List of Field Marshals
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This is a list of the officers who have held the rank of Field Marshal or Marshal.
[edit] Afghanistan
- HM Nasrullah Khan (1875-1920)
- 1905 - HM Inayatullah Shah (1888-1946)
- HRH Mahmud Khan (1887-1959)
- 1929 - HRH Shah Wali Khan (1888-1977)
- 2001 - Mohammed Fahim
[edit] Albania
[edit] Argentina
[edit] Australia
- 1927 - William Riddell Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood (1865-1951)
- 8 June 1950 - Sir Thomas Blamey (1884-1951)
- 1 April 1954 - HRH Prince Philip, 1st Duke of Edinburgh (b.1921)
[edit] Austria/Austria-Hungary
[edit] Brazil
- Manuel Luís Osório, Marquis of Herval (d.1879)
- 15 October 1864 - HRH Prince Louis-Philippe d'Orléans (1842-1922)
- 1884 - Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca (1827-1892)
- Floriano Peixoto (1837-1895)
- Hermes Rodrigues da Fonseca (1855-1923)
- João Mascarenhas de Morais (1883-1968)
- Henrique Baptista Duffles Teixeira Lott
- Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco (1900-1967)
- Artur da Costa e Silva (1902-1969)
[edit] Cambodia
[edit] Republic of China
- HH Maharaja Chandra Shamsher of Lambjang and Kaski (1863-1929)
- Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975)
- 26 November 1946 - HH Maharaja Padma Shamsher of Lambjang and Kaski (1882-1961)
[edit] People's Republic of China
- 1955 - Zhu De (1886-1976)
- 1955 - Peng Dehuai (1898-1974)
- 1955 - Lin Biao (1908-1971?)
- 1955 - Liu Bocheng (1892-1986)
- 1955 - He Long (1896-1969)
- 1955 - Chen Yi (1901-1972)
- 1955 - Luo Ronghuan (1902-1963)
- 1955 - Xu Xiangqian (1901-1990)
- 1955 - Nie Rongzhen (1899-1992)
- 1955 - Ye Jianying (1897-1986)
[edit] Independent State of Croatia
- 1941 - Slavko Kvaternik (1876-1947)
[edit] Egypt
- HH Abbas I Hilmi Pasha (1813-1854)
- Yahya Mansur Yeghen (1837-1913)
- Horatio Herbert Kitchener (1850-1916)
- 20 December 1914 - HH Sultan Husayn Kamil (1853-1917)
- HM King Fuad I (1868-1936)
- HM King Farouk (1920-1965)
- 1949 - HM King Abdullah I of Jordan (1882-1951)
- 26 July 1952 - HM King Fuad II (b.1952)
- 21 February 1955 - HM King Hussein of Jordan (1935-1999)
- Ahmed Ismail Ali (1917-1974)
- Abdel Hakim Amer (1919-1967)
- Abd al-Halim Abu Ghazaleh
- Mohamed Hussein Tantawi (b.1935)
[edit] Ethiopia
[edit] Finland
[edit] France
[edit] Germany
[edit] Greece
- 1913 - HM King Constantine I of the Hellenes (1868-1923)
- 1922 - HM King George II of the Hellenes (1890-1947)
- 1947 - HM King Paul of Greece (1901-1964)
- 1949 - Alexandros Papagos (1883-1955)
- 1964 - HM King Constantine II of the Hellenes (b.1940)
[edit] Holy Roman Empire
[edit] India
- 1 January 1973 - Sam Manekshaw (b.1914)
- 1983 - K. M. Cariappa (1899-1993)
[edit] Iran
[edit] Iraq
- HM King Faisal I (1883-1933)
- 8 September 1933 - HM King Ghazi (1912-1939)
- 6 April 1939 - HRH Prince Abdul Illah (1913-1958)
- 2 May 1953 - HM King Faisal II (1935-1958)
- Abdul Salam Arif (1921-1966)
- 1979 - Saddam Hussein (b.1937)
[edit] Italy
- Benito Mussolini (1883-1945)
- 1924 - Conte Luigi Cadorna (1850-1928)
- 1924 - Armando Diaz (1861-1928)
- 1926 - Emanuele Filiberto, 2nd Duke of Aosta (1869-1931)
- 26 May 1926 - Pietro Badoglio (1871-1956)
- 1926 - Enrico Caviglia (1862-1945)
- 1926 - Guglielmo Pecori-Giraldi (1856-1941)
- 16 November 1935 - Emilio De Bono (1866-1944)
- 9 May 1936 - Rodolfo Graziani (1882-1955)
- 1 July - 1942 - Conte Ugo Cavallero (1880-1943)
- 12 August 1942 - Ettore Bastico (1876-1972)
- 29 October 1942 - HRH Umberto, Prince of Piedmont (1904-1983)
- 12 May 1943 - Giovanni Messe (1883-1968)
[edit] Japan
Note: The names below appear in Japanese order, surname (princely title or peerage title) first, followed by given name.
