General of the Armies (posthumous)
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General of the Armies (posthumous) is the highest possible rank in the United States Army, created to honor George Washington with permanent seniority over all other American military officers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| General of the Armies (posthumous) canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army rank
ⓘ
military rank ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | United States Army ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
United States Bicentennial 1976 opening
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Bicentennial
|
| canBeHeldConcurrentlyWith | no other U.S. Army rank ⓘ |
| commemorates |
United States Bicentennial 1976 opening
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Bicentennial of 1976
|
| conferredBy | President of the United States ⓘ |
| conferredOn | George Washington ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| createdFor |
United States Bicentennial 1976 opening
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Bicentennial
|
| dateConferred | 1976-10-11 ⓘ |
| dateCreated | 1976-10-11 ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
General of the Armies (lifetime rank held by John J. Pershing)
ⓘ
General of the Army (five-star rank of World War II) ⓘ |
| effectiveDateOfRank | 1776-07-04 ⓘ |
| hasHolder | George Washington ⓘ |
| hasPermanentSeniority | yes ⓘ |
| hasRankSeniorityOver |
Brigadier General
ⓘ
General ⓘ John J. Pershing ⓘ
surface form:
General of the Armies (John J. Pershing)
General of the Army ⓘ Lieutenant General in the United States Army ⓘ
surface form:
Lieutenant General
Major-General ⓘ
surface form:
Major General
all grades of General ⓘ all grades of General of the Army ⓘ all other United States military officers ⓘ all other grades of commissioned officer ⓘ |
| hasTitleHolder | Commander in Chief of the Continental Army ⓘ |
| highestRankIn | United States Army ⓘ |
| isPosthumousOnly | true ⓘ |
| isPosthumousRankOf | George Washington ⓘ |
| isUniqueTo | George Washington ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Public Law 94-479 ⓘ |
| numberOfHolders | 1 ⓘ |
| permanentSeniorityOver | all other grades of the United States armed forces ⓘ |
| promotionType | posthumous promotion ⓘ |
| rankClass |
five-star-equivalent rank
ⓘ
special grade ⓘ |
| rankOf | George Washington ⓘ |
| reasonForCreation | to ensure George Washington always outranks all other U.S. military officers ⓘ |
| status | active rank designation ⓘ |
| symbolicPurpose | to recognize George Washington as the highest-ranking U.S. military officer in history ⓘ |
| usedFor | honorary precedence ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
George Washington