Kombat (Russian: комбат) is the abbreviation from Battalion commander (Russian: Командир батальона, romanized: Komandir bataljona).

At that time it was roughly equivalent to the rank of captain.

In popular culture, as for the 50th anniversary of Victory Day, folk rock band Lyube made the World War II song "Kombat" in 1995, which won cultural significance and many awards, leading even Vladimir Putin to commend the band.

[2] It is also an informal Russian language abbreviation for the military commander's position for an officer in command of a battalion or an artillery battery.

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