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Komandarm

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Army commander
командующий армией
Insignia used 1918–1935
Country Soviet Union
Service branchRed Army
AbbreviationKomandarm
Formation1918
Abolished1940
Next higher rankFront commander (1918–1935)
Marshal of the Soviet Union (1935–1940)
Next lower rankCorps commander

Komandarm is the abbreviation of the Russian: командующий армией, romanizedkomanduyushtchi armiy, lit.'commander of the army / army commander', and was a military rank used in the Soviet Union. Between 1918 and 1935, it was a rank in the Red Army, roughly equivalent to Flotilla commander in the Red Fleet. In 1935, the rank was split in two, before being abolished and replaced by Army general in 1940.

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

Designation Higher commanders
Rank
insignia
Coat-collar
Gymnastjorka
Sleeve chevron
Russian Командарм 1-го ранга
Komandarm 1-go ranga
Командарм 2-го ранга
Komandarm 2-go ranga

English Army commander 1st class Army commander 2nd class

Rank designation after 1940 Army general
(Chief marshal of the branch & Marshal of the branch)

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