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Index Field marshal

Field marshal (or field-marshal, abbreviated as FM) is the second most senior military rank, ordinarily senior to the general officer ranks, but junior to the rank of Generalissimo.[1]

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  1. 202 relations: Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi, Abdul Rashid Dostum, Admiral, Admiral of the fleet, Admiral of the Navy, Admiralissimo, Afghanistan, Air marshal, Alexandros Papagos, Ancien régime, Apsley House, Army of the Ethiopian Empire, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Australian Army, Australian War Memorial, Austria-Hungary, Austrian Empire, Ayub Khan, Bashar al-Assad, Baton (military), Batons of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Bicorne, Birhanu Jula, Brazil, Brazilian Air Force, Brazilian Army, Brigade, British Army, Canberra, Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, Charles III, Chief of General Staff (Ethiopia), Chief of the Turkish General Staff, China, Chulalongkorn, Coat of arms, Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army, Commonwealth of Nations, Croatia, Crown (heraldry), Democratic Army of Greece, Division (military), Divisional general, Douglas MacArthur, Duke, Ethiopian Empire, Ethiopian Ground Forces, Ethiopian National Defense Force, Etymology, Fältmarskalk, ... Expand index (152 more) »

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Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi

Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi (translit Yemeni pronunciation:; born 1 September 1945) is a Yemeni politician and former field marshal of the Yemeni Armed Forces who served as the president of Yemen from 2012 until 2022, when he stepped down and transferred executive authority to the Presidential Leadership Council, with Rashad al-Alimi as its chairman.

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Abdul Rashid Dostum

Abdul Rashid Dostum (عبدالرشید دوستم; Uzbek Latin: Abdurrashid Do'stum, Uzbek Cyrillic: Абдуррашид Дўстум,; born 25 March 1954) is an Afghan warlord, exiled politician, former Marshal in the Afghan National Army, founder and leader of the political party Junbish-e Milli.

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Admiral

Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies.

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Admiral of the fleet

An admiral of the fleet or shortened to fleet admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, usually equivalent to Field marshal and Marshal of the air force.

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Admiral of the Navy

Admiral of the Navy was the highest-possible rank in the United States Navy, prior to the creation of fleet admiral in 1944.

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Admiralissimo

Admiralissimo is an informal title for a chief naval officer, usually implying supreme naval command. Field marshal and Admiralissimo are military ranks.

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Afghanistan

Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia.

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Air marshal

Air marshal (Air Mshl or AM) is an air-officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force.

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Alexandros Papagos

Alexandros Papagos (Αλέξανδρος Παπάγος; 9 December 1883 – 4 October 1955) was a Greek army officer who led the Hellenic Army in World War II and the later stages of the subsequent Greek Civil War.

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Ancien régime

The ancien régime was the political and social system of the Kingdom of France that the French Revolution overturned through its abolition in 1790 of the feudal system of the French nobility and in 1792 through its execution of the king and declaration of a republic.

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Apsley House

Apsley House is the London townhouse of the Dukes of Wellington.

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Army of the Ethiopian Empire

The Army of the Ethiopian Empire was the principal land warfare force of the Ethiopian Empire and had naval and air force branches in the 20th century.

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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, (1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish military officer and statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures in Britain during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, serving twice as British prime minister.

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Australian Army

The Australian Army is the principal land warfare force of Australia, a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force.

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Australian War Memorial

The Australian War Memorial (AWM) is a national war memorial and museum dedicated to all Australians who died during war.

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Austria-Hungary

Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire or the Dual Monarchy, was a multi-national constitutional monarchy in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918.

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Austrian Empire

The Austrian Empire, officially known as the Empire of Austria, was a multinational European great power from 1804 to 1867, created by proclamation out of the realms of the Habsburgs.

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Ayub Khan

Muhammad Ayub Khan (14 May 190719 April 1974), better known as Ayub Khan, was a Pakistani military officer who served as the second president of Pakistan from 1958 to 1969. Field marshal and Ayub Khan are field marshals.

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Bashar al-Assad

Bashar al-Assad (born 11 September 1965) is a Syrian politician who is the current and 19th president of Syria since 17 July 2000.

