Army commissar 1st rank (Russian: Армейский комиссар 1-го ранга), was a political rank in the Soviet Red Army, equivalent to the military rank of Komandarm 1st rank, and comparable to NATO OF-9.
Appointment
edit1935
editAppointment to Army Comissar 1st rank as to the disposal of the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union and the Council of People's Commissars (CPC) from November 20, 1935:
- Yan Gamarnik (1894–1937), committed suicide to avoid arrest
1937
edit- Pyotr Smirnov (1897–1939), as to CPC disposal December 20, 1937; arrested June 1938 and later executed
1939
edit- Lev Mekhlis (1889–1953), as to CPC disposal February 8, 1939
- Efim Shchadenko (1885–1951)
1941
editAlexander Zaporozhets (1899–1959)