A war commissary or armed forces commissary (German: Kriegskommissar, French:commissaire des armées) is a military official responsible for supplying military arms and provisions, and sometimes in charge of the military budget and conscription. The rank is used, or has been used, in the Danish Army, Norwegian Army, Prussian Army, Swedish Army, French Army and Soviet army.
Russia
editIn the Soviet Union, the war commissary was a direct political representative of the Soviet Government with the army.[1]
Sweden
edit- Hans Detterman Cronman (1590–c1645)
Prussia
editThe title was later called the Prussian Minister of War in 1808
- Wilhelm von Rath (1585–1641)
- Wedego von Bonin
- Johann Friedrich Adolf von der Marwitz (1723–1781)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Erich Wollenberg. "Regulations for War Commissars". Retrieved 2010-07-01.