The People's Commissariat for Military and Naval Affairs of the Soviet Union was the central body of military command and control of the

Armed Forces of the Soviet Union The Armed Forces of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, also known as the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union, the Red Army (1918–1946) and the Soviet Army (1946–1991), were the armed forces of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republi ...

from November 12, 1923, to March 15, 1934.

History

The People's Commissariat was formed from two independent People's Commissariats ( for Military and for Naval Affairs of the

Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (Russian SFSR or RSFSR), previously known as the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic and the Russian Soviet Republic, and unofficially as Soviet Russia,Declaration of Rights of the labo ...

). Abolished in connection with the formation of the

People's Commissariat of Defense of the Soviet Union The People's Commissariat of Defence of the Soviet Union () was the highest military department of the Soviet Union from 1934 to 1946. History In the 1920–1930s, the highest military authority of the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic ...

People's Commissars

The People's Commissariat was headed by the People's Commissar; at various times in this position were: *

Leon Trotsky Lev Davidovich Bronstein ( – 21 August 1940), better known as Leon Trotsky,; ; also transliterated ''Lyev'', ''Trotski'', ''Trockij'' and ''Trotzky'' was a Russian revolutionary, Soviet politician, and political theorist. He was a key figure ...

– November 12, 1923 – January 26, 1925; *

Mikhail Frunze Mikhail Vasilyevich Frunze (; ; 2 February 1885 – 31 October 1925) was a Soviet revolutionary, politician, army officer and military theory, military theorist. Born to a Bessarabian father and a Russian mother in Russian Turkestan, Frunze at ...

– January 26 – October 31, 1925; *

Kliment Voroshilov Kliment Yefremovich Voroshilov ( ; ), popularly known as Klim Voroshilov (; 4 February 1881 – 2 December 1969), was a prominent Soviet Military of the Soviet Union, military officer and politician during the Stalinism, Stalin era (1924–195 ...

– November 6, 1925 – June 20, 1934

References

External links

Alphabetical Index of Current Governing Unclassified Orders of the People's Commissariat for Military Affairs, the Revolutionary Military Council of the Republic, the Revolutionary Military Council of the Soviet Union and Circulars of the People's Commissariat for Military and Marine Affairs as of July 1, 1926
Leningrad: Publishing House of the Office of the People's Commissariat for Military and Naval Affairs and the Revolutionary Military Council of the Soviet Union, 1926
Part 2: The Personnel of the Red Army and the Military. Horse Composition. Training, Service and Life of the Red Army. Service of the Red Army. Contentment. Record Keeping, Accounting, Reporting and Control

Sources

*{{cite book, chapter=People's Commissariat for Military and Naval Affairs, title=Naval Dictionary, first=Vladimir, last=Chernavin, author-link=Vladimir Chernavin, location=Moscow, publisher= Military Publishing House, year=1990, pages=511, isbn=5-203-00174-X People's Commissariat for Military and Naval Affairs of the Soviet Union Ministry of Defense (Soviet Union) Ministries established in 1923 Ministries disestablished in 1934