Komandarm

Army commander командующий армией
Insignia used 1918–1935
Country	Soviet Union
Service branch	Red Army
Abbreviation	Komandarm
Formation	1918
Abolished	1940
Next higher rank	Front commander(1918–1935) Marshal of the Soviet Union(1935–1940)
Next lower rank	Corps commander

Komandarmis the abbreviation of theRussian:командующий армией,romanized:komanduyushtchi armiy,lit. 'commander of the army / army commander', and was a military rank used in theSoviet Union.Between 1918 and 1935, it was a rank in theRed Army,roughly equivalent to Flotilla commander in theRed Fleet.In 1935, the rank was split in two, before being abolished and replaced byArmy generalin 1940.

Split

In 1935,new rankswere introduced, splitting theKomandarmrank 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)

See also

• Ranks and insignia of the Red Army and Navy 1918–1935
• Ranks and insignia of the Red Army and Navy 1935–1940