A war commissary or armed forces commissary (German: ''Kriegskommissar'', French:''commissaire des armées'') is a military official responsible for supplying
military arms
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...
and
provisions, and sometimes in charge of the
military budget and
conscription
Conscription (also called the draft in the United States) is the state-mandated enlistment of people in a national service, mainly a military service. Conscription dates back to antiquity and it continues in some countries to the present day un ...
. The rank is used, or has been used, in the
Danish Army,
Norwegian Army,
Prussian Army
The Royal Prussian Army (1701–1919, german: Königlich Preußische Armee) served as the army of the Kingdom of Prussia. It became vital to the development of Brandenburg-Prussia as a European power.
The Prussian Army had its roots in the co ...
,
Swedish Army
The Swedish Army ( sv, svenska armén) is the land force of the Swedish Armed Forces.
History
Svea Life Guards dates back to the year 1521, when the men of Dalarna chose 16 young able men as body guards for the insurgent nobleman Gustav Vas ...
,
French Army and
Soviet army.
Russia
In the Soviet Union, the war commissary was a direct political representative of the Soviet Government with the army.
Sweden
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Hans Detterman Cronman
Joachim Cronman (c.1640 – March 5, 1703) was an owner of estates in Livonia and a colonel for the Swedish Empire. He was the Commandant of the Neumünde redoubt/fortlet (skans in Swedish).
Biography
Joachim Cronman was the son of Hans Dett ...
(1590–c1645)
Prussia
The title was later called the
Prussian Minister of War in 1808
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Wilhelm von Rath (1585–1641)
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Wedego von Bonin
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Johann Friedrich Adolf von der Marwitz
Johann Friedrich Adolf von der Marwitz (24 March 1723 – 14 December 1781) was a Prussian general during the epoch of Frederick the Great.
Biography
Born on his family's estate, Friedersdorf, near Seelow, district of Küstrin; †he entered ...
(1723–1781)
See also
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Political commissar
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Prussian Minister of War
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United States Secretary of Defense
References
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Commissars