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==Other states to have used the title== ===Electorate (1356–1806) and Kingdom of Saxony (1806–1918)=== {{originalresearch|section|date=May 2022}} The rank of Field Marshal was first used in the northern German State of [[Electorate of Saxony|Saxony]] within the Holy Roman Empire in 1631. It was then used nine further times in that century and seven times in the 18th century. It was used twice in the 19th century by the [[Kingdom of Saxony]] after it became part of the [[German Empire]] in 1871. === Ethiopia === The rank of Field Marshal General was first used in [[Ethiopia]] in 2022. On 8 January 2022, Prime Minister [[Abiy Ahmed]] presided over the [[Ethiopian National Defense Force]] promotion ceremony, that saw the rank be introduced to [[Birhanu Jula]], [[Chief of General Staff (Ethiopia)|Chief of General Staff]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ethiopia gets its first Field Marshal General – New Business Ethiopia |url=https://newbusinessethiopia.com/politics/ethiopia-gets-its-first-field-marshal-general/ |access-date=2023-03-13 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ethiopia awards rank of Field Marshal to General Berhanu Jula |url=https://www.fanabc.com/english/ethiopia-awards-rank-of-field-marshal-to-general-berhanu-jula/ |access-date=2023-03-13 |website=Welcome to Fana Broadcasting Corporate S.C |language=en-US}}</ref> === Russia === {{Main article|Field marshal (Russia)|Marshal of the Soviet Union|Marshal of the Russian Federation}} The Rank of General-Field marshal (Russian: Генерал-фельдмаршал) was used in the [[Russian Empire]] until 1917 when the [[Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic]], as part of the rank system being abolished as a whole, abolished it.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Segrillo |first=Angelo |date=November 2016 |title=A First Complete Translation into English of Peter the Great's Original Table of Ranks: Observations on the Occurrence of a Black Hole in the Translation of Russian Historical Documents |url=http://lea.vitis.uspnet.usp.br/arquivos/arttableofrankslea.pdf |website=lea.vitis.uspnet.usp.br}}</ref> In 1935, it was reintroduced as the [[Marshal of the Soviet Union]] (Russian: Маршал Советского Союза) under [[Joseph Stalin]], which lasted until the [[dissolution of the Soviet Union]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Erickson |first=Jogn |title=The Soviet High Command: A Military-Political History, 1918–1941 |publisher=Frank Cass Publishers |year=1962 |isbn=978-0415408608 |edition=3rd |publication-date=2006}}</ref> In 1993, with the [[Constitution of Russia|declaration of the Russian Federation]], it was reintroduced once more as the [[Marshal of the Russian Federation]] (Russian: Маршал Российской Федерации).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Новости |first=Р. И. А. |date=22 September 2010 |title=Воинское звание "Маршал Советского Союза". Справка |url=https://ria.ru/20100922/278036470.html |access-date=12 February 2025 |website=РИА Новости |language=ru}}</ref>
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