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Baton (military)

The ceremonial baton is a short, thick stick-like object, typically in wood or metal, that is traditionally the sign of a field marshal or a similar high-ranking military officer, and carried as a piece of their uniform.

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Batons of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852), acquired many titles and honours including the rank of field marshal or equivalent in eight nations' armies.

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Bicorne

The bicorne or bicorn (two-cornered) is a historical form of hat widely adopted in the 1790s as an item of uniform by European and American army and naval officers.

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Birhanu Jula

Birhanu Jula Gelalcha (ብርሃኑ ጁላ, born 1965) is an Ethiopian field marshal who is the current Chief of General Staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Force since 4 November 2020. Field marshal and Birhanu Jula are field marshals.

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Brazil

Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America.

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Brazilian Air Force

The Brazilian Air Force (Força Aérea Brasileira, FAB) is the air branch of the Brazilian Armed Forces and one of the three national uniformed services.

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Brazilian Army

The Brazilian Army (Exército Brasileiro; EB) is the branch of the Brazilian Armed Forces responsible, externally, for defending the country in eminently terrestrial operations and, internally, for guaranteeing law, order and the constitutional branches, subordinating itself, in the Federal Government's structure, to the Ministry of Defense, alongside the Brazilian Navy and Air Force.

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Brigade

A brigade is a major tactical military formation that typically comprises three to six battalions plus supporting elements.

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British Army

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Naval Service and the Royal Air Force.

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Canberra

Canberra is the capital city of Australia.

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Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim

Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (4 June 1867 – 27 January 1951) was a Finnish military commander, aristocrat, and statesman.

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Charles III

Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms.

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Chief of General Staff (Ethiopia)

The Chief of General Staff (Ye’ītiyop’iya t’ori ḫayilochi t’ek’ilayi shumi) is the professional head of the Ethiopian National Defense Force.

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Chief of the Turkish General Staff

The Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces (Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri Genelkurmay Başkanı) is the chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces (Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri).

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.

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Chulalongkorn

Chulalongkorn, reigning title Phra Chula Chom Klao Chao Yu Hua (20 September 1853 – 23 October 1910), was the fifth king of Siam from the Chakri dynasty, titled Rama V. He reigned from 1868 until his death in 1910.

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Coat of arms

A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the last two being outer garments).

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Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army

The Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army (abbreviation: C-in-C of the Pakistan Army) was the professional head of the Pakistan Army from 1947 to 1972.

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Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations, often simply referred to as the Commonwealth, is an international association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire from which it developed.

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Croatia

Croatia (Hrvatska), officially the Republic of Croatia (Republika Hrvatska), is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe.

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Crown (heraldry)

A crown is often an emblem of a sovereign state, usually a monarchy (see The Crown), but also used by some republics.

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Democratic Army of Greece

The Democratic Army of Greece (DAG; Dimokratikós Stratós Elládas - DSE) was the army founded by the Communist Party of Greece during the Greek Civil War (1946–1949).

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Division (military)

A division is a large military unit or formation, usually consisting of between 10,000 and 25,000 soldiers.

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Divisional general

Divisional general is a general officer rank who commands an army division. Field marshal and Divisional general are military ranks.

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Douglas MacArthur

Douglas MacArthur (26 January 18805 April 1964) was an American military leader who served as General of the Army for the United States, as well as a field marshal to the Philippine Army. Field marshal and Douglas MacArthur are field marshals.

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Duke

Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility.

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Ethiopian Empire

The Ethiopian Empire, also formerly known by the exonym Abyssinia, or simply known as Ethiopia, was a sovereign state that historically encompasses the geographical area of present-day Ethiopia and Eritrea from the establishment of the Solomonic dynasty by Yekuno Amlak approximately in 1270 until the 1974 coup d'etat by the Derg, which dethroned Emperor Haile Selassie.

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Ethiopian Ground Forces

The Ethiopian Ground Forces is the land service branch of the Ethiopian National Defense Force.

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Ethiopian National Defense Force

The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) (lit) is the military force of Ethiopia.

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Etymology

Etymology (The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the scientific study of words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time".) is the scientific study of the origin and evolution of a word's semantic meaning across time, including its constituent morphemes and phonemes.

