Marshals of the Soviet Union in the Great Patriotic War

[slava1stclass]

To all:

The below list identifies all persons promoted to the rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union (MSU) during World War II/the Great Patriotic War (GPW) (22 JUN 41 - 2 SEP 45). Their respective dates of rank (DOR) are included.

MSU G. K. Zhukov - DOR: 18 JAN 43

MSU A. M. Vasilevskiy - DOR: 16 FEB 43

MSU I. V. Stalin - DOR: 6 MAR 43 (His DOR as Generalissimo of the USSR is 27 JUN 45)

MSU I. S. Konev - DOR: 20 FEB 44

MSU L. A. Govorov - DOR: 18 JUN 44

MSU K. K. Rokossovskiy - DOR: 29 JUN 44

MSU R. Ya. Malinovskiy - DOR: 10 SEP 44

MSU F. I. Tolbukhin - DOR: 12 SEP 44

MSU K. A. Meretskov - DOR: 26 OCT 44

MSU L. P. Beria - DOR: 9 JUL 45

Note: The below MSUs were also key figures during the course of the GPW. All, however, were promoted to rank as such before the war's onset.

MSU S. M. Budenny - DOR: 20 NOV 35

MSU K. Ye. Voroshilov - DOR: 20 NOV 35

MSU S. K. Timoshenko - DOR: 7 MAY 40

MSU B. M. Shaposhnikov - DOR: 7 MAY 40

Regards,

slava1stclass