- Grand Marshal
Grand Marshal is a
ceremonial , military, or political office of very high rank. The term has its origins with the word "Marshal " with the first usage of the term "Grand Marshal" as a ceremonial title for certain religious orders. The following are some additional usages of the term Grand Marshal:Court
As a
court title, a Grand Marshal is normally the supreme court official in a government legislative branch. Some examples include:* "Grootmaarschalk" (in Dutch) : The highest "civilian" official (NOT in the 'Military House') at the courts of the kingdoms of
Belgium (also "Grand maréchal" in French) and of theNetherlands
*Marszalek wielki : Grand Marshal (at the court) ofPoland or of LithuaniaCeremonial
* Grand Marshal: One of the highest offices within the military
Order of Teutonic Knights
* Grand Marshal: Highest elected student leader ofRensselaer Polytechnic Institute .
*Grand Marshal : Aparade dignitary (e.g., Grand Marshal of theTournament of Roses Parade )
* Grand Marshal: A person selected byNASCAR , the track owner, or a race sponsor to be the public leader of events during aSprint Cup weekend. They give the command to start engines.Military
The military rank of Grand Marshal is considered a rank senior to that of
Field Marshal .Who|date=August 2008 If theUnited States Army had a six or seven starGeneral rank, a Grand Marshal could be considered its equivalent.Fact|date=August 2008 Grand Marshal is equivalent in some ways to the United States Army rank "General of the Armies ".Fact|date=October 2008 Although Grand Marshals sometimes command smaller forces than lower ranking commanders of other countries, so in that sense they could be said to be inferior to lower ranks of other countries.Fact|date=October 2008While literal translations of the military Grand Marshal rank are rare, the following ranks can be considered equivalent:Fact|date=October 2008
*Dae Wonsu ( _ko. 대원수): Grand Marshal ofNorth Korea (Hanja :大元帥), superior to theMarshal rank ofWonsu
*Dai-Gensui (Lang|ja|大元帥): Grand Marshal of theEmpire of Japan . The highest title in theImperial Japanese Army , held solely by theEmperor of Japan , the constitutional Commander in chief. The rank was abolished at the end ofWorld War II .
* Hai Lu Jun Da Yuan Shuai ( _zh. 海陸軍大元帥): Grand Marshal of the Navy and Army of the Republic of China was first established inGuangzhou onSeptember 10 ,1917 .
*Reichsmarschall : Grand Marshall rank used in theHoly Roman Empire and again inNazi Germany . Sometimes translated as "Imperial Marshal".
* Primo Maresciallo dell'Impero d'Italia: First Marshal of the Empire. The highest rank in the Italian Military. The rank was abolished following World War II.Fiction
Grand Marshal often appears as a rank in
science fiction sources, often in space or star fleets whose size requires a rank above such other titles as Surface Marshal and Fleet Admiral. Among Grand Marshal science fiction equivalents include:* Grand Marshal: Highest conjectural rank of the
TIE fighter forces in the universe of "Star Wars ", equivalent to aGrand Admiral . This assumes that the TIE fighter forces are a separate branch of service from theImperial Navy .
* Grand Marshal: The 14th and highest PvP honor rank of the Alliance in "World of Warcraft " (no longer obtainable).
* Grand Marshal: A rank held by Imperial Guard officers in theWarhammer 40,000 universe. It seems to be assigned to officers who command the armed forces of an entire planet. It is inferior to Lord Commander Militant.ee also
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Marshal
*Field Marshal
*Air Marshal
* Generalissimo/Generalissimus
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