Will Wrote:Philip....
Could you expand on that?
The photograph raises the question (in my mind, anyway) as to what rank would have been displayed when a KGB Chairman wore a uniform?
Four stars?
Fedortjuk held (from early 1980s I think) the rank of General Armii, which was until 1974 four-star, then the rank was changed to a marshal level rank with one large star and a smaller star in a wreath. The rank of the uniform of the KGB Chairman would depend on what rank the person held, if any.
We can also notice that Fedortjuk has red piping on his uniform, hence further establishing the fact that KGB generals wore red piping rather than the KGB royal blue piping used by officers and EM of the state security.
