Vasily Blyukher
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Vasily Konstantinovich Blyukher was a Soviet military commander and Marshal of the Soviet Union.
Blyukher c. 1930s
Vasily Blyukher with The First Order of the Red Banner
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