Marshal of the aviation

OF9 rank in the Soviet Union's armed forces Marshal of the branchма́ршал ро́да во́йскSmall Marshal's Star Branch specific shoulder boardsCountry Soviet UnionService branch Soviet Army Soviet Air ForcesRank groupGeneral officerRankMarshalFormation1943Abolished1991Next higher rankChief marshal of the branchNext lower rankColonel general Marshal of Aviation Alexander Yefimov (1923–2012) Uniform of marshal of the artillery Grigoriy Fedorovich Odinzov (1900–1972)Military historical museum, St. Petersburg Marshal of the branch (or "marshal of the branch of service"; Russian: ма́ршал ро́да во́йск, romanized: marshal roda voysk) was from 1943 to 1974 the designation to a separate rank class in the general officer's rank group of the former Soviet Union's armed forces. However, at that time, marshal of the branch was also the lowest marshal-rank of the Red Army, and later of the Soviet Army. Marshal of the branch was nominally the equivalent rank level to army general. However, general officers on that particular rank were not authorised, competent and mandated to be appointed to, or to act on the position of commander in chief of a big formation or c