General of the Army

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General of the Army is a military rank used in some countries of the world to denote a senior military leader, usually a General in command of a nation's Army. Less specifically, a General of the Army may also be the title given to a General who commands an Army in the field. The rank is typically considered the equivalent of Field Marshal and a Fleet Admiral.

Some non-European ranks, such as Da Jiang, Wonsu and Mushir, are considered the equivalent to all three ranks of General of the Army, Field Marshal, and Fleet Admiral. The rank of Grand General, may also be considered a General of the Army equivalent, has appeared most often in fiction, although it is the literal translation of Da Jiang.

The essentially American rank of General of the Army should not be confused with common foreign rank of Army General. An American General of the Army (commonly called a "five-star general", from his insignia of rank) corresponds to other countries' Marshal or Field Marshal. The rank of General of the Army theoretically corresponds to overall command of an entire national army, while the rank of Army General is a more junior rank which only corresponds to the command of an individual army in the field.