The Generals of WWII
Generals from Soviet Union
Stalin, Iosif Vissarionovich
Generalissimo of Soviet Union
* 21st of December 1879
† 5th of March 1953
(Иосиф Виссарионович Сталин)
Promotions
| 1943-03-06 | Marshal of Soviet Union |
| 1945-06-27 | Generalissimo of Soviet Union |
Service
| 1934-01-21 | – | 1953-03-05 | Secretary of the Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party |
| 1938-03-13 | – | 1940-07-24 | Member of the Supreme Military Council of the Red Army |
| 1939-12-09 | – | 1940-03-12 | Member of the High Command STAVKA Military Council 23.06.41-10.07.41: Member of the High Command of the Armed Forces STAVKA |
| 1941-06-30 | – | 1945-09-04 | Chairman of the State Committee for Defence |
| 1941-07-10 | – | 1941-08-08 | Chairman of the High Command STAVKA |
| 1941-07-19 | – | 1946-02-25 | People's Commissar of Defence |
| 1941-07-19 | – | 1946-03-03 | Chairman of Council of People's Commissars |
| 1941-07-19 | – | 1953-03-05 | Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union |
| 1941-08-08 | – | 1945-XX-XX | Chief of the High Command |
| 1946-02-25 | – | 1946-03-03 | People's Commissar of the Armed Forces |
| 1946-03-03 | – | 1953-03-05 | Chairman of the Council of Ministers |
| 1946-03-03 | – | 1947-03-03 | Minister of the Armed Forces |
Picture source: Courtesy of Auke de Vlieger