Description
 Voroshilov Highest Military Academy of General Staff Badge
First type 1950-1954
Made of solid silver and enamels. Measures 46.52 mm in height, 26.58 mm in width and weighs 15.7 grams without its screwplate.
The badge is in excellent condition with most details visible crisp and no repairs. The red and white enamels are well preserved and both sides of the badge show an attractive dark patina. The badge comes with its original silver screwplate and its screw has not been shortened.
The Voroshilov General Staff Academy served as the elite training ground for the highest-ranking Soviet military leaders, standing above all other military institutions. Typically, officers were required to have completed advanced military education before being considered for admission. During the post-war period, those selected usually held ranks ranging from lieutenant colonel to major general. Its alumni included nearly all prominent Soviet marshals and top generals, as well as defense ministers from the Warsaw Pact nations.
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