Wonsu of the Republic
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Wonsu of the Republic is the highest military rank in South Korea, equivalent to a five-star marshal, reserved for exceptional wartime leadership.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military rank ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Republic of Korea Constitution and military law ⓘ |
| comparativeRank |
British Field Marshal
ⓘ
Soviet Marshal of the Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Fleet Admiral NERFINISHED ⓘ United States General of the Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Republic of Korea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Korea ⓘ |
| eligibility |
senior flag officers
ⓘ
senior general officers ⓘ |
| equivalentTo |
field marshal
ⓘ
five-star rank ⓘ marshal ⓘ |
| highestRankIn |
Republic of Korea Armed Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Korean military NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| insigniaFeature |
Republic of Korea national emblem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
five stars ⓘ |
| insigniaType |
shoulder board insignia
ⓘ
sleeve insignia ⓘ |
| KoreanNameHangul | 공화국 원수 ⓘ |
| KoreanNameRomanizationVariant |
Gonghwaguk Wonsu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wŏnsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Korean ⓘ |
| legalStatus | formally established in South Korean military rank system ⓘ |
| NATORankCodeApproximation | OF-10 ⓘ |
| peacetimeUse | not normally awarded in peacetime ⓘ |
| rankAbove |
Daegukjang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Daejang NERFINISHED ⓘ admiral ⓘ general ⓘ |
| rankClass | five-star officer rank ⓘ |
| rankGroup |
flag officer
ⓘ
general officer ⓘ |
| role | symbol of ultimate military authority in South Korea ⓘ |
| serviceRequirement |
extraordinary wartime merit
ⓘ
national-level military leadership ⓘ |
| status |
exceptional wartime leadership rank
ⓘ
wartime rank ⓘ |
| symbolism | supreme command of armed forces ⓘ |
| typicalHolder |
supreme commander in wartime
ⓘ
top-level theater commander ⓘ |
| usedInBranch |
Republic of Korea Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Korea Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Korea Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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