KomandArm I
 (Red Army until 1940) |
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 Badge of rank (large) |
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| Rank group | the general |
| NATO rank code | OF – 9 comparable |
| Rank Army / Air Force | KomandArm I |
| Marine rank | Flagman of the 1st class fleet |
| Abbreviation (in lists) | KomandArm I |
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Coma gut I even coma gut I was short for Komandujuschtschij Armii First Class ( Russian Командарм 1-го ранга / Командующий армии 1-го ранга ) and was available to commanders, Army Commander or Army Commander, First Class of the Red Army of the Soviet Union . This was also a so-called "personal military rank".
KomandArm was also the service designation for the nominal holder of command and command over a large association as commander-in-chief of a front or army .
The KomandArm I was the second highest rank of the Red Army until 1940 , which according to today's understanding would correspond to the NATO rank OF9 . The equivalent in the naval fleet was the "Flagman of the Fleet I. Class" ( Russian Флагман флота 1-го ранга ). With the reintroduction of the usual rank designation of generals, the designation KomandArm was obsolete and was given up.
history
With the establishment of the Soviet Union, the previous rank designations and badges of distinction of the Imperial Russian Army were abolished. However, since, for operational considerations, suitable solutions that are system-neutral were absolutely necessary, corresponding determinations 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 in question and seemed appropriate. On the other hand, experience 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 (Brigade Commander)
- Management level Division XX: KomDiw (division commander)
- Management level corps XXX: KomKor (corps commander)
- Army command level XXXX: KomandArm II (Army commander 2nd rank)
- Management level front XXXXX: KomandArm I (Army commander 1st rank)
This replaced the official names introduced in 1918, such as "Red Army man" (ru: Krasnoarmeez), from which names such as "KrasKom" (long form: Krasny Kommdir) to "KomandArm" (long form: Kommandujuschtschij Armii) in everyday military use had gradually developed. Fixed rank categories existed from 1920, which were retained until 1924.
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Lower rank: KomandArm II (Командарм 2-го ранга) |
 KomandArm I (Командарм 1-го ранга) |
Higher rank: Marshal of the Soviet Union (Маршал Советского Союза) |
Bearer of rank
Appointments in 1935
By resolution of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee and the Council of People's Commissars of November 20, 1935, the following soldiers were appointed to the KomandArm I:
- Sergei Kamenew (1881-1936)
- Iona Jakir (1896-1937)
- Jeronim Uborewitsch (1896–1937)
- Iwan Below (1893-1938)
- Boris Shaposhnikov (1882–1945)
Appointments in 1938
- Iwan Fedko (1897–1939; decision of the Council of People's Commissars of February 20, 1938)
- Michail Frinowski (1898–1940; decision of the Council of People's Commissars of September 14, 1938)
Appointments in 1939
By resolution of the Council of People's Commissars of February 8, 1939, the following were appointed:
- Grigori Kulik (1890–1950)
- Semyon Tymoshenko (1895–1970)
With the appointment of the three remaining ranks (Kulik, Timoshenko and Shaposhnikov) as Marshals of the Soviet Union on May 7, 1940, this rank expired, but was reopened at the same time with the introduction of the old ranks of general and admiral under the rank of Army General .
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. From June 22, 1941, the order of precedence was.
- Management level Brigade X: Brigade commissioner ( Russian Бригадный комиссар )
- Management level Division XX: Division Commissioner ( Russian Дивизионный комиссар )
- Corps XXX management level: Corps Commissioner ( Russian Корпусный комиссар )
- Management level Army XXXX: Army Commissar II class ( Russian Армейский комиссар 2-го ранга )
- Management level front XXXXX: Army Commissioner I. Class ( 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
- ↑ Ranks and ranking of the “Red Workers and Peasants Army” (RKKA) according to Decree No. 2590 of the Central Executive Committee of the USSR and the Council of People's Commissars of September 22, 1935. Further regulations and stipulations for the land forces and the navy of the RKKA were made in accordance with Decree No. 2591.
- ^ 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".
- ↑ Military symbol of NATO for the Army XXXX, Front XXXXX each as a major military unit.
- ^ 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.