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Fältmarskalk

Fältmarskalk (field marshal) was a Swedish military rank equivalent to present day NATO OF-10. Field marshal and Fältmarskalk are field marshals.

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Fevzi Çakmak

Mustafa Fevzi Çakmak (12 January 1876 – 10 April 1950) was a Turkish field marshal (Mareşal) and politician.

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Field marshal (Russian Empire)

Field marshal (General-feldmarshal, General-fel'dmarshal, General field marshal, or simply Fieldmarshal; Генерал-фельдмаршал) was, with the exception of Generalissimo, the highest military rank of the Russian Empire.

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Field marshal (Thailand)

The Thai rank of Field Marshal (Chom Phon) is the most senior rank of the Royal Thai Army.

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Field marshal (United Kingdom)

Field marshal (FM) has been the highest rank in the British Army since 1736.

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First French Empire

The First French Empire, officially the French Republic, then the French Empire after 1809 and also known as Napoleonic France, was the empire ruled by Napoleon Bonaparte, who established French hegemony over much of continental Europe at the beginning of the 19th century.

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Five-star rank

A five-star rank is the highest military rank in many countries. Field marshal and five-star rank are military ranks.

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Franks

Aristocratic Frankish burial items from the Merovingian dynasty The Franks (Franci or gens Francorum;; Francs.) were a western European people during the Roman Empire and Middle Ages.

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French Army

The French Army, officially known as the Land Army (Armée de terre), is the principal land warfare force of France, and the largest component of the French Armed Forces; it is responsible to the Government of France, alongside the French Navy, French Air and Space Force, and the National Gendarmerie.

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French Revolution

The French Revolution was a period of political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789, and ended with the coup of 18 Brumaire in November 1799 and the formation of the French Consulate.

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General of the Air Force

General of the Air Force (GAF) is a five-star general officer rank and is the highest possible rank in the United States Air Force.

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General of the army

General of the army is a military rank used to denote a senior military leader, usually a general in command of a nation's army. Field marshal and general of the army are military ranks.

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General of the Army (United States)

General of the Army (abbreviated as GA) is a five-star general officer rank in the United States Army.

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General officer

A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. Field marshal and general officer are military ranks.

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Generalfeldmarschall

Generalfeldmarschall (from Old High German marahscalc, "marshal, stable master, groom"; general field marshal, field marshal general, or field marshal; often abbreviated to Feldmarschall) was a rank in the armies of several German states and the Holy Roman Empire (Reichsgeneralfeldmarschall); in the Habsburg monarchy, the Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary, the rank Feldmarschall was used.

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Generalissimo

Generalissimo is a military rank of the highest degree, superior to field marshal and other five-star ranks in the states where they are used. Field marshal and Generalissimo are military ranks.

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George C. Marshall

George Catlett Marshall Jr. (31 December 1880 – 16 October 1959) was an American army officer and statesman.

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Germany

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.

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Ghana Army

The Ghana Army is the principal land warfare force of Ghana.

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Grand admiral

Grand admiral is a historic naval rank, the highest rank in the several European navies that used it.

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Grand marshal

Grand marshal is a ceremonial, military, or political office of very high rank. Field marshal and Grand marshal are military ranks.

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Grand National Assembly of Turkey

The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi), usually referred to simply as the TBMM or Parliament (Meclis or Parlamento), is the unicameral Turkish legislature.

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Greco-Italian War

The Greco-Italian War (Ellinoïtalikós Pólemos), also called the Italo-Greek War, Italian campaign in Greece, Italian invasion of Greece, and the War of '40 in Greece, took place between Italy and Greece from 28 October 1940 to 23 April 1941.

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Greece

Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe.

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Greek Civil War

The Greek Civil War (translit) took place from 1946 to 1949.

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Habsburg monarchy

The Habsburg monarchy, also known as Habsburg Empire, or Habsburg Realm, was the collection of empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties and other polities that were ruled by the House of Habsburg.

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Haile Selassie

Haile Selassie I (Power of the Trinity; born Tafari Makonnen; 23 July 189227 August 1975) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974.

