Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union
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Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union
the highest rank in the navy, corresponding to the military rank of marshal of the Soviet Union. It was adopted by a Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on Mar. 3, 1955.
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