Soviet Marshal of Artillery collar insignia (1943)

[Nati]

On January 18, 1943 the commander of the soviet artillery and a representative of the high command of the Red Army at the Stalingrad (Don) Front, colonel general of the artillery Nikolai Voronov was promoted to the rank of the Marshal of Artillery, less than two weeks after this rank has been created.

Till he received the shoulder insignia on mid-February, Voronov has been wearing his own collar pattern – crossed cannons (Red Army artillery emblem) above a big star of the marshal stile.


Something like this:

[Eugen Pinak]

Interesting. Not sure, that his collar patches are black, though.

[Dorward]

Interesting. Not sure, that his collar patches are black, though.

Be sure - it was black, the traditional color of artillery troops

[Eugen Pinak]

Other generals with Voronow are not wearing artillery emblems, yet their patches have the same shade - so it may be red or even green.

[punkhung]

My works of Artillery Marshal and Artillery Chief Marshal of the USSR: