Generalissimo of the Soviet Union

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Generalissimo of the Soviet Union Joseph Stalin (1878-1953)
Generalissimo of the Soviet Union Joseph Stalin (1878-1953)

Generalissimo of the Soviet Union was a military rank created on June 27, 1945 and granted to Joseph Stalin following World War II. It was the highest military rank in the Soviet Union, and Stalin was the only person ever to hold it.

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