Marshal of Poland

Template:Short description Template:Refimprove Template:Expand Polish Template:Infobox military rank Marshal of Poland (Template:Langx) is the highest rank in the Polish Army. It has been granted to only six officers. At present, Marshal is equivalent to a field marshal or general of the army (OF-10) in other NATO armies.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

History

File:Buława Rydza-Śmigłego.JPG

Buława of a Marshal of Poland

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 the modernised 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 Polish Armed Forces.

List of Marshals

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

Template:Abbr	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Appointed	Aged	Information
1	File:Józef Piłsudski (-1930).jpg	Józef Piłsudski Template:Small	19 March 1920	Template:Age in years and days	First Marshal of Poland
2	File:Maarschalk Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929), Bestanddeelnr 158-1095 (cropped).jpg	Ferdinand Foch Template:Small	13 April 1923	Template:Age in years and days	French general who was Supreme Allied Commander during World War I, also made Marshal of France and an honorary British Field Marshal
3	File:Marshal Rydz-Smigly LOC hec 27123.jpg	Edward Rydz-Śmigły Template:Small	10 November 1936	Template:Age in years and days	Served as Marshal until World War II. He was a major figure during the invasion of Poland.
4	File:Rola-Żymierski Michał.jpg	Michał Rola-Żymierski Template:Small	3 May 1945	Template:Age in years and days	First Marshal of the Polish People's Republic
5	File:Konstanty Rokossowski w polskim mundurze.jpg	Konstanty Rokossowski Template:Small	5 November 1949	Template:Age in years and days	Also Marshal of the Soviet Union
6	File:Marian Spychalski.jpg	Marian Spychalski Template:Small	7 October 1963	Template:Age in years and days	Died in office