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via field radio on 30 January 1943, a day before his army's inevitable surrender, in order to encourage him to continue to fight until death or commit suicide. In the promotion, Hitler noted that no German or, before that, Prussian field marshal had ever been captured alive.
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following a fierce argument with Hitler over the future of the German surface fleet. Model, one of Hitler's most successful commanders, had nevertheless lost the Fuhrer's confidence by war's end and committed suicide to avoid capture and likely trial as a
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Promotion to the rank did not guarantee Hitler's ongoing favour, however. As the tide of the war turned, Hitler took out his frustrations on his top commanders, relieving most of the
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within the Holy Roman Empire in 1631. It was then used nine further times in that century and seven times in the 18th century. It was used twice in the 19th century by the
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a field marshal and Commander in chief of the German Air Force after Göring had fallen out of Hitler's favour, making Greim the last German field marshal in history.
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and took no further active part in the war. Kleist, Manstein and Sperrle were similarly retired in 1944 and Rundstedt and Weichs in March 1945. Grand Admiral
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of duty before the war's conclusion. Bock, Brauchitsch, Leeb, and List were all relieved of their posts in 1942 for perceived failures during
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had several privileges, such as elevation to nobility, equal protocol rank with Cabinet ministers, the right of reporting directly to the
1908: 235:, other officers were promoted as required. Between 1914 and 1918, ten men attained this rank, of whom four were members of the reigning 1801: 1319: 1078: 1089:; the head-of-state council of the GDR) during wartime or for exceptional military achievement; no one ever held the rank, however. 1314: 502: 384:, when only five German officers (excluding honorary promotions to members of royal families and foreign officers) were designated 986: 474: 100: 1433: 985:, another loyal officer, was promoted on 5 April 1945. Three weeks later, he was made Commander-in-Chief of the German Army in 455: 17: 481: 1469: 1412: 1819: 1168: 1903: 1898: 488: 1796: 1728: 1302: 1252: 896: 521: 1234: 1294: 1153: 1814: 1753: 1462: 470: 170: 1607: 1219: 459: 1156: 1082: 366: 248: 943: 1733: 1696: 1386: 952: 939: 813: 744: 620: 309: 1160: 771: 158: 793: 1066: 344: 43: 1845: 1776: 1701: 409: 60: 495: 1559: 1230: 1000: 817: 798: 776: 448: 1045:. Milch was relieved after conspiring unsuccessfully to have Göring removed from command of the 812:, Hitler promoted nine Army generals and three of the air force to the rank of field marshal on 1806: 1485: 963: 1226: 272: 1824: 1706: 990: 947: 183: 982: 1665: 1266: 1029: 971: 922: 918: 849: 417: 401: 393: 139: 900: 841: 763: 549: 8: 1670: 1554: 845: 720: 389: 370: 1765: 1338:
Instruction (de: Adjustierungsvorschrift) of the k.u.k. Army as to 1871; Issue from 1911
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in Nazi Germany was very rewarding as, apart from a yearly salary, Hitler introduced
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Ich habe nicht die Absicht, mich für diesen bayerischen Gefreiten zu erschießen.
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against Hitler. By war's end, only Keitel, Kesselring, Greim and Grand Admiral
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The rank of Field Marshal was first used in the northern German State of
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From 1944 to 1945, three more men would reach this rank. In early 1944,
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on 25 March 1982. A general could be appointed to this rank by the
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Grand Admirals. (Another promotion, that of Austrian General
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promotion ceremony, that saw the rank be introduced to
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Paulus surrendered the following day anyway, claiming,
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The rank of Field Marshal General was first used in
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Index

General field marshal

Prussian
marshal's baton
Franz Joseph I of Austria
[ɡenəʁaːlˈfɛltmaʁʃal]

Old High German
field marshal
German states
Holy Roman Empire
Habsburg monarchy
Austrian Empire
Austria-Hungary
Grand Admiral
Kaiserliche Marine
Kriegsmarine
five-star rank
OF-10
NATO naval forces
List of Austrian field marshals

k.u.k. Army
gorget
Austrian Empire
Austria-Hungary
Kaiserlicher und königlicher
Holy Roman Empire
Emperor
King

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