• One of five original Marshals of the Soviet Union appointed by Stalin in 1935.
• Survived the "Purges" of 1937-1938.
• One of only two of the original marshals to survive the war.

• Born 1883, Died 1973.

Marshal Budenny - Cover of Time Magazine, October 13, 1941

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M-1943 White Summer Service Uniform 
of Marshal of the Soviet Union 
Semen Mikhailovich Budenny

Official Portrait of Marshal Budenny in his M-1945 Victory Parade Uniform.