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History of China

The history of China spans several millennia across a wide geographical area.

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Holy Roman Empire

The Holy Roman Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity in Central and Western Europe, usually headed by the Holy Roman Emperor.

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Honorific

An honorific is a title that conveys esteem, courtesy, or respect for position or rank when used in addressing or referring to a person.

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House of Representatives (Libya)

The Libyan House of Representatives (HoR; translation) is the legislature of Libya resulting from the 2014 Libyan parliamentary election, which had an 18% turnout.

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Idi Amin

Idi Amin Dada Oumee (30 May 192816 August 2003) was a Ugandan military officer and politician who served as the third president of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. Field marshal and Idi Amin are field marshals.

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Idriss Déby

Idriss Déby Itno (إدريس ديبي; 18 June 1952 – 20 April 2021) was a Chadian politician and military officer who was the 6th president of Chad from 1991 until his death in 2021 during the Northern Chad offensive.

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India

India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.

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Indian Army

The Indian Army is the land-based branch and largest component of the Indian Armed Forces.

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Indo-Pakistani war of 1971

The Indo-Pakistani war of 1971, also known as the third India-Pakistan war, was a military confrontation between India and Pakistan that occurred during the Bangladesh Liberation War in East Pakistan from 3 December 1971 until the Pakistani capitulation in Dhaka on 16 December 1971.

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Iran

Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Turkey to the northwest and Iraq to the west, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Caspian Sea, and Turkmenistan to the north, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south.

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Jan Smuts

Field Marshal Jan Christian Smuts, (baptismal name Jan Christiaan Smuts, 24 May 1870 11 September 1950) was a South African statesman, military leader and philosopher.

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Josip Broz Tito

Josip Broz (Јосип Броз,; 7 May 1892 – 4 May 1980), commonly known as Tito (Тито), was a Yugoslav communist revolutionary and politician who served in various positions of national leadership from 1943 until his death in 1980.

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K. M. Cariappa

Field Marshal Kodandera Madappa Cariappa, (28 January 1899 – 15 May 1993) was an Indian military officer and diplomat who was the Indian Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) of the Indian Army.

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Khalifa Haftar

Field Marshal Khalifa Belqasim Omar Haftar (Ḵalīfa Bilqāsim Ḥaftar; born 7 November 1943) is a Libyan politician, military officer, and the commander of the Tobruk-based Libyan National Army (LNA).

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Kingdom of Serbia

The Kingdom of Serbia (Kraljevina Srbija) was a country located in the Balkans which was created when the ruler of the Principality of Serbia, Milan I, was proclaimed king in 1882.

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Kingdom of Yugoslavia

The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was a country in Southeast and Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1941.

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Libya

Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.

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Lieutenant colonel

Lieutenant colonel is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel. Field marshal and Lieutenant colonel are military ranks.

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Lieutenant general

Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. Field marshal and Lieutenant general are military ranks.

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Likulia Bolongo

Norbert Likulia Bolongo (born 8 July 1939) is a Congolese former politician and general.

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List of field marshals

This is a list of the officers who have held the army rank of field marshal or marshal.

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List of field marshals of the Holy Roman Empire

This is a list of those who were granted the rank of Feldmarschall by the Holy Roman Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, 1512–1806.

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List of German field marshals

Field marshal (Generalfeldmarschall) was usually the highest military rank in various German armed forces.

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List of heads of state of Pakistan

This is a list of the heads of state of Pakistan, from the foundation of Pakistan in 1947 to the present day.

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List of Portuguese monarchs

This is a list of Portuguese monarchs who ruled from the establishment of the Kingdom of Portugal, in 1139, to the deposition of the Portuguese monarchy and creation of the Portuguese Republic with the 5 October 1910 revolution.

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Lord High Constable of Sweden

The Lord High Constable (riksmarsk or only marsk) was a prominent and influential office in Sweden, from the 13th century until 1676, excluding periods when the office was out of use.

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Mahdi al-Mashat

Mahdi al-Mashat (translit; born 1986) is a Yemeni politician, Chairman of the Supreme Political Council and a military leader from the Houthi movement.

