The rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union was in practice the highest military rank of the Soviet Union. (The highest rank in theory, Generalissimo of the Soviet Union, was created for Joseph Stalin and held by him alone). The rank of Marshal of the Soviet Union was created in 1935 and abolished in 1991. (Information from Wikipedia.com).

This uniform has an impressive ribbon bar representing a long military career in the Soviet armed forces. The awards include two Order of Lenin, two Red Banner and two Order of the Great patriotic war. The wartime campaign awards include the Defense medals for Leningrad and Stalingrad as ll as the medal for the capture of Berlin.

The buttons of the uniform are marked with the year 79 which indicates that this was the approximate production year for this uniform. This corresponds very well with the ribbon bar. The graduation badge is for a warfare college named after Budjennij. The shoulderboards has one large star and the soviet state seal for the rank of Marshal of Soviet union. The gold bullion in the star is lightly oxidized. The collar embroidery is in excellent condition.

The visor cap offered with this set is a marshals/generals cap which was sometimes used also by higher ranking marshals.

Price for this excellent set (jacket, visor cap, shirt and tie) is 2000 USD.