Kombat (military rank)
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| Rank insignia | Armed Forces of the Soviet Union |
| Introduction | 1918 to the Red Army |
| Rank group | Commanding officers |
| Army | Kombat |
| Navy | Ship commander, 2nd rank |
| Air Force | Air flight commander |
| NATO equivalent | OF-4 |
Kombat (Russian: комбат, "kombat"), abbreviated from Командир батальона ("Commander of a battalion") was a military rank in the Red Army from 1918 to 1935. At that time it was roughly equivalent to the rank of Captain.[1]
It is also an informal Russian language abbreviation for the military commander's position for an officer in command of a battalion or an artillery battery.
References
- ^ Garder, Michel (1966). A History of the Soviet Army. F. A. Praeger. p. 79.
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