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Malaysian Armed Forces

The Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF; Angkatan Tentera Malaysia; Jawi: اڠكتن تنترا مليسيا), are the armed forces of Malaysia, consists of three branches; the Malaysian Army, Royal Malaysian Navy and the Royal Malaysian Air Force.

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Malaysian Army

The Malaysian Army (Tentera Darat Malaysia; Jawi) is the land component of the Malaysian Armed Forces.

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Manchukuo Imperial Army

The Manchukuo Imperial Army (p) was the ground force of the military of the Manchukuo, a puppet state established by Imperial Japan in Manchuria, a region of northeastern China.

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Manuel L. Quezon

Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina (19 August 1878 – 1 August 1944), also known by his initials MLQ, was a Filipino lawyer, statesman, soldier, and politician who was president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 until his death in 1944.

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Mareşal (Turkey)

Mareşal is the highest rank in the Turkish Land Forces and Turkish Air Force.

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Marshal

Marshal is a term used in several official titles in various branches of society. Field marshal and Marshal are military ranks.

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Marshal General of France

Marshal General of France, originally "Marshal General of the King's camps and armies" (maréchal général des camps et armées du roi), was a title given to signify that the recipient had authority over all of the French armies, in the days when a Marshal of France usually governed only one army.

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Marshal of France

Marshal of France (Maréchal de France, plural Maréchaux de France) is a French military distinction, rather than a military rank, that is awarded to generals for exceptional achievements.

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Marshal of Italy

Marshal of Italy (Maresciallo d'Italia) was a rank in the Royal Italian Army (Regio Esercito).

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Marshal of Peru

Grand Marshal of Peru (Gran Mariscal del Perú), commonly referred as Marshal of Peru, is the highest rank in the Peruvian Army.

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Marshal of Poland

Marshal of Poland (Marszałek Polski) is the highest rank in the Polish Army.

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Marshal of the air force

Marshal of the air force or marshal of the air is a five-star rank (or NATO equivalent OF-10) and an English-language term for the most senior rank in some air forces.

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Marshal of the Empire

Marshal of the Empire (Maréchal d'Empire) was a civil dignity during the First French Empire.

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Marshal of the Russian Federation

Marshal of the Russian Federation (r) is the highest military rank of Russia, created in 1993 following the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

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Marshal of the Soviet Union

Marshal of the Soviet Union (Marshal sovetskogo soyuza) was the second-highest military rank of the Soviet Union.

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Marshal of Yugoslavia

Marshal of Yugoslavia was the highest military distinction, rather than a military rank of the Yugoslav People's Army.

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Marshal's star

The Marshal's Star (marshalskaya zvezda) is an additional badge of rank worn by marshals of the armed forces of the Soviet Union, and subsequently the Russian Federation.

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Mexico

Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America.

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Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.

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Middle East

The Middle East (term originally coined in English Translations of this term in some of the region's major languages include: translit; translit; translit; script; translit; اوْرتاشرق; Orta Doğu.) is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq.

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Military rank

Military ranks are a system of hierarchical relationships, within armed forces, police, intelligence agencies or other institutions organized along military lines and also Military rank is a badge of leadership. Field marshal and military rank are military ranks.

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Military ranks of Turkey

The military ranks of Turkey are the military insignia used by the Turkish Armed Forces.

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Miloš Vasić (general)

Miloš Vasić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милош Васић) (27 February 1859 – 20 October 1935) was a Serbian general who commanded the Serbian 3rd Army in World War I.

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Milton Obote

Apollo Milton Obote (28 December 1925 – 10 October 2005) was a Ugandan politician who served as the second prime minister of Uganda from 1962 to 1966 and the second president of Uganda from 1966 to 1971 and later from 1980 to 1985.

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Mobutu Sese Seko

Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu wa za Banga (born Joseph-Désiré Mobutu; 14 October 1930 – 7 September 1997), often shortened to Mobutu Sese Seko or Mobutu and also known by his initials MSS, was a Congolese politician and military officer who was the 1st and only President of Zaire from 1971 to 1997.