- 1898 - Prince Komatsu Akihito (1846-1903)
- 1898 - Prince Oyama Iwao (peer) (1843-1916)
- 1898 - Prince Yamagata Aritomo (peer) (1838-1922)
- 1906 - Marquis Nozu Michitsura (1840-1908)
- 1911 - Count Oku Yasukata (1846-1930)
- 1914 - Prince Fushimi Sadanaru (1858-1923)
- 1914 - Yoshimichi Hasegawa (1850-1924)
- 1914 - Kageaki Kawamura (1850-1926)
- 1916 - Count Terauchi Masatake (1852-1919)
- 28 October 1918 - HM King George V of the United Kingdom (1865-1936)
- 1919 - Prince Kanin Kotohito (1865-1945)
- 1921 - Baron Uehara Yusaku (1856-1933)
- 1929 - Prince Kuni Kuniyoshi (1873-1929)
- 1932 - Prince Nashimoto Morimasa (1874-1951)
- 1933 - Baron Muto Nobuyoshi (1868-1933)
- June 1943 - Sugiyama Hajime (1880-1945)
- June 1943 - Hata Shunroku (1879-1962)
- June 1943 - Count Terauchi Hisaichi (1879-1946)
[edit] Jordan
- 1948 - HM King Abdullah I (1882-1951)
- 20 July 1951 - HM King Talal (1909-1972)
- 11 August 1952 - HM King Hussein (1935-1999)
- Habis Al-Majali (1914-2001)
- Abdul Hafeth Al Ka'abnah
- 7 February 1999 - HM King Abdullah II (b.1962)
- 2005 - Sa'ad Khair
[edit] Mongolia
- Horloogiyn Choybalsan (1895-1952)
- G. Demid (d.1937)
[edit] Nepal
- HH Maharaja Chandra Shamsher of Lambjang and Kaski (1863-1929)
- HH Maharaja Juddha Shamsher of Lambjang and Kaski (1875-1952)
- HH Maharaja Padma Shamsher of Lambjang and Kaski (1882-1961)
- HH Sir Keshar Shamsher (1892-1964)
- 14 April 1953 - HM King Tribhuvan (1906-1955)
- 1954 - Rudra Shamsher (1879-1964)
- 2 May 1956 - HM King Mahendra (1920-1972)
- HH Maharaja Bhim Shamsher of Lambjang and Kaski (1865-1962)
- HH Maharaja Mohan Shamsher of Lambjang and Kaski (1885-1967)
- 1972 - HM King Birendra (1945-2001)
- 2 June 2001 - HM King Gyanendra (b.1947)
- Hari Shamsher
- Sir Nir Shamsher (b.1913)
- Sir Kiran Shamsher (b.1916)
[edit] New Zealand
[edit] North Korea
- Kim Il-sung (1912-1994)
- Kim Jong-il (born 1942)
- O Jin U (died 1995)
- Ri Ul-sol
- Choe Gwang (died 1997)
[edit] Pakistan
[edit] Philippines
[edit] Poland
[edit] Portugal
- 1809 - William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford (1768-1854)
- Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852)
- 1927 - Gomes da Costa (1863-1929)
- António Óscar Carmona (1869-1951)
[edit] Romania
- 1930 - Alexandru Averescu (1859-1938)
- 1930 - Constantin Prezan (1861-1943)
- Ion Antonescu (1886-1946)
[edit] Russian Empire
[edit] Russian Federation
- Igor Sergeyev (b.1938)
[edit] Serbia
- 1912 - Radomir Putnik (1847-1917)
- 1914 - Zivojin Misic (1855-1921)
- 1914 - Stepa Stepanovic (1858-1929)
- 1918 - Petar Bojovic (1858-1936)
[edit] South Africa
[edit] Soviet Union
[edit] Spain
- 1810 - Henry Joseph O'Donnell, Count of La Bisbal (1769-1834)
- 1844 - Ramón María Narváez y Campos, Duke of Valencia (1800-1868)
- 1869 - Juan Prim, Marquis of Los Castillejos (1814-1870)
[edit] Sudan
- Abdul Rahman Swar al-Dahab
- Omar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir
- Gaafar Nimeiry
[edit] Sweden
[edit] Syria
[edit] Thailand
- HRH Prince Bhanurangsi Savangwongse (1859-1928)
- Chao Phraya Bordindeachanuchit (Mom Rajawong Arruin Chatkun) (1856-1921)
- Chao Phraya Bordindeachanuchit (Yam Na Nakorn) (1867-1961)
- HRH Prince Boripat Sukhumbandhu (1881-1944)
- HRH Prince Chakrabongse Bhuvanath (1883-1920)
- HRH Prince Chirapravati Voradej (1876-1914)
- Plaek Phibunsongkhram (1887-1964)
- Phin Choonhavan (1891-1973)
- Chao Phraya Surasakmontri (1851-1931)
- Sarit Dhanarajata (1908-1963)
- Thanom Kittikachorn (1912-2004)
- Praphas Charusathien (1912-1997)
[edit] Tunisia
- 14 August 1840 - HH Abu Abbas Ahmed Pasha (1806-1855)
- 7 August 1855 - HH Muhammed Pasha (1811-1859)
- 10 December 1859 - HH Muhammed as-Sadiq Pasha (1813-1882)
- 28 October 1882 - HH Abul Hassan III Pasha (1817-1902)
- 11 June 1902 - HH Muhammed al-Hadi Pasha (1855-1906)
- 11 May 1906 - HH Muhammed al-Nasir Pasha (1855-1922)
- 10 July 1922 - HH Muhammed al-Habib Pasha (1858-1929)
- 11 February 1929 - HH Ahmed II Pasha (1862-1942)
- 19 June 1942 - HH Muhammed al-Munsif Pasha (1881-1948)
- 15 May 1943 - HH Muhammed al-Amin Pasha (1881-1962)
[edit] Turkey
[edit] Uganda
[edit] United Kingdom
[edit] Yemen
[edit] Yemen Arab Republic
[edit] Yugoslavia
[edit] Zaire
[edit] Other countries
The rank also exists or has existed (on paper at least) in Bangladesh, Brunei, Ghana, South Korea, Malaysia, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Oman, Saudi Arabia, and South Vietnam, but not all of these countries have probably actually ever used it.