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559: 122: 447: 750:) existed, by name, only during the 1918–1924, 1937–1940, and 1941–1942 periods; not every Red Army political officer was a commissar. The political commissar held military rank equaling the unit commander to whom he was attached; moreover, the commissar also had the military authority to countermand the unit-commander's orders at any time. During the other periods of the Red Army's history political officers were militarily subordinate to unit commanders, and the position of political commissar did not exist. 364: 616: 909: 641: 25: 708: 851:(single-command) system was restored. In July 1941, consequent to the Red Army's defeats at the war's start, the position of political commissar reappeared. The commissars had an influential role as "second commanders" within the military units during this time. Their rank and insignia generally paralleled those of officers. Because this proved ineffective, General 433:) and are still responsible for the planning and supervision of the political operations of the Republic of China Army where they are involved in psychological warfare, preparing propaganda for external consumption, along with providing counseling, psychological warfare training and processing news for the Taiwanese military. 343:
Usually, the operational command organ has the military commander as the highest decision maker, while the political commissar serves as the second-in-command. As the deputy, political commissar are largely responsible for administrative tasks such as public relations, unit welfare, mental health,
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morale, and political education. The party organs are chaired by the political commissar, with the military commanders serving as the deputy secretaries. This framework ensures that both military and political officers can collectively design the goals and tasks of their respective units.
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had constantly emphasized its role in both combat and political missions. The political commissioners were tasked to teach communist ideologies to internal members of the Red Army, as well as propaganda tasks targeting the enemy by showing the Red Army as a righteous force.
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level. Despite their position as official political commissars, they were not addressed as "commissar". Beginning in 1925, the politico-military doctrinal course toward
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in the Soviet armed forces. Again, in August 1940, the office of political commissars was abolished, yet the Military Councils continued throughout the
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Each institution (including universities) received a military 'commissar' who supervised both the administrative work and the political atmosphere.
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On 10 May 1937, the role of political commissar was reinstated in the Red Army, and Military Councils were set up. These derived from the political
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The political supervision of the Russian military was effected by the political commissar, who was present in every unit and formation, from
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Finnish propaganda poster (1939–1940) aimed at Red Army soldiers: "Political commissar: worse than the enemy. He shoots you in the back!"
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to subordinate the political officer to commanding officers: the commissars' work was re-focused to
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The role of the political commissar is not universal across different branches of the PLA. In the
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to which they are assigned, with the intention of ensuring political control of the military.
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could count on the loyalty of armed forces. Although there was a huge difference between the
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and set up the role of political officers. They were tasked with making sure that
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The Generalissimo's son: Chiang Ching-kuo and the revolutions in China and Taiwan
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armies also used political officers patterned on the Soviet model. For example,
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as the unit commander's deputy responsible for political education. During the
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commissars were known as "Cultural Sections" or "Political Sections".
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Later commissars in the Eastern bloc could exercise broader roles in
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An early kind of political commissar was established during the
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and the Kuomintang. Sun was placed under house arrest in 1955.
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Main Political Directorate of the Soviet Army and Soviet Navy
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from 1918 to 1991, as well as in the armed forces of
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