The rank of admiral of the fleet or fleet admiral (russian: aдмирал флота, admiral flota) was the highest naval rank of the
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ...
from 1940 to 1955 and second-highest from 1962 to 1991.
It was first created by a Decree of the
Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (russian: Президиум Верховного Совета, Prezidium Verkhovnogo Soveta) was a body of state power in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).general of the army, but was not used until 1944, when
Ivan Isakov
russian: Иван Степанович Исаков
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The first insignia was only sleeve insignia. In February 1943, traditional Russian ranks were reintroduced and the sleeve insignia was changed and shoulder straps were added with four " Nakhimov stars". In 1945, the stars was were replaced with a single, bigger star to look similar to marshal's shoulder boards.
Army General (Soviet rank)
Army general (russian: генерал армии, general armii) was a rank of the Soviet Union which was first established in June 1940 as a high rank for Red Army generals, inferior only to the marshal of the Soviet Union. In the following 5 ...
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Admiral of the fleet (Russia)
Admiral of the fleet or fleet admiral (russian: Адмирал флота, Admiral flota) is the highest naval rank of the Russian Federation. It is the equivalent of the Soviet naval rank of Fleet Admiral and the present Russian rank of army ...