Field marshal (Danish: Feltmarskalk; Danish pronunciation: [ˈfεlˀdˌmɑːˌɕalˀ]) was the highest rank of the Royal Danish Army until its abolition in 1842...
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Lieutenant field marshal, also frequently historically field marshal lieutenant (German: Feldmarschall-Leutnant, formerly Feldmarschallleutnant, historically...
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Bernard Montgomery (redirect from Field Marshal Montgomery)
Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein KG, GCB, DSO, PC, DL (/məntˈɡʌməri ... ˈæləmeɪn/; 17 November 1887 – 24 March...
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chambellans, ministers, lieutenants general of the armies, UK field marshal, Denmark marshal, ambassadors, grand hospitaller of the Order of Malta, presidents...
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the publication of the Danish order of precedence. Here generals of the branch were placed below Lieutenant field marshal (Danish: Feltmarskal Lieutenant)...
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of Luftmarsk (transl. air marshal) was proposed by Christian Førslev as a rank for the potential Chief of the Royal Danish Air Force. The rank would have...
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18:30 British Double Summer Time, at Lüneburg Heath, south of Hamburg, Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery accepted the unconditional surrender of the German...
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Generalmajor (category CS1 Danish-language sources (da))
the publication of the Danish order of precedence. Here generals of the branch were placed below Lieutenant field marshal (Danish: Feltmarskal Lieutenant)...
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of Bolivia Marshal (Brazil) Marshal of the Realm (Denmark) Marshal of Finland France Marshal of France (includes Marshal of the Empire, both equivalent...
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Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel (category Articles containing Danish-language text)
Hesse-Kassel and a Danish general field marshal. Brought up with relatives at the Danish court, he spent most of his life in Denmark, serving as royal governor...
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Simon Grundel-Helmfelt (category Field marshals of Sweden)
field marshal and governor. Helmfelt is most notable for his overwhelming victory at the Battle of Lund despite being heavily outnumbered by Danish troops...
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Sarit Thanarat (redirect from Field Marshal Sarit Dhanarajata)
Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat (also spelt Dhanarajata; Thai: สฤษดิ์ ธนะรัชต์, pronounced [sā.rìt tʰā.ná.rát]; 16 June 1908 – 8 December 1963) was a Thai...
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Charles Eugène de Croÿ (category Field marshals of the Holy Roman Empire)
de Krua; 1651 – 30 January [O.S. 20] 1702) was a German and Russian Field Marshal and nobleman from the French noble House of Croÿ. His father was Jacques...
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Jesper Mattson Cruus af Edeby (category Field marshals of Sweden)
Swedish soldier and politician, being appointed Privy Councilor in 1612, Field Marshal in 1615, Lord High Treasurer in 1615, and Governor of Riga in 1621....
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Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (redirect from Field Marshal von Blücher)
Fürst (prince) von Wahlstatt, was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall (field marshal). He earned his greatest recognition after leading his army against...
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Claude Louis, Comte de Saint-Germain (category French expatriates in Denmark)
accepted an appointment as field marshal from Frederick V of Denmark-Norway, being charged in 1762 with the reorganization of the Danish army. In 1767, he and...
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Ernst Albrecht von Eberstein (category Field marshals of Saxony)
1676 in Sangerhausen) was a German Army Commander, Saxon Field Marshal and Knight in the Danish Order of the Elephant. Eberstein was the son of Wolf Dietrich...
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Lennart Torstensson (category Field marshals of Sweden)
Lennart Torstensson (17 August 1603 – 7 April 1651), Swedish Field Marshal and later Governor-General of Pomerania, Västergötland, Dalsland, Värmland...
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Prince Frederik of Hesse (category Military personnel of Denmark-Norway)
of Hesse-Cassel (24 May 1771 – 24 February 1845) was a Danish-German nobleman, field marshal and governor-general of Norway (1810–1813) and the same...
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Battle of Lund (category Battles involving Denmark)
Christian V of Denmark, aided by General Carl von Arensdorff. The Swedish army, which numbered about 8,000, was commanded by Field Marshal Simon Grundel-Helmfelt...
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Georg Benedikt von Ogilvy (category Field marshals of Saxony)
Ogilvy de Muirtown (19 March 1651 – 8 October 1710), was a Polish-Saxon Field Marshal of Scottish descent, who also served in the Habsburg and Russian armies...
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Marshal of the Empire (French: Maréchal d'Empire) was a civil dignity during the First French Empire. It was created by Sénatus-consulte on 18 May 1804...
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JEN-(ə-)rə-LIS-ih-moh) is a military rank of the highest degree, superior to field marshal and other five-star ranks in the states where they are used. The word...
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Prince Christian of Hesse (category Military personnel of Denmark-Norway)
a son of the Danish Field Marshal Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel and Princess Louise of Denmark, he was a member of the extended Danish Royal Family and...
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Rutger von Ascheberg (category Field marshals of Sweden)
servant who served as Lieutenant General in 1670, General in 1674, Field Marshal in 1678, Governor General of the Scanian provinces, in 1680, and Royal...
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Fredericia (redirect from Fredericia, Denmark)
attacks. However, the fortifications were not perfect, and when Swedish Field Marshal Lennart Torstenson invaded Jutland, he was able to break through the...
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Claus von Ahlefeldt (category Danish soldiers)
of Holstein, who married the King of Denmark-Norway's natural daughter and rose to become a field marshal in Danish-Norwegian service. Ahlefeldt began his...
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Joseph Radetzky von Radetz (redirect from Marshal Radetzky)
(2 November 1766 – 5 January 1858) was a Czech nobleman and Austrian field marshal. He served as chief of the general staff in the Habsburg monarchy during...
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Peter August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (category Field marshals of the Russian Empire)
became Governor General of Reval (Tallinn), Governor of Estonia, and a Field Marshal in the Russian Imperial Army. He died in Reval, Russian Empire. He was...
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General officer (category Articles containing Danish-language text)
below field marshal as a four-star rank (NATO OF-9). Usually it is the most senior peacetime rank, with more senior ranks (for example, field marshal, marshal...
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