Stavka
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The Stavka (Russian and Ukrainian:[1] Ставка, Belarusian: Стаўка) is a name of the high command of the armed forces formerly in the Russian Empire, Soviet Union and currently in Ukraine.
In
Stavka of the Supreme Commander during World War I
The commander-in-chief of the
The Stavka was divided into several departments:
- Department of General-Quartermaster (Operations department)
- Department of General on Duty (Organisation of troops, supplies, promotions, staff matters)
- Department of military transportations
- Naval department
- Diplomatic chancery (liaison with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
The Stavka was first established in
Chiefs of staff
- 19 July 1914 – 18 August 1915: Lieutenant-General (from 22 October 1914, General of Infantry) Nikolai Yanushkevich
- 18 September 1915 – 1 April 1917: General of Infantry (from 1916 adjutant General) Mikhail Alekseyev
- 10 November 1916 – 17 February 1917: General of Cavalry Vasily Gurko
- 11 March 1917 – 5 April 1917: General of Infantry Vladislav Klembovsky
- 5 April 1917 – 31 May 1917: Lieutenant-General Anton Denikin
- 2 June 1917 – 30 August 1917: Lieutenant-General Alexander Lukomsky
- 30 August 1917 – 9 September 1917: General of Infantry Mikhail Alekseyev
- 10 October 1917 – 3 November 1917: Lieutenant-General Nikolay Dukhonin
- 3 November 1917 – 7 November 1917: Major General Mikhail Dieterichs
- 7 November 1917 – February 1918: Major General Mikhail Bonch-Bruevich
Stavka of the Red Army during World War II
The Stavka of the Soviet
The same decree organized at Stavka "the institution of permanent counsellors of Stavka": Marshal
Very soon afterwards, the deputy defence minister of the army, Meretskov, was arrested following false charges made by Beria and
Stavka's Main Command was reorganized into the Stavka of the Supreme Command (Stavka Verkhovnogo Komandovaniya)[3] on 10 July 1941. This action occurred after Stalin was named Supreme Commander, and replaced Timoshenko as head of Stavka. On 8 August 1941 it was again reorganized into Stavka of the Supreme Main Command (Stavka Verkhovnogo Glavnokomandovaniya).
On the same day
A 17 February 1945 decree set out the membership of Stavka as Stalin (President), Zhukov, Aleksandr Vasilevsky, Aleksei Antonov, Nikolai Bulganin and Kuznetsov.
Stavka of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The Stavka of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief (
See also
- General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
- General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
References
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- ^ "Постановление ГКО № 83сс от 10.07.41 — Викитека". ru.wikisource.org. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
- ^ "Рада національної безпеки і оборони України". Рада національної безпеки і оборони України (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Зеленский постановил создать на Украине ставку верховного главнокомандующего". ТАСС. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Зеленский поручил создать на Украине ставку верховного главнокомандующего". РБК (in Russian). 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "На Украине появится ставка верховного главнокомандующего - Газета.Ru | Новости". Газета.Ru (in Russian). 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.