The original uniform of the Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring shown in the Luftwaffe-Museum in Berlin.

Reichsmarschall (Marshal of the Empire in English ^[1] ) was the highest rank in the German armed forces during World War II, although the rank's origins were from the Holy Roman Empire. Image File history File linksMetadata Uniform_von_H_Goering. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Uniform_von_H_Goering. ... Hermann Göring. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Berlin is the capital city and one of the sixteen federal states of Germany. ... Marshal of the Empire is the highest rank offered in the British Armed Services. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... The armed forces of a state are its government sponsored defense and fighting forces and organizations. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... The Holy Roman Empire and from the 16th century on also The Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation was a political conglomeration of lands in Central Europe in the Middle Ages and the early modern period. ...

The rank of Reichsmarschall was created at the time of the Holy Roman Empire, before the twelfth century. In that time, holding the title of Reichsmarschall was neither unique nor as prestigious as it was during World War II. (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead...

During the time of the German Empire and World War I, no one in the German armed forces held the rank of Reichsmarschall. Motto: Gott mit Uns (German: God with us”) Anthem: Heil dir im Siegerkranz (unofficial) Territory of the German Empire in 1914, prior to World War I   Capital Berlin Language(s) German (official) Polish (Posen, Upper Silesia, Masuria) French (Alsace-Lorraine) Government Constitutional monarchy Emperor  - 1871-1888 William I  - 1888 Frederick... Combatants Allied Powers: France Italy Russia Serbia United Kingdom United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary Bulgaria Germany Ottoman Empire Commanders Ferdinand Foch Georges Clemenceau Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Herbert Henry Asquith Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Wilhelm II Paul von Hindenburg Reinhard... The armed forces of a state are its government sponsored defense and fighting forces and organizations. ...

During the Third Reich and World War II, Hermann Göring was the only man to hold the title of Reichsmarschall, being promoted in 1940. Göring, who was the Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe, held many other prestigious titles, such as Reich Master Hunter, Commissioner Plenipotentiary of the Four-Year Plan and Minister of the Economy. However, Hitler appointed Göring to the rank of Reichsmarschall primarily to denote Goering as senior to the other commanders of the Naval and General Staff. Nazi Germany, or the Third Reich, commonly refers to Germany in the years 1933–1945, when it was under the firm control of the totalitarian and fascist ideology of the Nazi Party, with the Führer Adolf Hitler as dictator. ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead... Hermann Göring. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Commander-in-Chief (in NATO-lingo often C-in-C or CINC pronounced sink) is the commander of all the military forces within a particular region or of all the military forces of a state. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Hermann Goering was in charge of the Plan after 1936 The Four Year Plan was a program put forth by the Nazi Party in order to prepare Germany for war. ... Minister of the Economy was the office title given to Hermann Goering. ...

Hitler had chosen Göring as his successor to leadership of the Reich and a reason for Göring's promotion was that in the event of Hitler's assassination a clear line of succession from the military would already be established.

Footnote

1. ↑  The term Reichsmarschall is usually not translated in English, being adopted directly from German.