This rank was introduced by a decision of the Central Executive Committee of the Soviet Union and the Council of People's Commissars, from September 22, 1935.

[1] The new rank structure was as follows: A total number of 146 military personnel were promoted to Komkor.

Finally, Komkor Leonid Grigorevich Petrovsky was promoted to lieutenant general in 1941.

2395 of the People's Commissar of Defence dated November 11, 1935, pertaining to the "personnel of the Army":[2] By Order No.

2412" of the Minister of Defence (Soviet Union) from November 23, 1935, to the “personnel of the Army”: By Order No.