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.
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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)
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