People's Commissariat of Armaments of the USSR
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The People's Commissariat of Armaments of the USSR was a Soviet government ministry responsible for overseeing the development and production of weapons and military equipment, particularly during World War II.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet government ministry
ⓘ
people's commissariat ⓘ |
| abbreviation | NKV (in Russian: Народный комиссариат вооружения) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
improve efficiency of armament factories
ⓘ
increase military production capacity ⓘ standardize weapon models ⓘ |
| category | Soviet ministries and commissariats ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
People's Commissariat of Ammunition of the USSR
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
People's Commissariat of Defense of the USSR NERFINISHED ⓘ People's Commissariat of Tank Industry of the USSR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | executive branch of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Moscow ⓘ |
| historicalRole | key role in Soviet war production during World War II ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | central organ for Soviet weapons production in wartime ⓘ |
| industrySector |
arms industry
ⓘ
defense industry ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Union of Soviet Socialist Republics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Russian ⓘ |
| mainTask |
coordination of weapons factories
ⓘ
implementation of state defense orders ⓘ mobilization of armaments production ⓘ |
| operatedInPeriod | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversawProductionOf |
ammunition
ⓘ
artillery ⓘ military vehicles ⓘ small arms ⓘ tanks ⓘ |
| partOf | Soviet military–industrial complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfPolicy | Soviet rearmament before and during World War II ⓘ |
| politicalSystemContext |
one‑party socialist state
ⓘ
planned economy ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Ministry of Armaments of the USSR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
development of weapons
ⓘ
production of military equipment ⓘ production of weapons ⓘ supply of armaments to the Red Army ⓘ |
| subjectTo | Communist Party of the Soviet Union leadership NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Council of Ministers of the USSR
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Council of People's Commissars of the USSR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supervised |
design bureaus for weapons
ⓘ
state armament plants ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Great Patriotic War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | centralized planning agency ⓘ |
| usedPlanningInstrument | five‑year plans ⓘ |
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