Field marshal (General-feldmarshal, General-fel'dmarshal, General field marshal, or simply Fieldmarshal; Russian: [[w:ru:Генерал-фельдмаршал (Россия)|Генерал-фельдмаршал]]) was, with the exception of Generalissimo, the highest military rank of the Russian Empire. It was a military rank of the 1st class in the Imperial Russian Army and equal to those of Chancellor and Active Privy Councillor, 1st class in civil service, and General Admiral in the Imperial Russian Navy.[1] [2] [3] After the Russian Revolution of 1917 the rank was abolished, alongside the Table of Ranks. In 1935 however, the Red Army introduced the equivalent rank of "Marshal of the Soviet Union" (Russian: [[w:ru:Маршал Советского Союза|Маршал Советского Союза]]) as the highest military rank of the Soviet Union, when ranks were restored under Stalin's rule.
The rank of field marshal was bestowed on the following 64 Imperial Russian Army officers:[4]
The rank of field marshal was also bestowed on several foreign citizens:
| Appointed | Portrait | Name | Lifespan |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1700 | Charles Eugène, Duc de Croy | 1651–1702 | |
| 1762 | Charles Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck | 1690–1774 | |
| 1774 | Louis IX of Hesse-Darmstadt | 1719–1790 | |
| 1818[5] | Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington | 1769–1852 | |
| 1836 | Josef Graf zu Radetzky von Radetz | 1766–1858 | |
| 1837 | Archduke Johann of Austria | 1782–1859 | |
| 1872 | Helmuth Graf von Moltke | 1800–1891 | |
| 1872 | Archduke Albrecht of Austria | 1817–1895 | |
| 1872 | Albert, Crown Prince of Saxony | 1828–1902 | |
| 1872 | Prince Friedrich Karl Alexander of Prussia | 1801–1883 | |
| 1872 | Prince Friedrich Karl Nikolaus of Prussia | 1828–1885 | |
| 1872 | Prince Friedrich Heinrich Albrecht of Prussia | 1809–1872 | |
| 1872 | Crown Prince Friedrich of Prussia | 1831–1888 | |
| 1888[6] | Wilhelm II, German Emperor | 1859–1941 | |
| 1910 | King Nicholas I of Montenegro | 1841–1921 | |
| 1912 | King Carol I of Romania | 1839–1914 | |