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General of the Army (Russian: генерал армии, general armii) is the second highest military rank in the Russian Federation, inferior only to a Marshal. It is a direct counterpart of the Soviet rank, General of the Army (USSR). In the same place, where such ranks are not present, the grade "general" is the maximum (for example, in the USA). Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Marshal of the Russian Federation (Russian: ) is the highest military rank of Russia, created in 1991 following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. ... General of the Army (Russian: Ð³ÐµÐ½ÐµÑ€Ð°Ð» Ð°Ñ€Ð¼Ð¸Ð¸, general armii) was a rank of the Soviet Union which was first established in June 1940 as the highest rank for Red Army generals, inferior only to the Marshal of the Soviet Union. ...

At present it is also the highest rank in the Air Force, Artillery, Military Space Troops, Armoured Troops, Engineer Troops and Signal Troops, unlike the Soviet Union where similarly ranked officers were called Marshals and Chief Marshals of a branch.

The corresponding naval rank is Admiral of the Fleet. Please see Fleet Admiral for other nations which use this rank Fleet Admiral (Russian: , Admiral flota), sometimes also referred to as Admiral of the Fleet, is presently the highest naval rank of the Russian Federation. ...

From 1992 to 1997 the insignia resembled a late Soviet one with a single large star and a Ground Forces emblem, but in 1997 that was changed to four stars in a row. Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ...

Just like its Soviet counterpart, General of the Army can be considered an equivalent to Field Marshal and U.S. General of the Army. But functionally, it also can be considered an equivalent to U.S. General. Note: This article is about the military usage of the word marshal. For other usages, see the end of this article. ... 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 nations Army. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

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