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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.
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General of the army ranks by country[edit]
- East Germany: Army general (East Germany)
- Indonesia: Jenderal Besar
- Liberia: The "five-star" general of the army (or field marshal) rank was first used by Samuel Doe (1951–1990) who promoted himself from master sergeant to the rank after seizing control of the nation. The insignia of grade was worn as five stars in a row on the collar and a circle of five stars on headgear. The rank was later worn as a circle of five gold stars on the collar by President Charles Taylor (b. 1948). The senior professional military rank in the Liberian army is now usually a "two-star" officer.
- Russia: General of the Army (USSR); General of the Army (Russia)
- United States of America: General of the Army (GA)[1]
- Uzbekistan: The rank of General of the Army (armiya generali) was until 2002 was the second highest rank after the Marshal of Uzbekistan.[2] After a law was passed on 12 December 2002, the rank of marshal was abolished and the rank of army general became the highest military rank in the Armed Forces of Uzbekistan.[3] In wartime, the rank is assigned to the Supreme Commander-in-Chief (President of Uzbekistan) and the Minister of Defense. As of 2019, no one has been assigned the rank.
- Yugoslav People's Army – 4 star general
Ranks equivalent to general of the army[edit]
- Field marshal (numerous countries)
- Mushir (مشير, Arabic countries)
- Marechal (Brazil)
- Tèjí shàng jiàng (特級上將, Generalissimo, Republic of China)
- Dà jiàng (大将; 大將, Senior General, People's Republic of China)
- Comandante en Jefe del Ejército (Chile)
- Stožerni general (Croatia)
- Comandante en Jefe (Cuba)
- Maréchal de France (Marshal of France, France)
- Jenderal besar (Indonesia)
- Artesh-bod (ارتشبد, Iran)
- Pradhan senapati (प्रधानसेनापति, Nepal)
- Marszalek in Poland
- Mareşal in Turkey
- Wonsu (원수, North and South Korea)
- Capitán General (Spain)
- In Spain, the rank General of the Army is a four star general.
- Chom phon (จอมพล, Thailand)
- Thống tướng (Vietnam)
Similar title to general of the army[edit]
- Reichsführer-SS (Schutzstaffel of Nazi Germany)
- Stabschef (Nazi Stormtroopers Sturmabteilung)
- Ministro Mariscal ("Minister-Marshal") of the Philippine Revolutionary Army (First Philippine Republic)
See also[edit]
- Generalissimo
- Général
- General officer
- Army general
- Staff (military)
- Ranks and insignia of NATO armies officers