Marshal of Poland

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Marshal of Poland was the highest military rank in the Polish Armed Forces, historically associated with supreme military leadership and national prestige, most famously held by Józef Piłsudski.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military rank
appliesToJurisdiction Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland
surface form: Polish Armed Forces
associatedWith Józef Piłsudski
associatedWithConflict Polish–Soviet War
World War II
associatedWithOffice Commander-in-Chief
surface form: Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Armed Forces

Minister of Defence
surface form: Minister of National Defence of Poland
conferralCriteria extraordinary command achievement
wartime military merit
country Poland
hasAlternativeLabel Marshal of Poland
surface form: Marshal of the Republic of Poland

Marshal of Poland
surface form: Marszałek Polski
hasGenderRestriction none
hasHistoricalSignificance symbol of Polish independence and military power
hasHonorificStatus one of the most prestigious Polish state titles
hasNATOequivalent OF-10
hasNotableHolder Eduard Rydz-Śmigły
surface form: Edward Śmigły-Rydz

Józef Piłsudski
Konstanty Rokossowski
Marian Spychalski
Michał Rola-Żymierski
Wojciech Jaruzelski
hasRankGroup flag officer
hasStatus largely honorary in late 20th century
historicalContext Polish People’s Republic
surface form: People’s Republic of Poland

Second Polish Republic
isAboveRank general
general of the army
isComparableTo Field Marshal
Maréchal de France
surface form: Marshal of France

Marshal of the Soviet Union
isRarelyAwarded true
languageOfName Polish
notableEvent Edward Śmigły-Rydz promoted to Marshal of Poland in 1936
Józef Piłsudski appointed Marshal of Poland in 1920
Wojciech Jaruzelski promoted to Marshal of Poland in 1983
positionInHierarchy highest military rank in the Polish Armed Forces
symbolizes national prestige
supreme military leadership
usedInBranch Polish Air Force
Polish Army
surface form: Polish Land Forces

Polish Navy
wearsInsignia distinctive marshal stars
marshal’s baton

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Józef Piłsudski militaryRank Marshal of Poland
Konstantin Rokossovsky militaryRank Marshal of Poland
Ferdinand Foch positionHeld Marshal of Poland
Michał Rola-Żymierski positionHeld Marshal of Poland
Michał Rola-Żymierski militaryRank Marshal of Poland
Marshal of Poland hasAlternativeLabel Marshal of Poland
this entity surface form: Marszałek Polski
Marshal of Poland hasAlternativeLabel Marshal of Poland
this entity surface form: Marshal of the Republic of Poland
Rola militaryRank Marshal of Poland
subject surface form: Michał Rola-Żymierski
Żymierski militaryRank Marshal of Poland
subject surface form: Michał Rola-Żymierski
Konstanty Rokossowski militaryRank Marshal of Poland
Marian Spychalski militaryRank Marshal of Poland