Field Marshal facts for kids

A Field Marshal is the highest rank in the British Army, and some other armies, such as the German Army. The equivalent rank in the U.S. Army is the Five-star General.

The rank of Field Marshal is never awarded except to a General who has commanded an army in war.

Images for kids

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  General Sir Harold Alexander was promoted to field marshal in the British Army when he was made Supreme Allied Commander Mediterranean during World War II

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  Marshal Duke of Caxias

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  C. G. E. Mannerheim

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  (Ethiopian Army)

See also

In Spanish: Mariscal de campo para niños