Field Marshal

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Field Marshal is the highest rank in many armies, typically bestowed on senior military leaders for exceptional command and service.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military rank
associatedWith large-scale army formations
theater-level command
equivalentTo Fleet Admiral
General of the Armies NERFINISHED
General of the Army
Marshal of the Air Force
etymologyFrom Feldmarschall NERFINISHED
etymologyLanguage German
grantedBy head of state
monarch
national government
grantedFor distinguished military service
exceptional command
wartime leadership
historicalOrigin European armies
insigniaTypicallyIncludes crossed batons
national emblem
wreath
isA five-star rank
flag officer rank
general officer rank
senior military rank
mayHold ceremonial role
operational command
rankAbove Brigadier
General
Lieutenant General
Major General
rankLevel highest rank in many armies
typicalAppointment by special act or decree
typicalPeacetimeStatus rarely awarded GENERATED
typicalServiceBranch army
typicalWartimeStatus sometimes awarded for major victories GENERATED
usedInCountry Austria-Hungary (historical) NERFINISHED
Bangladesh NERFINISHED
Egypt NERFINISHED
Germany (historical) NERFINISHED
India NERFINISHED
Iraq NERFINISHED
Jordan NERFINISHED
Myanmar NERFINISHED
Ottoman Empire (historical) NERFINISHED
Pakistan NERFINISHED
Soviet Union (historical, as Marshal of the Soviet Union) NERFINISHED
Sudan NERFINISHED
Syria NERFINISHED
Thailand NERFINISHED
United Kingdom

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Prince Fushimi Sadanaru militaryRank Field Marshal
Ottavio Piccolomini positionHeld Field Marshal
this entity surface form: Imperial Field Marshal
William Carr Beresford militaryRank Field Marshal
this entity surface form: Field Marshal (Portugal)
Sam Bahadur militaryRank Field Marshal