Generalissimo of the Soviet Union

Generalissimo of the Soviet Union
Генералиссимус Советского Союза
Generalissimo of the Soviet Union; Генералиссимус Советского Союза
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Country	Soviet Union
Service branch	Soviet Armed Forces
Rank	General officer
Next higher rank	None
Next lower rank	Marshal (Soviet Army); Admiral of the Fleet (Soviet Navy);

Generalissimo of the Soviet Union (Russian: Генералиссимус Советского Союза, romanized: Generalissimus Sovetskogo Soyuza) was the highest military rank in the Soviet Union, created after World War II for Joseph Stalin and awarded to him on 27 June 1945. Stalin soon came to regret the rank, which he considered too ostentatious, and continued to wear his Marshal insignia and uniform.