Field Marshal (Imperial Japanese Army)

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Imperial Japanese Army rank military rank

Field Marshal (Imperial Japanese Army) was the highest wartime military rank in the Imperial Japanese Army, typically bestowed upon senior commanders and members of the imperial family for exceptional service.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Imperial Japanese Army rank → military rank →
abolishedBy	Allied occupation of Japan →
abolishedIn	1945 →
aboveRank	General (Imperial Japanese Army) →
associatedTitle	Gensui (元帥) →
associatedWith	Imperial Japanese General Staff → Japanese aristocracy →
bestowedFor	exceptional military service →
bestowedOn	members of the Imperial Family → senior commanders →
ceremonialRole	symbol of supreme army leadership →
commandLevel	army-level and theater-level commands →
comparativeRank	Field Marshal → General of the Army →
country	Empire of Japan →
distinctFrom	Marshal Admiral (Imperial Japanese Navy) →
highestRankIn	Imperial Japanese Army (wartime) →
historicalContext	modernization of Japanese military after Meiji Restoration →
insigniaType	marshal’s baton → special shoulder insignia →
language	Japanese →
linkedInstitution	Imperial Japanese Army Academy → Imperial Japanese Army War College →
nativeNameLanguage	ja →
notableFeature	conferred by the Emperor of Japan →
peacetimeUse	largely honorary in later years →
rankClass	five-star rank →
rankGroup	general officer →
rankHierarchyPosition	top of Imperial Japanese Army rank structure →
regulationSource	Imperial Japanese Army military regulations →
scopeOfAuthority	strategic and operational command →
selectionCriteria	distinguished command in major wars →
serviceBranch	Imperial Japanese Army →
status	abolished →
symbolizes	ultimate authority in land warfare for the Empire of Japan →
timePeriod	Meiji period → Shōwa period → Taishō period →
typicalHolder	career professional officer → imperial prince →
usedInConflict	First Sino-Japanese War → Russo-Japanese War → Second Sino-Japanese War → World War I → World War II →
writingSystem	kanji →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Marshal Admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy →	equivalentRank
Hata Shunroku ("Gensui Rikugun Taishō (元帥陸軍大将)") →	hasHonorificTitle
Hata Shunroku ("Gensui (元帥)") →	militaryRank