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Mohammad Daoud Khan

Mohammad Daoud Khan (محمد داود خان; also romanized as Daud Khan or Dawood Khan; 18July 190928April 1978) was an Afghan military officer and politician who served as prime minister of Afghanistan from 1953 to 1963 and, as leader of the 1973 Afghan coup d'état which overthrew the monarchy, served as the first president of Afghanistan from 1973 until his assassination in the Saur Revolution.

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Mohammad Fahim

Mohammad Qasim Fahim (محمد فهیم, popularly known as "Marshal Fahim"; 1957 – 9 March 2014) was an Afghan military commander and politician who served as Vice President of Afghanistan from June 2002 until December 2004 and from November 2009 until his death. Field marshal and Mohammad Fahim are field marshals.

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Mohammad Zahir Shah

Mohammad Zahir Shah (Pashto/Dari: محمد ظاهر شاه; 15 October 1914 – 23 July 2007) was the last king of Afghanistan, reigning from 8 November 1933 until he was deposed on 17 July 1973.

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Monarchy of Greece

Monarchy of Greece (Monarchía tis Elládas) or Greek monarchy (Ellinikí Monarchía) is the constitutional form of government by which a hereditary sovereign (Basileus) reigns as the head of state of Greece.

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Musahiban

The Musahiban (mus-hi-been; the name derives from Persian مصاحب Muṣāḥib, meaning "courtier" or "aide de camp") are a Mohammadzai family who founded the Afghan Barakzai dynasty, and members of the royal lineage that ruled Afghanistan as emir, king or president from 1823 to 1978.

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Mushir

Mushir (مشير) is an Arabic word meaning "counsellor" or "advisor".

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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, also known as Mustafa Kemal Pasha until 1921, and Ghazi Mustafa Kemal from 1921 until the Surname Law of 1934 (1881 – 10 November 1938), was a Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, author, and the founding father of the Republic of Turkey, serving as its first president from 1923 until his death in 1938.

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New Zealand Army

The New Zealand Army (Ngāti Tūmatauenga, "Tribe of the God of War") is the principal land warfare force of New Zealand, a component of the New Zealand Defence Force alongside the Royal New Zealand Navy and the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

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Nigerian Army

The Nigerian Army (NA) is the land force of the Nigerian Armed Forces.

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North Africa

North Africa (sometimes Northern Africa) is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region, and it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of the Western Sahara in the west, to Egypt and Sudan's Red Sea coast in the east.

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North Korea

North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia.

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Office of the Military Advisor to the Commonwealth Government of the Philippines

The Office of the Military Advisor to the Commonwealth Government (OMACG) was created in 1935 upon the initiative of President Manuel L. Quezon by the Philippine and American governments for the purposes of developing a system of national defense for the Commonwealth of the Philippines by 1946.

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Old High German

Old High German (OHG; Althochdeutsch (Ahdt., Ahd.)) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally identified as the period from around 500/750 to 1050.

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Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Empire, historically and colloquially known as the Turkish Empire, was an imperial realm centered in Anatolia that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Central Europe, between the early 16th and early 18th centuries.

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Paik Sun-yup

Paik Sun-yup (November 23, 1920 – July 10, 2020) was a South Korean military officer.

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Pakistan

Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia.

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Pakistan Army

The Pakistan Army, commonly known as the Pak Army (پاک فوج|translit.

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Philippine Army

The Philippine Army (PA) (Hukbong Katihan ng Pilipinas) is the main, oldest and largest branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), responsible for ground warfare and had an estimated strength of 143,100 soldiers The service branch was established on December 21, 1935, as the Philippine Commonwealth Army.

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Portugal

Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe, whose territory also includes the Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira.

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Portuguese Army

The Portuguese Army (Exército Português) is the land component of the Armed Forces of Portugal and is also its largest branch.

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President of Afghanistan

The president of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan was constitutionally the head of state and head of government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (2004–2021) and Commander-in-Chief of the Afghan Armed Forces.

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President of Pakistan

The President of Pakistan (صدرِ پاکستان|translit.

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President of Romania

The president of Romania (Președintele României) is the head of state of Romania.

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President of Syria

The president of Syria (رئيس سوريا.), officially the president of the Syrian Arab Republic (رئيس الجمهورية العربية السورية.), is the head of state of the Syrian Arab Republic.

