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Komandarm 1st rank
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Rank insignia Armed Forces of the Soviet Union
Introduction 1935 to the Soviet Army
Rank group Commanding officers
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Komandarm 1st rank, collar insignia

Komandarm 1st rank is the abbreviation to Commanding of the Army 1st rank (Russian: Командующий армией; literal: Commander of the Army / Army commander), and was a military rank in the Soviet Armed Forces of the USSR in the period from 1935 to 1940. It was also the designation to military personnel appointed to command an army group or front sized formation (XXXXX).

Until 1940 it was the second highest military rank of the Red Army, and might have been rated OF-9a [1] in NATO. It was equivalent to Komissar army 1st rank (ru: Армейский комиссар 1- ранга) of the political staff in all military branches, Fleet Flag Officer 1st rank (ru: Флагман флота 1-ого ранга) in the Soviet navy, or to Komissar of state security 1st rank (ru: Комиссар государственной безопасности 1-ого ранга). With the reintroduction of regular genera ranks, the designation Komandarm 1st rank was abolished, and replaced by General of the Army (OF-9).

History[]

By foundation of the Soviet Union the rank designation and rank insignia of the Imperial Russian Army suppressed. However, an alternative rank structure was introduced by disposal of the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union and the Council of People's Commissars, from September 22, 1935.[2]

The new rank structure was as follows:

By appointment of Kulik, Timoschenko and Schaposchnikov to Marshal of the Soviet Union (May 7, 1940) the above-mentioned individual ran structure was abolished and replaced by the new rank designation traditional Russian general’s rank designations.

The rank Komandarm 1st rank was converted to General of the Army, the equivalent general´s rank (OF-9).[3]

However, the old distinction insignia had been worn until reintroduction of shoulder boards in 1943. Especially the collar insignia had to be worn out, and were finally replaced by the introduction of gorged embroidery for general officers.

Rank insignia[]

Appointment[]

1935[]

Appointment to Komandarm 1st rank as to the disposal of the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union and the Council of People's Commissars (CPC) from November 11, 1935:

1938[]

  • Fedko, Ivan Fyodorovich (1897–1939); as to CPC disposal February 20, 1938
  • Frinovsky, Mikhail Petrovich (1898–1940); as to CPC disposal September 14, 1938

1939[]

Appointments as to as to CPC disposal February 8, 1939:

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Sources / references[]

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  1. The abbreviation "OF" stands for de: "Offizier / en: officer / fr: officier / ru: офицер"
  2. Decree of the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union and the Council of People's Commissars, from September 22, 1935, on introduction of individual military rank designation to commanding personnel of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army.
  3. Disposal of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union from May 07, 1940, on introduction of military ranks to higher commanding staff of the of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, from May 07, 1940.
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