Fältmarskalk
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Fältmarskalk (field marshal) was a Swedish military rank equivalent to present day NATO OF-10. Sometimes written as generalfältmarskalk (General Field Marshal, or German equivalent Generalfeldmarschall).
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Field marshal fältmarskalk | |
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Country | Sweden |
Service branch | Swedish Army |
Rank group | Field marshal |
NATO rank code | OF-10 |
Non-NATO rank | O-11 |
Formation | 16th century |
Abolished | 1972 |
Next higher rank | None |
Next lower rank | General Admiral |
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The rank of field marshal – as the highest in the Swedish Army – existed from the end of the 16th century up to 1824. The rank has not been used in Sweden since 1972; previously and for a long time, it had been used only in wartime. Sweden has had a total of 77 field marshals.[1]
Riksmarskalk (Marshal of the Realm) was earlier the most senior military officer in Sweden (still second to the Monarch), but is now the senior courtier of the Royal Court.