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President of Yemen

The president of the Republic of Yemen (رئيس الجمهورية اليمنية.) is the head of state of Yemen.

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Prime Minister of Australia

The prime minister of Australia is the head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia.

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Prince of Wales

Prince of Wales (Tywysog Cymru,; Princeps Cambriae/Walliae) is a title traditionally given to the male heir apparent to the English, and later British, throne.

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Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 19219 April 2021), was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II.

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Prussia

Prussia (Preußen; Old Prussian: Prūsa or Prūsija) was a German state located on most of the North European Plain, also occupying southern and eastern regions.

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Radomir Putnik

Radomir Putnik (Радомир Путник;; 24 January 1847 – 17 May 1917) was the first Serbian Field Marshal and Chief of the General Staff of the Serbian army in the Balkan Wars and in the First World War. Field marshal and Radomir Putnik are field marshals.

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Robert Menzies

Sir Robert Gordon Menzies (20 December 1894 – 15 May 1978) was an Australian politician and lawyer who served as the 12th prime minister of Australia from 1939 to 1941 and 1949 to 1966.

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Romanian Armed Forces

The Romanian Armed Forces (Forțele Armate Române or Armata Română) are the military forces of Romania.

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Royal Brunei Land Force

The Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF), natively known as (TDDB) is the land component of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) or (ABDB).

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Royal New Zealand Air Force

The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF; Te Tauaarangi o Aotearoa) is the aerial service branch of the New Zealand Defence Force.

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Royal New Zealand Navy

The Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN; Sea Warriors of New Zealand) is the maritime arm of the New Zealand Defence Force.

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Royal Thai Army

The Royal Thai Army or RTA (กองทัพบกไทย) is the army of Thailand and the oldest and largest branch of the Royal Thai Armed Forces.

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Russian Empire

The Russian Empire was a vast empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its proclamation in November 1721 until its dissolution in March 1917.

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Sam Manekshaw

Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw (4 April 1914 – 27 June 2008), also known as Sam Bahadur ("Sam the Brave"), was the chief of the army staff of the Indian Army during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, and the first Indian Army officer to be promoted to the rank of field marshal.

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Sarath Fonseka

Field Marshal Gardihewa Sarath Chandralal Fonseka (born 18 December 1950) is a Sri Lankan politician and former army officer.

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Sardar

Sardar, also spelled as Sardaar(سردار,, 'commander', literally 'headmaster'), is a title of royalty and nobility that was originally used to denote princes, noblemen, chiefs, kings and other aristocrats. Field marshal and Sardar are military ranks.

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Sardar Shah Wali Khan

Field Marshal Sardar Shah Wali Khan (Pashto: سردار شاه ولی خان) (April 16, 1888 – April 1977), also known as Field Marshal Sardar Shah Wali Khan Ghazi, was a political and military figure in Afghanistan.

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Senior colonel

Senior colonel is an officer rank usually placed between a regular colonel and a British or American brigadier general. Field marshal and Senior colonel are military ranks.

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Sima (office)

Sima is an official post from ancient China that first appears in texts dating from the Western Zhou dynasty and continued to be used during the Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period.

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Six-star rank

In the United States Armed Forces, a six-star rank is a proposed rank immediately superior to a five-star rank, possibly to be worn by the General of the Armies.

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Song dynasty

The Song dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279.

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South Korea

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia.

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, historically known as Ceylon, and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia.

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Sri Lanka Army

The Sri Lanka Army (Śrī Laṃkā yuddha hamudāva; Ilankai iraṇuvam) is the oldest and largest of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces.

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Stožerni general

Stožerni general (literally "Staff General", usually translated as "General of the army") is the highest rank in the Croatian Army and the Croatian Air Force branches of the Armed Forces of Croatia.

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Stratarches

(στρατάρχης, pl. στρατάρχαι (archaic) or στρατάρχες (modern)), means ruler of the army in Greek, and is a title associated with successful generals.

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Sultan

Sultan (سلطان) is a position with several historical meanings. Field marshal and Sultan are military ranks.

