General of the Army

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General of the Army is the highest active military rank in several countries, typically bestowed on top commanders with overarching authority over land forces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf five-star rank
military rank
commandLevel army-level formations
theater-level land forces
hasAuthorityLevel highest active rank in some armies
hasNATOCode OF-10
hasScope land forces
insigniaTypicallyIncludes five stars
isA general officer rank
isAboveRank brigadier general
general
lieutenant general
major general
isComparableTo field marshal
general of the armies
marshal of the army
isOftenConsidered ceremonial or honorary in peacetime
isTypicallyBestowedOn top military commanders
wartime commanders
isTypicallyConferredDuring major wars
national emergencies
isUsedByCountry Albania
Angola
Bulgaria
Cambodia
Congo (Democratic Republic) NERFINISHED
Congo (Republic) NERFINISHED
Czechoslovakia
surface form: Czechoslovakia (historical)

Ethiopia
Ghana
Guatemala NERFINISHED
Indonesia
Laos
Liberia
Mexico
Myanmar
Nigeria
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Romania
Russia
Sierra Leone
Soviet Union (historical) NERFINISHED
Sudan
Thailand
Ukraine
United States of America
surface form: United States

Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam

Zimbabwe

Referenced by (7)

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subject surface form: Lieutenant General (United States Army)
this entity surface form: General of the Army (United States)
Omar Bradley militaryRank General of the Army
Raúl Castro militaryRank General of the Army
Ulysses S. Grant militaryRank General of the Army
this entity surface form: General of the Army of the United States
Chief of the Defence Staff of Spain rank General of the Army
Maréchal de France rankAbove General of the Army
this entity surface form: Général d’armée