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The insignia used by the United States generals and admirals of OF-10 rank. A five-star rank is the highest military rank in many countries. [1] The rank is that of the most senior operational military commanders, and within NATO's standard rank scale it is designated by the code OF-10.
John Pershing was promoted to "General of the Armies" in 1919, from what was then the highest rank, the four-star rank of general. Under the regulations of the time, he was permitted to choose his insignia, and he chose four gold stars, in contrast to the four silver stars used by U.S. general and admiral rank insignia.
Military star ranking is military terminology, used in mainly English speaking countries, to describe general and flag officers. Within NATO's armed forces , the stars are equal to OF-6–10 . [ 1 ]
In many Commonwealth countries the field rank of brigadier is used, although it fills the position held by brigadier general in other countries. In the United States Army, warrant officers who hold the rank of CW3–CW4 are field grade officers; CW5s are senior field grade officers.
On 14 December 1944, Congress created the rank of "general of the army", a five-star rank equivalent to that of field marshal in other countries. Two days later, George Marshall was promoted to this rank, becoming the first five-star general in American history. It has been suggested that the denomination of "Marshal" for a five-star officer ...
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Proposed insignia of the Generalissimo of the Soviet Union (only held by Joseph Stalin). Generalissimo [1] (/ ˌ dʒ ɛ n (ə) r ə ˈ l ɪ s ɪ m oʊ / JEN-(ə-)rə-LIS-ih-moh), also generalissimus, is a military rank of the highest degree, superior to field marshal and other five-star ranks in the states where they are used.
Position insignia Position Part of Photo Incumbent Service branch Africa Command: U.S. Africa Command: Deputy Director of Operations (J-3), U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) Not applicable