Marshal of the Russian Federation
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Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, created in 1991 following the dissolution of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. It ranks immediately above General of the Army and Admiral of the Fleet
Admiral of the Fleet (Russia)
Admiral of the Fleet or Fleet Admiral is the highest naval rank of the Russian Federation. It is the equivalent of the Soviet naval rank of Admiral of the Fleet and the present Russian rank of General of the Army.The rank is roughly equivalent to 4-stars Admiral ranks of other nations.There is...
(also called Fleet Admiral in some English-language texts), and is considered the successor to the Soviet-era rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union
Marshal of the Soviet Union
Marshal of the Soviet Union was the de facto highest military rank of the Soviet Union. ....
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The Marshal rank outranks Russian Army Generals (four stars), over General Colonels (three stars), General Lieutenants (two stars) and General Majors (one star). It is roughly equivalent to General of the Army (United States)
General of the Army (United States)
General of the Army is a five-star general officer and is the second highest possible rank in the United States Army. A special rank of General of the Armies, which ranks above General of the Army, does exist but has only been conferred twice in the history of the Army...
and Field Marshal
Field Marshal
Field Marshal is a military rank. Traditionally, it is the highest military rank in an army.-Etymology:The origin of the rank of field marshal dates to the early Middle Ages, originally meaning the keeper of the king's horses , from the time of the early Frankish kings.-Usage and hierarchical...
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The first and as of today the only officer who held the rank was the former Minister of Defence Igor Sergeyev
Igor Sergeyev
Igor Dmitriyevich Sergeyev was the Defense Minister of the Russian Federation from 22 May 1997 until 28 March 2001...
, who had been elevated from the General of the Army of the Strategic Rocket Forces
Strategic Rocket Forces
The Strategic Missile Troops or Strategic Rocket Forces of the Russian Federation or RVSN RF , transliteration: Raketnye voyska strategicheskogo naznacheniya Rossiyskoy Federatsii, literally Missile Troops of Strategic Designation of the Russian Federation) are a military branch of the Russian...
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The insignia for Marshal of the Russian Federation is similar to the one for the Marshal of the Soviet Union
Marshal of the Soviet Union
Marshal of the Soviet Union was the de facto highest military rank of the Soviet Union. ....
, with the Soviet crest replaced by the Russian one.
Some U.S. military
United States armed forces
The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States. They consist of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard.The United States has a strong tradition of civilian control of the military...
sources claim there is a corresponding naval rank, Admiral of the Fleet of the Russian Federation, but Russian regulations contradict this claim. This assumption is probably based on Soviet rank system, where a similar honorary rank did exist. The Russian navy uses both army and deck rank titles and any Russian Admiral of the Fleet
Admiral of the Fleet (Russia)
Admiral of the Fleet or Fleet Admiral is the highest naval rank of the Russian Federation. It is the equivalent of the Soviet naval rank of Admiral of the Fleet and the present Russian rank of General of the Army.The rank is roughly equivalent to 4-stars Admiral ranks of other nations.There is...
/Fleet Admiral considered for further promotion would probably become a Marshal of the Russian Federation.
An officer who is given this rank would also wear the Star of the Marshal.
See also
- MarshalMarshalMarshal , is a word used in several official titles of various branches of society. The word is an ancient loan word from Old French, cf...
- Army ranks and insignia of the Russian FederationArmy ranks and insignia of the Russian FederationThe independent Russia inherited the ranks of the Soviet Union, although the insignia and uniform were altered slightly. The following is a table ranks of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation...
- List of Soviet Marshals
- List of Russian Field Marshals
External links
- Federal Law No. 58-FZ from March 12, 1998 "On military duty and military service" (in Russian)