List of Marshals of The Soviet Union
Note: All Marshals of the Soviet Union, with the exception of Non-Military Marshals had at least started their military careers in the Army. The Service Arms listed are the services they served in during their respective tenures as Marshals of the Soviet Union.
Name | Lifespan | Appointed | Service Arm or Background |
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Voroshilov, KlimentKliment Voroshilov | 1881–1969 | 01935-11-01November 1935 | Army/Political |
Tukhachevsky, MikhailMikhail Tukhachevsky | 1893–1937 | 01935-11-01November 1935 | Army |
Yegorov, AlexanderAlexander Yegorov | 18831025–1939 | 01935-11-01November 1935 | Army |
Budyonny, SemyonSemyon Budyonny | 18830425–1973 | 01935-11-01November 1935 | Army |
Blücher, VasilyVasily Blücher | 18901201–1938 | 01935-11-01November 1935 | Army |
Timoshenko, SemyonSemyon Timoshenko | 18951218–1970 | 01940-05-01May 1940 | Army |
Kulik, GrigoryGrigory Kulik | 18901109–1950 | 01940-05-01May 1940 | Army |
Shaposhnikov, BorisBoris Shaposhnikov | 1882–1945 | 01940-05-01May 1940 | Army |
Zhukov, SergeiGeorgy Zhukov | 18961201–1974 | 01943-01-01January 1943 | Army |
Vasilevsky, AleksandrAleksandr Vasilevsky | 18950930–1977 | 01943-02-01February 1943 | Army |
Stalin, JosephJoseph Stalin | 1878–1953 | 01943-03-01March 1943 | Political |
Konev, IvanIvan Konev | 18971228–1973 | 01944-02-01February 1944 | Army |
Govorov, LeonidLeonid Govorov | 18970222–1955 | 01944-06-18June 18, 1944 June 1944 | Army |
Rokossovsky, KonstantinKonstantin Rokossovsky | 18961220–1968 | 01944-06-29June 29, 1944 June 1944 | Army |
Malinovsky, RodionRodion Malinovsky | 18981123–1967 | 01944-09-10September 10, 1944 September 1944 | Army |
Tolbukhin, FyodorFyodor Tolbukhin | 1894–1949 | 01944-09-12September 12, 1944 September 1944 | Army |
Meretskov, KirillKirill Meretskov | 18970607–1968 | 01944-10-01October 1944 | Army |
Beria, LavrentiyLavrentiy Beria | 1899–1953 | 01945-07-01July 1945 | NKVD/MGB |
Sokolovsky, VasilyVasily Sokolovsky | 18970721–1968 | 01946-07-01July 1946 | Army |
Bulganin, NikolaiNikolai Bulganin | 18950530–1975 | 01947-11-01November 1947 | Political |
Bagramyan, IvanHovhannes Bagramyan | 18971202–1982 | 01955-03-01March 1955 | Army |
Biryuzov, SergeySergey Biryuzov | 19040821–1964 | 01955-03-01March 1955 | Army/Air Defence/Strategic Rocket Forces |
Grechko, AndreiAndrei Grechko | 19030117–1976 | 01955-03-01March 1955 | Army |
Yeremenko, AndreiAndrei Yeremenko | 1892–1970 | 01955-03-01March 1955 | Army |
Moskalenko, KirillKirill Moskalenko | 1902–1985 | 01955-03-01March 1955 | Army/Strategic Rocket Forces |
Chuikov, VasilyVasily Chuikov | 19000212–1982 | 01955-03-01March 1955 | Army |
Zakharov, MatveiMatvei Zakharov | 18980817–1972 | 01959-05-01May 1959 | Army |
Golikov, FilippFilipp Golikov | 19000629–1980 | 01961-05-01May 1961 | Army |
Krylov, Nikolay IvanovichNikolay Krylov | 19030429–1972 | 01962-05-01May 1962 | Army/Strategic Rocket Forces |
Yakubovsky, IvanIvan Yakubovsky | 1912–1976 | 01967-04-01April 1967 | Army |
Batitsky, PavelPavel Batitsky | 1910–1984 | 01968-04-01April 1968 | Air Defence |
Koshevoy, PyotrPyotr Koshevoy | 19041221–1976 | 01968-04-01April 1968 | Army |
Brezhnev, LeonidLeonid Brezhnev | 1906–1982 | 01976-05-01May 1976 | Political |
Ustinov, DmitriyDmitriy Ustinov | 1908–1984 | 01976-07-01July 1976 | Defence Industry |
Kulikov, ViktorViktor Kulikov | 1921born 1921 | 01977-01-01January 1977 | Army |
Ogarkov, NikolaiNikolai Ogarkov | 19171030–1994 | 01977-01-01January 1977 | Army |
Gelovani, ArchilArchil Gelovani | 1915–1978 | 01977-11-01November 1977 | Army/Engineering |
Sokolov, SergeiSergei Sokolov | 1911 1911–2012 | 01978-02-01February 1978 | Army |
Akhromeyev, SergeiSergei Akhromeyev | 19230505–1991 | 01983-03-01March 1983 | Army |
Kurkotkin, SemyonSemyon Kurkotkin | 19170213–1990 | 01983-03-01March 1983 | Army |
Petrov, Vasily IvanovichVasily Petrov | 19170115 born 1917 | 01983-03-01March 1983 | Army |
Yazov, DmitryDmitry Yazov | 19231108born 1923 | 01990-04-01April 1990 | Army |
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