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02-21-2003, 07:49 AM | #1 |
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M1943 Shoulder Boards for Marshal of the Soviet Union
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Between 4 February 1943 (the date of its institution) and 9 April 1954 (the date the new parade uniform for marshals and generals was instituted), the M1943 pattern Marshal of the Soviet Union shoulder board was worn by the following 16 MSUs: MSU Voroshilov MSU Budenny MSU Timoshenko MSU Shaposhnikov MSU Zhukov MSU Stalin MSU Konev MSU Govorov MSU Vasilevskiy MSU Malinovskiy MSU Meretskov MSU Rokossovskiy MSU Tolbukhin MSU Beria MSU Sokolovskiy MSU Bulganin Four additional MSUs who were appointed to that grade prior to 9 April 1954 would have also qualified to wear the M1943 pattern shoulder board had they not been executed (Blucher, Egorov and Tukhachevski) or demoted to General Major (Kulik) prior to its institution. Clearly, for someone interested in collecting Red Army World War II insignia of rank, the M1943 pattern shoulder board for a MSU is very desirable. The fact that at least 10 of these 16 MSUs played major roles in commanding/directing Front-level combat formations during various stages of the war only adds to their historical significance. While M1943 pattern Chief Marshal and Marshal shoulder boards may be far less common, a genuine M1943 pattern MSU shoulder board remains the most beautiful (if not desirable) in my view. Regards, slava1stclass Last edited by slava1stclass; 02-24-2003 at 07:40 AM. |
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02-21-2003, 05:17 PM | #2 |
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they are nice!
hope you saw the ' nice collection shot' photo posted here.
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02-21-2003, 06:29 PM | #3 |
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What´s the difference between "1943" rank board patterns for MSU and normal ones?:confused:
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02-21-2003, 06:46 PM | #4 |
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these are M1943...
these are what slava is talking about; the WWII style, button on.
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03-02-2003, 09:48 AM | #5 |
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Hmmm....There was not too much care dedicated to the Coat of Arms of the USSR though...
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03-02-2003, 10:09 AM | #6 |
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Not sure I understand your comment...
Actually, the photo is not super clear, but the state seal is very well done,with real gold thread in the hammer and sickle and wheat. marshals boards have always been reasonably well done, even in the 1980's.
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Here is a point I think is quite relavent.
The term "Coat of Arms" of the Soviet Union in my opinion is not correct. The actual design does not conform to any medieval heraldic rules nor does it bear any symbols relating to what is generally accepted as hearldic. So in effect I think the term is wrong. "State emblem" or indeed "State Seal" I think are more appropriate in my opinion. I would be interested to hear other peoples input on this. |
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state seal is always the term i have used, but to each his own.
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