF8)
  • Management level Army XXXX: KomandArm II (Army leader II class - Commander Army OF9)
  • Management level front XXXXX: KomandArm I (Army leader 1st class - Commander Front OF9)

This replaced the official names introduced from 1918, such as "Red Army man" (Russian: Krasnoarmeez), from which names such as "KrasKom" (long form: Krasny Komandir) up to "KomandArm" (long form: Kommandujuschtschij Armii) in the military Everyday use had gradually developed. Fixed rank categories existed from 1920, which were retained until 1924.

This OF6 rank expired on May 7, 1940, but was reopened with the introduction of the old general and admiral ranks under the rank of Major General OF6.

The distinction badges were retained until the reintroduction of the shoulder pieces in 1943. In particular, the collar badges were still used or applied in part. With the introduction of collar embroidery for generals, these were also replaced.

Political Commissars

With the change to the traditional designations for general ranks OF6 to OF9, also rank designations for the political commissars - a specialty of the Red Army and the Soviet Navy - were shown. As of June 22, 1941 the ranking was:

  • Management level Brigade X: Brigade Commissioner - OF6 (Russian: Бригадный комиссар)
  • Management level Division XX: Division Commissioner - OF7 (Russian: Дивизионный комиссар)
  • Corps XXX management level: Corps Commissioner - OF8 (Russian: Корпусный комиссар)
  • Management level Army XXXX: Army Commissar II Class - OF9 (Russian: Армейский комиссар 2-го ранга)
  • Management level front XXXXX: Army Commissioner I. Class - OF9 (Russian: Армейский комиссар 1-го ранга)

Political commissioners for the army (land forces) and air force (air forces / air defense) generally wore the distinction badges corresponding to the management level.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Rank designations and ranking "Red Workers 'and Peasants' Army" (RABA) according to Decree No. 2590 "Central Executive Committee of the USSR" and "Council of People's Commissars" of September 22, 1935. Further regulations and stipulations for land forces and navy of the RABA were made according to Decree No. 2591.
  2. ^ Order number 176 of the "People's Commissar for Defense of the USSR" on December 3, 1935 on "Personal Military Ranks" of the Land Forces and the Navy of the "Red Workers 'and Peasants' Army".
  3. Military symbol of NATO for Brigade X as a major military unit.
  4. ^ Introduction of the ranks of general and admiral in 1940; stipulated in the "Law on the Military Ranks of the Higher Commanding Staff of the Red Army" and in the "Law on the Military Ranks of the Higher Commanding Staff of the Naval Navy" of May 7, 1940.