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  • Dae Wonsu (대원수): Grand Marshal of North Korea (Hanja:大元帥), superior to the Marshal rank of Wonsu
  • Dai-Gensui (大元帥): Grand Marshal of the Empire of Japan. The highest title in the Imperial Japanese Army, held solely by the Emperor of Japan, the constitutional Commander in chief. The rank was abolished at the end of World War II.
  • Hai Lu Jun Da Yuan Shuai (海陸軍大元帥): Grand Marshal of the Navy and Army of the Republic of China was first established in Guangzhou on September 10, 1917.
  • Reichsmarschall: Marshal of the Reich. This rank was created especially for Hermann Göring in 1940, possibly in imitation of the rank of Reichsgeneralfeldmarschall held by the Catholic and Evangelical commanders-in-chief of the imperial armies in the Holy Roman Empire, held by such figures as Prince Eugene of Savoy and Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen.
  • Primo Maresciallo dell'Impero d'Italia: First Marshal of the Empire. The highest rank in the Italian military, held only by Victor Emmanuel III of Italy and Benito Mussolini. The rank was abolished following World War II.

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