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===Serbia and Yugoslavia=== {{Main|Vojvoda (Serbia and Yugoslavia)}} In Serbian, field marshal can be literally translated as {{Langx|sr|label=none|Бојни Маршал|Bojni Maršal}}. The closest equivalent of a five-star general in Serbia was [[Vojvoda (Serbia and Yugoslavia)]], a military rank that has many similarities compared to [[Generalfeldmarschall]], [[Marshal of France]] and [[Field marshal (United Kingdom)]] but also differs in way of promotion, duration and style. However, the name of this military is [[Etymology|etymologically]] closer to the nobility title of [[duke]]. It was the highest rank in the army of the [[Kingdom of Serbia]] and [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]] until the [[Second World War]]. It was first created with the passing of the law on the ''Organization of the Army'' of the Kingdom of Serbia in 1901. The law was passed on the suggestion of [[Lieutenant Colonel]] (later [[Divisional General]]) [[Miloš Vasić (General)|Miloš Vasić]], who was minister of defense at the time. The rank was awarded only during the war for particular military contributions of top generals. Only four Serbian generals have reached the rank of Vojvoda, most notably [[Radomir Putnik]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Medal-Medaille, Orders, decorations and medals of the world for sale online |url=http://www.medal-medaille.com/sold/product_info.php?products_id=778 |access-date=2023-02-14 |website=www.medal-medaille.com |archive-date=14 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230214095233/http://www.medal-medaille.com/sold/product_info.php?products_id=778 |url-status=live }}</ref> Later [[Yugoslav People's Army]] had the rank of [[Marshal of Yugoslavia]] used only by [[Josip Broz Tito]] as the supreme commander. This would actually be one rank above the rank of Field marshal and the equivalent of a [[Six star general|six-star general]], but it was essentially an [[honorific]] title with political connotations that became Tito's best-known nickname.
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