On 7 May 1940, three new Marshals were appointed: the new People's Commissar of Defence, Semyon Timoshenko, Boris Shaposhnikov, and Grigory Kulik.
7. mája 1940 boli menovaní ďalší traja maršali: nový ľudový komisár obrany Semion Timošenko, Boris Šapošnikov, a Grigorij Kulik.