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<div class="element">'''Service Branch:''' [[Wehrmacht]]</div> | <div class="element">'''Service Branch:''' [[Wehrmacht]]</div> | ||
<div class="element">'''Next Higher Rank:''' [[ | <div class="element">'''Next Higher Rank:''' [[Kriegsführer]]</div> | ||
<div class="element">'''Next Lower Rank:''' [[Generaloberst]]</div> | <div class="element">'''Next Lower Rank:''' [[Generaloberst]]</div> | ||
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The rank Generalfeldmarschall is | The rank Generalfeldmarschall is a [[Germanic]] rank only held by a very few select amount of people. This rank is the highest rank of the [[Wehrmacht]] after the [[Kriegsführer]]. | ||
==Notable Holders== | ==Notable Holders== | ||
*[[Erwin Rommel]] holds this rank as he was | *[[Erwin Rommel]] holds this rank as he was successful in the major successes in Northern Africa. He was awarded the title of Generalfeldmarschall. | ||
*[[Rudolf Riefenstein]] holds this rank due to his large successes in America, mainly the [[United States of America]]. | *[[Rudolf Riefenstein]] holds this rank due to his large successes in America, mainly the [[United States of America]]. | ||
*[[Maximilian von Weichs]] wields this rank as well. | |||
Latest revision as of 15:49, 29 April 2024
Information
Country: Germania
Service Branch: Wehrmacht
Next Higher Rank: Kriegsführer
Next Lower Rank: Generaloberst
Equivalent Ranks: None
The rank Generalfeldmarschall is a Germanic rank only held by a very few select amount of people. This rank is the highest rank of the Wehrmacht after the Kriegsführer.
Notable Holders
- Erwin Rommel holds this rank as he was successful in the major successes in Northern Africa. He was awarded the title of Generalfeldmarschall.
- Rudolf Riefenstein holds this rank due to his large successes in America, mainly the United States of America.
- Maximilian von Weichs wields this rank as well.