Revolutionary council of war

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The Revolutionary Military Council (also Revolutionary Military Council ; Russian Революционный военный совет республики or 1923 Революционный военный совет СССР , abbreviated Реввоенсовет - Rewwojensowjet or РВС / RWS) was in Soviet Russia or the Soviet Union in the years 1918 to 1934 the highest collegial body for Administration and political supervision of the Red Army of Workers and Peasants . It was established by order of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee on September 6, 1918 during the Russian Civil War .

history

By resolution of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee on September 2, 1918, Russia, which was in the middle of a civil war, was declared a "war camp" and the establishment of the Revolutionary War Council in place of the previous Supreme War Council ( Высший военный совет ) was decided. His duties included the direction of all military efforts of revolutionary Russia with the help of subordinate departments and staffs and the supervision of the revolutionary war councils of the fronts , armies and fleets . The actual direction of the military operations during the civil war lay with the field staff of the Revvojensovjet, which was manned by "military experts".

The members of the Revvoyensoviet were nominated by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Russia and confirmed by the Council of People's Commissars . The people's commissar for warfare and naval affairs held the presidency of the council. He was assisted by several deputies later.

On August 28, 1923, the "Revolutionary Council of War of the Republic" was transformed into the "Revolutionary Council of War of the USSR". By resolution of the Central Executive Committee and the Council of People's Commissars of June 20, 1934, the Revolutionary War Council was dissolved. It was replaced by an 80-strong military council with a more consultative role.

Subordinate staffs and administrations

At various times, the Revvojensovjet was subordinate to the following staffs and administrations:

  • Administrative management ( Управление делами РВСР )
  • Field staff of the Revvojensovjet ( Полевой штаб Реввоенсовета Республики )
  • All-Russian main staff ( Всероглавштаб )
  • All-Russian Office of Military Commissars ( Всероссийское бюро военных комиссаров ; later: "Political Administration of the RWS")
  • Highest Military Inspection ( Высшая военная инспекция )
  • Central Supply Department ( Центральное управление снабжения )
  • Naval Department ( Морской отдел )
  • Military Revolutionary Tribunal ( Военно-революционный трибунал )
  • Military Legislation Council ( Военно-законодательный совет )

composition

Members of the Revolutionary War Council of the USSR in December 1927: IE Jakir , AI Yegorow , SS Kamenew , K. Je. Voroshilov , SM Budjonny , MK Lewandowski (seated from left to right); KA Awksentjewski , BM Schaposchnikow , IP Below , Je.P. Uborevich (standing from left to right)

Chairperson

vice-chairman

Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic

Simple members

See also

literature

  • Альберт П. Ненароков: Реввоенсовет Республики. 6 сентября 1918 г. – 28 августа 1923 г. Политиздат, Москва 1991, ISBN 5-250-00803-8 .
  • Earl F. Ziemke: The Red Army 1918-1941. From Vanguard of World Revolution to US Ally (= Cass Series. Strategy and History. 7). Frank Cass, London et al. 2004, ISBN 0-415-40865-2 .

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