Hvad er den højeste rang i militæret?
General of the Army
United States military seniority
Anciennitetsrækkefølge
Rangorden
Officer
Tjeneste
Højeste rang
Dato for indtræden i rang
Historisk betydning


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George Washington
USA's hær
General for hæren
4. juli 1976
Erklæret ved en lov fra kongressen i 1976 til den ældste amerikanske officer gennem tiderne. Havde rang af generalløjtnant i USA's hær i sin levetid samt en særlig rang af "general og øverstkommanderende" i den kontinentale hær under den amerikanske revolutionskrig.


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1
John Pershing
Den amerikanske hær
General for hæren
3. september 1919
Den eneste person, der har haft rang af general af hæren i aktiv tjeneste. Blev uofficielt anerkendt som seksstjernegeneral under Anden Verdenskrig efter en pressekonference af Henry L. Stimson.


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1
George Dewey
U.S. Navy
Admiral i flåden
2. marts 1899
Inaugural og eneste indehaver af rang.


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4
Winfield Scott
Den amerikanske hær
Generalløjtnant
29. marts 1847
Anden person i amerikansk historie til at have rang af generalløjtnant efter George Washington. Højeste officer i det amerikanske militær under den mexicansk-amerikanske krig samt i de første måneder af den amerikanske borgerkrig


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3
Ulysses S. Grant
Den amerikanske hær
General for hæren
25. juli 1866
Indledende indehaver af rang, som var en 19. århundredes ækvivalent til en moderne firestjernet general (dette adskilte sig fra det 20. århundredes rang af samme navn, som klart var en femstjernet stilling).


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3
David G. Farragut
Den amerikanske flåde
Admiral
25. juli 1866
Første indehaver af denne rang, som blev tildelt af kongressen på grund af tjenester ydet som højtstående officer i flåden under den amerikanske borgerkrig.


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3
William T. Sherman
Den amerikanske hær
General for hæren
4. marts 1869
Anden indehaver af rang "General of the Army". Grant, Sherman og Sheridan bar fire stjerner og havde en rang svarende til de nuværende firestjernede generaler og admiraler (O-10), et trin højere end generalløjtnants rang fra borgerkrigstiden. Denne særlige version af titlen General of the Army of the United States, Act of US Congress July 25, 1866, viste, at kongressen havde til hensigt, at kun én person skulle have den ad gangen.


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3
David D. Porter
Amerikansk flåde
Admiral
25. juli 1866
Anden person i den amerikanske flådes historie til at have rang af admiral.


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4
Stephen C. Rowan
Den amerikanske flåde
Viceadmiral
1. august 1870
Den længst siddende officer i den amerikanske flådes historie med 63 års tjeneste og pensionering i en alder af 80 år.


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3
Philip H. Sheridan
U.S. Army
General for hæren
1. juni 1888
Sidste person i den amerikanske hærs historie, der havde rang af "general af hæren" fra borgerkrigens tid. Rangen blev nedlagt ved Sheridans død og blev først genindført under Anden Verdenskrig, da som en femstjernet stilling.


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4
John Schofield
Den amerikanske hær
Generalløjtnant
5. februar 1895
Første øverstkommanderende general i USA's hær efter afskaffelsen af rang som general i hæren og første forfremmelse i fredstid til den permanente rang som generalløjtnant.


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4
Nelson A. Miles
U.S. Army
Generalløjtnant
6. juni 1900
Sidste øverstbefalende general i USA's hær. Efterfulgt af Samuel Baldwin Marks Young, som blev den første stabschef. Fra dette tidspunkt blev stabschefen som standard betragtet som den øverste officer i den amerikanske hær.


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3
Tasker Bliss
U.S. Army
General
6. oktober 1917
Den anden person, der blev forfremmet til firestjernet general i det 20. århundrede (den anden var John Pershing) for sin tjeneste i den nationale hær under Første Verdenskrig.


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2
William D. Leahy
Den amerikanske flåde
Flådeadmiral
15. december 1944
Første femstjernede officer udnævnt under Anden Verdenskrig


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2
George C. Marshall
U.S. Army
General for hæren
16. december 1944
Anden officer forfremmet til fem stjerner. Den første forfremmelse af disse officerer blev fordelt over en periode på en uge for at matche den oprindelige anciennitet, som officererne på fire-stjernet niveau havde.


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2
Ernest J. King
U.S. Navy
Flådeadmiral
17. december 1944
Tredje officer forfremmet til femstjerne rang


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2
Douglas MacArthur
Den amerikanske hær
General for hæren
18. december 1944
Fjerde officer til at have femstjernestatus og den anden i den amerikanske hær (efter George Marshall).  MacArthur blev yderligere overvejet til at blive forfremmet til den "seksstjernede" stilling som general af hæren, både under og efter Anden Verdenskrig.


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2
Chester W. Nimitz
Den amerikanske flåde
Flådeadmiral
19. december 1944
Femte officer til at have femstjerne rang og den tredje i den amerikanske flåde.  Var den første chef for flådens operationer efter Anden Verdenskrig.


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2
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Den amerikanske hær
General for hæren
20. december 1944
Var senere USA's præsident.  Blev tvunget til at fratræde sin udnævnelse som femstjerneofficer i løbet af sin embedsperiode; femstjerne rang blev genindsat efter at have forladt embedet af præsident John F. Kennedy


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2
Henry H. Arnold
U.S. Army
General for hæren
21. december 1944
Den sidste af de oprindelige femstjernede udnævnelser under Anden Verdenskrig.


U.S. Air Force
General for luftvåbnet
7. maj 1949
Femstjernet rang blev konverteret til general af luftvåbenet i 1949.  Ingen anden officer har haft luftvåbnets femstjernede rang siden Arnold.


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2
William F. Halsey
Den amerikanske flåde
Flådeadmiral
11. december 1945
Den første af to forfremmelser efter Anden Verdenskrig til femstjernet rang (den anden var Omar Bradley)


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2
Omar Bradley
U.S. Army
General for hæren
20. september 1950
Den seneste officer i USA's historie, der blev forfremmet til femstjernet rang


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3
Raymond Spruance
U.S. Navy
Admiral
4. februar 1944
Han var tæt på at blive flådeadmiral, men hans forfremmelse blev konsekvent blokeret af kongresmedlem Carl Vinson, men han fik fuld løn som admiral på pensioneringslisten i juli 1948.  Destroyer i Spruance-klassen er opkaldt til hans ære.


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3
George Patton
Den amerikanske hær
General
14. april 1945
Generelt anset som den mest succesfulde amerikanske øverstbefalende i den europæiske krigsskueplads under Anden Verdenskrig.  Han var en mulig kandidat til at blive general af hæren, men blev dræbt i en bilulykke i 1945, før han kunne komme i betragtning.


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3
Matthew Ridgway
U.S. Army
General
11. maj 1951
Erstattede Douglas MacArthur som øverste officer under Korea-krigen, efter at MacArthur blev afløst af Harry S. Truman. Var senere stabschef for den amerikanske hær.
General of the army
United States military seniority
Seniority Order
Rank Order
Officer
Service
Highest rank
Date of rank
Historical significance


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George Washington
U.S. Army
General of the Armies
4 Jul 1976
Declared by a Congressional Act in 1976 to be the senior most United States officer of all time. Held the rank of lieutenant general in the United States Army during his lifetime, as well as a special rank of "General and Commander-in-Chief" of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.


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1
John Pershing
U.S. Army
General of the Armies
3 Sep 1919
Only person to hold the rank of General of the Armies on active duty. Recognized unofficially as a six-star general during World War II after a press conference by Henry L. Stimson.


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1
George Dewey
U.S. Navy
Admiral of the Navy
2 Mar 1899
Inaugural and sole holder of rank.


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4
Winfield Scott
U.S. Army
Lieutenant general
29 Mar 1847
Second person in American history to hold  the rank of lieutenant general after George Washington. Senior officer of the U.S. military during the Mexican–American War as well as the opening months of the American Civil War


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3
Ulysses S. Grant
U.S. Army
General of the Army
25 Jul 1866
Inaugural holder of the rank, which was a 19th-century equivalent to a modern-day four-star general (this differed from the 20th century rank of the same name which was clearly a five star position).


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3
David G. Farragut
U.S. Navy
Admiral
25 Jul 1866
Inaugural holder of the rank, granted by Congress due to services rendered as senior officer of the navy during the American Civil War.


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3
William T. Sherman
U.S. Army
General of the Army
4 Mar 1869
Second holder of the rank "General of the Army". Grant, Sherman, and Sheridan wore four stars and held ranks equivalent to current four-star (O-10) generals and admirals, one step higher than the Civil War era rank of lieutenant general. This special version of the title General of the Army of the United States, Act of US Congress July 25, 1866, indicated that Congress intended only one person to have it at a time.


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3
David D. Porter
U.S. Navy
Admiral
25 Jul 1866
Second person in the history of the United States Navy to hold the rank of admiral.


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4
Stephen C. Rowan
U.S. Navy
Vice admiral
1 Aug 1870
Longest serving officer in the history of the United States Navy with 63 years of service and retirement at the age of 80.


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3
Philip H. Sheridan
U.S. Army
General of the Army
1 Jun 1888
Final person in U.S. Army history to hold the Civil War era rank "General of the Army". The rank was discontinued upon Sheridan's death and was not reactivated until World War II, then as a five star position.


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4
John Schofield
U.S. Army
Lieutenant general
5 Feb 1895
First Commanding General of the United States Army following the disestablishment of the rank General of the Army and first peacetime promotion to the permanent rank of lieutenant general.


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4
Nelson A. Miles
U.S. Army
Lieutenant general
6 Jun 1900
Last Commanding General of the United States Army. Succeeded by Samuel Baldwin Marks Young who became the first Chief of Staff. From this point on the Chief of Staff was by default considered the most senior officer of the United States Army.


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3
Tasker Bliss
U.S. Army
General
6 Oct 1917
Second person promoted to the four star rank of General in the 20th century (the other was John Pershing) for service in the National Army during the First World War.


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2
William D. Leahy
U.S. Navy
Fleet Admiral
15 Dec 1944
First five star officer appointed during the Second World War


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2
George C. Marshall
U.S. Army
General of the Army
16 Dec 1944
Second officer promoted to five stars. The initial promotion of these officers was spaced over a period of one week so as to match the original seniority held by the officers at the four star level.


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2
Ernest J. King
U.S. Navy
Fleet Admiral
17 Dec 1944
Third officer promoted to five star rank


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2
Douglas MacArthur
U.S. Army
General of the Army
18 Dec 1944
Fourth officer to hold five star rank and second within the United States Army (after George Marshall).  MacArthur was further considered for promotion to the "six star" position of General of the Armies, both during and following the Second World War.


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2
Chester W. Nimitz
U.S. Navy
Fleet Admiral
19 Dec 1944
Fifth officer to hold five star rank and the third within the United States Navy.  Served as the first post-World War II Chief of Naval Operations


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2
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U.S. Army
General of the Army
20 Dec 1944
Later served as President of the United States.  Required to resign his commission as a five star officer during his term; five star rank was reinstated after leaving office by president John F. Kennedy


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2
Henry H. Arnold
U.S. Army
General of the Army
21 Dec 1944
Last of the initial five star appointments during the Second World War.


U.S. Air Force
General of the Air Force
7 May 1949
Five star rank was converted to that of General of the Air Force in 1949.  No other officer has held the Air Force five star version since Arnold.


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2
William F. Halsey
U.S. Navy
Fleet Admiral
11 Dec 1945
First of two post World War II promotions to five star rank (the other being Omar Bradley)


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2
Omar Bradley
U.S. Army
General of the Army
20 Sep 1950
Most recent officer in U.S. history to be promoted to five star rank


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3
Raymond Spruance
U.S. Navy
Admiral
4 Feb 1944
A close contender for the rank of Fleet Admiral, his promotion was consistently blocked by Congressman Carl Vinson, but he was granted the full pay of an admiral on the retirement list in July 1948.  The Spruance-class destroyer is named in his honor.


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George Patton
U.S. Army
General
14 Apr 1945
Generally regarded as the most successful U.S. combat commander of the European theatre of World War II.  A possible contender for the rank of General of the Army, he was killed in an automotive accident in 1945 before any such consideration


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Matthew Ridgway
U.S. Army
General
11 May 1951
Replaced Douglas MacArthur as senior officer during the Korean War, after MacArthur was relieved by Harry S. Truman. Later served as Chief of Staff of the United States Army.
United States military seniority