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The People's Commissariat of Defence of the USSR was the highest military department of the Soviet Union from 1934 to 1946.

History
During the 1920s—1930s, the highest military body of the USSR was the People's Commissariat for Military and Naval Affairs.

On June 20, 1934, the People's Commissariat for Foreign Affairs was transformed into the all-union People's Commissariat of Defense of the USSR (USSR NKO USSR). On December 30, 1937, and from it the People's Commissariat of the Navy of the USSR was singled out ( 'USSR NKVMF' ).

On February 1, 1944, and in connection with the adoption of the USSR Law on the creation of military formations of the Union republics, the USSR NPO is transformed from an all-union People's Commissariat into a union-republican one. The RSFSR created the its own Defense Commissariat.

On February 25, 1946, and according to the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, the NPO of the USSR merged with the NC Navy of the USSR into a single union-republican People's Commissariat Soviet Armed Forces ( 'NC USSR' ). Under this title, the central body was designated in documents for less than a month, as in accordance with the USSR Law of March 15 of 1946 on the transformation of Council of People's Commissars of the USSR and the Union republics in Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union renamed it as Ministry of Defense. February 25, 1947 in accordance with the aforementioned decisions were amended in the Constitution of the USSR.

The press organ of the People's Commissariat for Military and Naval Affairs (Narkomvoenmor) on the part of General Staff was the magazine Voyennoye Delo.

The central body of the People's Commissariat of Defense of the USSR to educate the commanding and rank-and-file staff of the Red Army, to promote the tasks of combat training and develop advanced military thought is Krasnaya Zvezda.

На 26.07.1940

 * 1) Генеральный штаб Красной Армии,
 * 2) Главное управление политической пропаганды Красной Армии,
 * 3) Главное управление Военных Воздушных Сил Красной Армии,
 * 4) Главное артиллерийское управление Красной Армии,
 * 5) Главное автобронетанковое управление Красной Армии,
 * 6) Главное военно-инженерное управление Красной Армии,
 * 7) Главное интендантское управление Красной Армии,
 * 8) Управление боевой подготовки Красной Армии,
 * 9) Управление противовоздушной обороны Красной Армии,
 * 10) Управление связи Красной Армии,
 * 11) Управление военно-химической защиты Красной Армии,
 * 12) Управление снабжения горючим Красной Армии,
 * 13) Управление высших военно-учебных заведений Красной Армии,
 * 14) Управление военно-учебных заведений Красной Армии,
 * 15) Управление кадров Красной Армии,
 * 16) Санитарное управление Красной Армии,
 * 17) Ветеринарное управление Красной Армии,
 * 18) Управление делами при Народном комиссаре обороны,
 * 19) финансовый отдел при Народном комиссаре обороны.