Georgy Zhukov
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Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov was a Soviet military leader who served as a top commander during World War II and achieved the rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union. During World War II, Zhukov served as
Zhukov in 1960
Non-commissioned officer Georgy Zhukov, Russian Imperial Army, 1916
Zhukov as a regimental commander, 1920s
Graduates of the Leningrad Higher Cavalry School (1924/25). Standing in the third row (right to left): 1. Zhukov, 5. Rokossovsky.
Marshal of the Soviet Union
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Marshal of the Soviet Union was the second-highest military rank of the Soviet Union. It was de facto the highest rank because its superior rank, Generalissimo, was only applied to Joseph Stalin, who
Peaked cap 1945–1991
The first five marshals of the Soviet Union from left to right: Mikhail Tukhachevsky, Semyon Budyonny, Kliment Voroshilov, Vasily Blyukher, and Alexander Yegorov. Only Budyonny and Voroshilov survived the Great Purge.
Kliment Voroshilov
Маршал Советского Союза Семён Михайлович Будённый