(russian: комбриг) is an abbreviation of Commanding officer of the brigade (russian: командир бригады, komandir brigady; ), and was a

military rank Military ranks are a system of hierarchical relationships, within armed forces, police, intelligence agencies or other institutions organized along military lines. The military rank system defines dominance, authority, and responsibility in a ...

in the

Soviet Armed Forces The Soviet Armed Forces, the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union and as the Red Army (, Вооружённые Силы Советского Союза), were the armed forces of the Russian SFSR (1917–1922), the Soviet Union (1922–1991), and th ...

of the

USSR The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ...

from 1935 to 1940. It was also the designation to military personnel appointed to command a

brigade A brigade is a major tactical military formation that typically comprises three to six battalions plus supporting elements. It is roughly equivalent to an enlarged or reinforced regiment. Two or more brigades may constitute a division. B ...

sized formation (X). Until 1940 it was the fourth highest military rank of the Red Army. It was equivalent to ''Brigade comissar'' (ru: ) of the political staff in all military branches, ''Kapitan 1st rank'' (ru: ) in the ''Soviet navy'', or to ''Major of state security'' (ru: ). With the reintroduction of regular general ranks, the designation ''Kombrig'' was abolished, and replaced by

Major general Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of ...

(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.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. The new rank structure was as follows: * Command level

Brigade A brigade is a major tactical military formation that typically comprises three to six battalions plus supporting elements. It is roughly equivalent to an enlarged or reinforced regiment. Two or more brigades may constitute a division. B ...

X: (Brigadier) * Command level

Division Division or divider may refer to: Mathematics *Division (mathematics), the inverse of multiplication *Division algorithm, a method for computing the result of mathematical division Military *Division (military), a formation typically consisting ...

XX: (Division commander) * Command level

Corps Corps (; plural ''corps'' ; from French , from the Latin "body") is a term used for several different kinds of organization. A military innovation by Napoleon I, the formation was first named as such in 1805. The size of a corps varies great ...

XXX: (Korps commander) * Command level Field army XXXX: ''Komandarm'' 2nd rank (Army commander 2nd rank – Commander Army) * Command level Army group, Front XXXXX: ''Komandarm'' 1st rank (Army commander 1st rank – Frond commander) *

Marshal of the Soviet Union Marshal of the Soviet Union (russian: Маршал Советского Союза, Marshal sovetskogo soyuza, ) was the highest military rank of the Soviet Union. The rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union was created in 1935 and abolished in 19 ...

Rank insignia

Red Army 1935 collar big kombrig.svg, Red Army 1935 collar small kombrig.svg, Red Air Force Kom Brig 1940 col.png, RKKA 1935 chevron OF6 kombrig.svg,

References

Military ranks of the Soviet Union {{Soviet-stub

History

Rank insignia

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