Marshal of Poland

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military rank

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.

Aliases (2)

Marshal of the Republic of Poland ×1
Marszałek Polski ×1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military rank →
appliesToJurisdiction	Polish Armed Forces →
associatedWith	Józef Piłsudski →
associatedWithConflict	Polish–Soviet War → World War II →
associatedWithOffice	Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Armed Forces → Minister of National Defence of Poland →
conferralCriteria	extraordinary command achievement → wartime military merit →
country	Poland →
hasAlternativeLabel	Marshal of the Republic of Poland → 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	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	People’s Republic of Poland → Second Polish Republic →
isAboveRank	general → general of the army →
isComparableTo	Field Marshal → 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 Land Forces → Polish Navy →
wearsInsignia	distinctive marshal stars → marshal’s baton →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Józef Piłsudski → Konstantin Rokossovsky → Michał Rola-Żymierski →	militaryRank
Marshal of Poland ("Marszałek Polski") → Marshal of Poland ("Marshal of the Republic of Poland") →	hasAlternativeLabel
Ferdinand Foch → Michał Rola-Żymierski →	positionHeld