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'''Field Marshal''' is used as and equivalent of a five star General in many armies, including the British Army where the rank is currently inactive.   

'''Field Marshal''' is used as and equivalent of a five star General in many armies, including the British Army where the rank is currently inactive.   

The rank of '''Colonel General''' was used in the German Army as a rank equivalent to a four star general, though this translation from the German ''General Oberst'' is somewhat misguided; coming from the German rank of Oberst being equivalent to a Colonel (Oberst simply means "top-most").  The later adoption of the rank of Colonel General other armies such as Russia and North Korea is as a result of this inperfect translation.

The rank of '''Colonel General''' was used in the German Army as a rank equivalent to a four star general, though this translation from the German ''General Oberst'' is somewhat misguided; coming from the German rank of Oberst being equivalent to a Colonel (Oberst simply means "top-most").  The later adoption of the rank of Colonel General other armies such as Russia and North Korea is as a result of this imperfect translation.

In some militaries the rank of '''Brigadier''' is used in place of Brigadier General.  This includes the British Army who had already informally used this title for its Brigadier Generals up until 1922 when they replaced the rank briefly with Colonel Commandant (a rank previously exclusive to the Royal Marines).  In 1929 the rank of Brigadier replaced this in both the Army and Royal Marines.

In some militaries the rank of '''Brigadier''' is used in place of Brigadier General.  This includes the British Army who had already informally used this title for its Brigadier Generals up until 1922 when they replaced the rank briefly with Colonel Commandant (a rank previously exclusive to the Royal Marines).  In 1929 the rank of Brigadier replaced this in both the Army and Royal Marines.