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General of the Armies of the United States, more commonly referred to as General of the Armies, is the highest military rank in the United States. The rank has been conferred three times: to John J. P
General of the Armies John J. Pershing, the only person to hold the rank during his own lifetime
The office of General of the Armies was created for George Washington in 1799, but he was not actually appointed until 1976.
John J. Pershing was General of the Armies from September 3, 1919, until his death on July 15, 1948.
The General of the Armies had a spacious office in the old State, War, and Navy Building until 1947.
General of the Army is a five-star general officer rank in the United States Army. It is generally equivalent to the rank of field marshal in other countries. In the United States, a General of the Ar
General of the Armies
…and Civil War general Ulysses S. Grant in 2024. The grade is sometimes described as a six-star general, as being senior to the five-star grade of General of the Army. However, no six-star insignia was ever officially created, and Pershing, the only person to be General of the Armies during his own lifetime, never…
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Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman
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General George C. Marshall, official military photo, 1946