The Supreme Military Council is the first highest military body of strategic leadership of the armed forces of the Soviet Republic .
| Supreme Military Council | |
|---|---|
 Red Army emblem | |
| Years of existence | March 3 - September 2, 1918 |
| A country |  RSFSR |
| Enters into | Workers 'and Peasants' Red Army |
| Type of | military authority |
| Function | collegial body |
| Participation in | Civil war |
History
It was established on March 3, 1918 , after the signing of the Brest Peace Treaty , to organize the defense of the country and the formation of the Red Army [1] .
Initially, the Military Council and the two political commissioners [2] were part of the Supreme Military Council.
On March 19, by a resolution of the SNK of the RSFSR , the posts of the chairman, members of the Supreme Military Council and their deputies were introduced, and the posts of political commissars were abolished. The chairman of the Supreme Military Council was the People’s Commissar for Military Affairs Lev Trotsky . The Council coordinated the activities of the military and naval departments, set them tasks for the defense of the state and the organization of the armed forces [2] .
By the summer of 1918, the formation of the Supreme Military Council was completed. Three departments were created within its structure - operational, organizational and military communications. The artillery inspector, engineers, military-economic, military-sanitary and others subordinated directly to the military leader. Almost all positions in the Council were occupied by former personnel generals and officers of the Russian army [2] .
On September 2, 1918, by decree of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee, the Supreme Military Council was abolished, with the transfer of functions to the Revolutionary Military Council of the Republic [2] .
See also
- Revolutionary Military Council of the Republic
Notes
- ↑ Chronology of 1918.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 The Military Encyclopedic Dictionary .- Redcoll .: A. P. Gorkin, V. A. Zolotarev, etc. - M .: The Great Russian Encyclopedia, "RIPOL CLASSIC", 2002. - 1664 p. ISBN 5-85270-219-6 , ISBN 5-7905-1017-5