is the abbreviation of the , and was a military rank used in the

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. Between 1918 and 1935, it was a rank in the

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, roughly equivalent to Flotilla commander in the Red Fleet. In 1935, the rank was split in two, before being abolished and replaced by

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in 1940.

Split

In 1935, new ranks were introduced, splitting the rank into two ranks.

References

Military ranks of the Soviet Union {{mil-rank-stub

Split

See also

References