Field Marshal

A Field Marshal (sometimes incorrectly spelled Marshall) is a military officer of the highest rank, one step above a full General or Colonel General. It is of a comparable rank to the similar position of General of the Army. The rank of Marshal dates to the early Middle Ages, originally meaning the keeper of the King's horses (mare scalci) from the time of the early Frankish Kings.

Field Marshal ranks

• Field Marshal (Australia)
• Marshal of France (France)
• Generalfeldmarschall (Germany and Austria)
• Field Marshal (India)
• Field Marshal (Malaysia)
• Mushir (Middle East)
• Field Marshal (New Zealand)
• Chasu (North Korea)
• Field Marshal (Pakistan)
• Field Marshal (Philippines)
• Marshal of Poland (Poland)
• Marshal of the Russian Federation (Russia)
• Field Marshal (South Africa)
• Marshal of the Soviet Union (Soviet Union)
• Maresal (Turkey)
• Field Marshal (Uganda)
• Field Marshal (United Kingdom)
• Marshal of Yugoslavia (Yugoslavia)

Some non-European ranks, such as Mushir and Wonsu, are considered to be the combined equivalent of the ranks Field Marshal, General of the Army, and Fleet Admiral.

Related Topics:
Mushir - Wonsu - Fleet Admiral

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