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Supreme Council of National Defence (Romania)

The Supreme Council of National Defence (Consiliul Suprem de Apărare a Ţării; acronym: CSAT) is the autonomous administrative authority in Romania, invested by the Constitution with the task of organising and coordinating, by unanimous decisions, the activities related to the country's defence and national security.

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Supreme Political Council

The Supreme Political Council (SPC; المجلس السياسي الأعلى al-Majlis as-Siyāsiyy al-ʾAʿlā) is an executive body formed by the Houthi movement and the pro-Houthi faction of the General People's Congress (GPC) to rule Yemen.

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Svensk uppslagsbok

Svensk uppslagsbok is a Swedish encyclopedia published between 1929 and 1955, in two editions.

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Sweden

Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe.

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Syrian Army

The Syrian Army (SyA or SA), officially the Syrian Arab Army (SyAA or SAA) (al-Jayš al-ʿArabī as-Sūrī), is the land force branch of the Syrian Armed Forces.

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Thailand

Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula.

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Third Hellenic Republic

The Third Hellenic Republic (Triti Elliniki Dimokratia) is the period in modern Greek history that stretches from 1974, with the fall of the Greek military junta and the final confirmation of the abolishment of the Greek monarchy, to the present day.

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Thirty Years' War

The Thirty Years' War, from 1618 to 1648, was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history.

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Thomas Blamey

Field Marshal Sir Thomas Albert Blamey, (24 January 1884 – 27 May 1951) was an Australian general of the First and Second World Wars.

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Three Ducal Ministers

The Three Ducal Ministers, also translated as the Three Dukes, Three Excellencies, or the Three Lords, was the collective name for the three highest officials in Ancient China and Imperial China.

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Turkey

Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly in Anatolia in West Asia, with a smaller part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe.

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Turkish Armed Forces

The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF; Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri, TSK) are the military forces of the Republic of Turkey.

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Turkish Language Association

The Turkish Language Association (Türk Dil Kurumu, TDK) is the regulatory body for the Turkish language, founded on 12 July 1932 by the initiative of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and headquartered in Ankara, Turkey.

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Turkish War of Independence

The Turkish War of Independence (19 May 1919 – 24 July 1923) was a series of military campaigns and a revolution waged by the Turkish National Movement, after parts of the Ottoman Empire were occupied and partitioned following its defeat in World War I. The conflict was between the Turkish Nationalists against Allied and separatist forces over the application of Wilsonian principles, especially national self-determination, in post-World War I Anatolia and eastern Thrace.

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United States Armed Forces

The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States.

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Vojvoda (Serbia and Yugoslavia)

Vojvoda (Војвода) from old Serbian was the highest rank in the army of the Kingdom of Serbia and Kingdom of Yugoslavia from 1901 until end of Second World War in 1945.

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William Birdwood

Field Marshal William Riddell Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood, (13 September 1865 – 17 May 1951) was a British Army officer.

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Wonsu

Wonsu is the highest military rank in the armed forces of North Korea and South Korea.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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Yemeni Armed Forces

The Yemeni Armed Forces (Al-Quwwat Al-Musallahah Al-Yamaniyah) are the military forces of the Republic of Yemen.

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Yuanshuai

Yuanshuai was a Chinese military rank that corresponds to a marshal in other nations. Field marshal and Yuanshuai are military ranks.

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Yue Fei

Yue Fei (March 24, 1103 – January 28, 1142), courtesy name Pengju (鵬舉), was a Chinese military general of the Song dynasty and is remembered as a patriotic national hero, known for leading its forces in the wars in the 12th century between Southern Song and the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty in northern China.

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Yugoslav People's Army

The Yugoslav People's Army (JNA/ЈНА; Macedonian, Montenegrin and Jugoslovenska narodna armija; Croatian and Jugoslavenska narodna armija; Jugoslovanska ljudska armada, JLA), also called the Yugoslav National Army, was the military of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and its antecedents from 1945 to 1992.

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See also

Field marshals

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_marshal

Also known as Field Marshals, Field marshal (Nigeria), Field-Marshal, Fieldmarshal, Fieldmarshall, Lieutenantfeldmarschall, Maresciallo di campo.

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