Kombrig

Kombrig (abbreviation to Commanding officer of the brigade, Russian: комбриг / командир бригады; literal: Commander of the brigade / Brigade commander), was a military rank in the Soviet Armed Forces of the USSR from 1935 to 1940. It was also the designation to military personnel appointed to command a brigade sized formation (X).

Kombrig
in the Soviet Army
Rank insigniaArmed Forces of the Soviet Union
Introduction1935 to the Soviet Army
Rank groupCommanding officers
Army / Air ForceKombrig
NavyKapitan 1st rank
NATO
equivalent
OF-6
Kombrig collar patch

Until 1940 it was the fourth highest military rank of the Red Army. It was equivalent to Brigade comissar (ru: бригадный комиссар) of the political staff in all military branches, Kapitan 1st rank (ru: капита́н 1-го ранга) in the Soviet navy, or to Major of state security (ru: майор государственной безопасности). With the reintroduction of regular general ranks, the designation Kombrig was abolished, and replaced by Major general (OF-6).

History

This particular rank was introduced by disposal of the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union and the Council of People's Commissars, from September 22, 1935.[1] The new rank structure was as follows:

sequence of ranks
lower rank:
Polkovnik

Kombrig

higher rank:
Komdiv

Major general
(ru:Генерал-мaйор)

higher rank:
Lieutenant general

(ru:Генерал-лейтенант)

Rank insignia

See also

Sources / references

  1. 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.


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