At the height of its military and political power of Napoleon Bonaparte famously said that every soldier carries in his knapsack the marshal baton.Marshals of the Soviet Union is no wand had not, but that their title has not become less important and attractive.
In pre-revolutionary Russia lineup higher army post was quite confusing, however, since Peter the Great, the supreme military commander in chief on a particular theater of operations usually wore the rank of Field Marshal.Historians disagree on the number of persons who were awarded this title, noting at the same time that these generals, Suvorov, Kutuzov, Dibich, Paskevich throughout his career earned their batons.
formed in 1917 after the events of the Red Army ranks as such did not exist originally, but turned to the military, as a rule, the position they occupied.Marshals of the Soviet Union - the first rank, introduced a special decree of the Central Committee of the CPSU (b) in September 1935.This was not limited to a simple renaming, and were issued personal decree by which certain people have come to occupy the highest rung in the military hierarchy.
First Marshals of the USSR - Voroshilov, Egorov, Tukhachevsky, Blucher, Budyonny - used in the country, and well-deserved reputation in the army, so if no one had any doubts about the legitimacy of naming them these lofty titles.However, it will not take long, and three of them - Tukhachevsky, Yegorov and Blucher - will go into the category of "repressed marshals of the Soviet Union", with the first two title marshal returned only a few decades later.
Before World War II the Soviet Union marshals began three warlord - Timoshenko, Shaposhnikov and Kulik.It should be noted that up until 1955 the assignment was made only this title individually and only by special decrees.Marshals of the Soviet Union were special straps with one large star.Even later, in 1945, it was established by the beautiful Marshal's Star, which borders several diamonds.
Several people received the highest military rank of the Soviet Union during the Second World War.Among them a special place is occupied by the Soviet Union, Marshal Zhukov.This is due not only to the fact that he won the first of the name, but also the enormous contribution he has made to the victory over Nazi Germany.Also, in these terrible years marshal straps got Vasilevsky, Konev, Stalin, Rokossovsky, saying Malinovsky and Tolbukhin Meretskov.Immediately after the war in connection with the reappointment this title was Beria, but soon after Stalin's death, he was deprived of it.
Total list "Marshals of the Soviet Union" includes 41 people.Because these are not yet necessary to allocate such great generals as Baghramyan, Grechko, Chuikov, Eremenko.In 1976, with great fanfare that title was Leonid Brezhnev.
last Marshal of the USSR became D. Yazov, who received it shortly before the collapse of the great country.Only today, who was awarded the title of Marshal of the Russian Federation, is a former Minister of Defence I. Sergeyev.
