Sergey Akhromeyev
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Sergey Fyodorovich Akhromeyev was a Soviet military figure, Hero of the Soviet Union (1982) and Marshal of the Soviet Union (1983).
Akhromeyev c. 1980s
Akhromeyev as a cadet in Naval School
Akhromeyev (1988)
Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral William J. Crowe (right) welcomes Akhromeyev, at the JCS Conference Room in the Pentagon (1988)
Marshal of the Soviet Union
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Marshal of the Soviet Union was the second-highest military rank of the Soviet Union. Joseph Stalin wore the uniform and insignia of Marshal after World War II.
Peaked cap 1945–91
The first five marshals of the Soviet Union from left to right: Tukhachevsky, Budyonny, Voroshilov, Blyukher, and Yegorov. Only Budyonny and Voroshilov would survive the Great Purge.
Image: Kliment Voroshilov
Image: Маршал Советского Союза Семён Михайлович Будённый