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| Army commander 2nd class командующий армией 2-го ранга | |
|---|---|
 Coat-collar insignia | |
| Country |  Soviet Union |
| Service branch | Red Army |
| Abbreviation | Komandarm 2nd rank |
| Formation | 1935 |
| Abolished | 1940 |
| Next higher rank | Komandarm 1st rank |
| Next lower rank | Komkor |
| Equivalent ranks | Fleet flag officer 2nd rank |
Komandarm 2nd rank (Russian:командарм 2-го ранга) is the abbreviation tocommanding officer of the army 2nd class (Russian:командующий армией 2-го ранга,romanized: komanduyushchiy armiyey 2-go ranga;lit. 'Commander of the Army / Army commander 2nd rank'), and was amilitary rank in theSoviet Armed Forces of theUSSR in the period from 1935 to 1940. It was also the designation to military personnel appointed to command a field army sized formation (XXXX).
Until 1940 it was the third highest military rank of the Red Army. It was equivalent toKomissar army 2nd rank(ru: армейский комиссар 2-ого ранга) of the political staff in all military branches,Fleet Flag Officer 2nd rank(ru: флагман флота 2-ого ранга) in theSoviet navy, or toKomissar of state security 2nd rank(ru: комиссар государственной безопасности 2-ого ранга). With the reintroduction of regular general ranks, the designationKomandarm 1st rank was abolished, and replaced byGeneral of the Army orColonel general.
Following the foundation of the Soviet Union the rank designation and rank insignia of theImperial Russian Army was suppressed. However, an alternative rank structure 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:
These ranks were abolished by the introduction of general ranks by disposal of theSupreme Soviet of the Soviet Union in May 1940.[2] For example, military staff with the individual rankKomandarm 2nd rank were converted to the equivalent general's rank.
In 1935, a total number of ten military people graduated toKomandarm 2nd rank. However, by the end of the year all ten had been executed. At the end of the 1930s the number of staff, promotedKomandarm 2nd rank, had grown to 21 people. With the introduction of the general ranks in 1940, 12Komandarm 2nd rank were converted toLieutenant general (here OF-7), seven toColonel general (OF-8), and two toGeneral of the Army (OF-9).
Komkor. However, reprisals were made on 59Komkor in the period 1937–1938. In line to the reintroduction of the regular military rank system in 1940, oneKomkor was promoted toGeneral of the Army (Georgy Zhukov), 51 toLieutenant general (OF-7), and six toMajor general (OF-6). Finally,Komkor Leonid Grigorevich Petrovsky was promoted to Lieutenant general in 1941.
On occasion of the introduction of the particular rank 10 military leader were promoted toKomandarm 2nd rank. In a period of three years all 10 were executed. However, with the increase of the Red Army's personnel strength the number ofKomandarm 2nd rank grew as well. With the reintroduction of general's rank in 1940, twelve of them were converted to Lieutenant general (OF-7), seven toColonel general (OF-8), and two toGeneral of the Army (OF-9).
Appointment toKomandarm 2nd rank as to the disposal of theCentral Executive Committee of the Soviet Union and theCouncil of People's Commissars (CPC) from November 11, 1935: