Marshal of Poland

Marshal of Poland

300px NATO OF-10

Marshal of Poland (Marszałek Polski) is the highest rank in the Polish Army. It has been granted to only six officers. At present, this rank is equivalent to a Field Marshal or General of the Army (OF-10) in other NATO armies.

History

Today there are no living Marshals of Poland, since this rank is bestowed only on military commanders who have achieved victory in war. Recently, however, the rank of four-star with modernized name Generał has been introduced, and on August 15, 2002, was granted to Czesław Piątas, at present civilian, former Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Poland.

In all, the following persons have served as Marshals of Poland.

Marshals of Poland

#	Name	Appointed	Information
1.	Józef Piłsudski	19 March 1920	First Marshal of Poland
2.	Ferdinand Foch	13 April 1923	French general who was supreme commander of the Allied armies of World War I on the Western Front, also made Marshal of France and an honorary British Field Marshal
3.	Edward Rydz-Śmigły	10 November 1936	Served as Marshal until World War II
4.	Michał Rola-Żymierski	3 May 1945	First Marshal of the People's Republic of Poland
5.	70px Konstanty Rokossowski	5 November 1949	Also Marshal of the Soviet Union
6.	70px Marian Spychalski	7 October 1963	Died in office

See also

• Hetman
• Marshal
• Poland