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| Mareșal Marshal | |
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 The insignia of a Mareșal as worn on epaulettes | |
| Country |  Romania |
| Rank | Marshal |
| NATOrank code | OF-10 |
| Formation | 1918 |
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Mareșal (transl. Marshal) is the highest rank in theArmy ofRomania, theRomanian Armed Forces. It is the equivalent of afield marshal in other countries.
The rank ofmareșal can only be bestowed to aGeneral orAdmiral, in time of war for exceptional military merits,[1] by thePresident of Romania[2] and confirmed by theSupreme Council of National Defense.[3]
Only three non-royal persons were bestowed the rankmareșal to date:Alexandru Averescu,Constantin Prezan, andIon Antonescu. The first two wereGenerals duringWorld War I, and the last wasGeneral duringWorld War II, andRuler of Romania between the abdication ofKing Carol II (6 September 1940) and his arrest byKing Michael I (23 August 1944). Of the Romanian kings,Ferdinand I, Carol II and Michael I were Marshals of Romania. KingCarol I was simultaneously Russian and German field marshal.
| Portrait | Name (born–died) | Appointed | Retired | Notes | Ref. |
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 | Ferdinand I of Romania (1865–1927) | 18 November 1918 | 20 July 1927 † | ||
.jpg) | Alexandru Averescu (1859–1938) | 14 June 1930 | 2 October 1938 † | ||
 | Constantin Prezan (1861–1943) | 14 June 1930 | |||
 | Carol II of Romania (1893–1953) | 27 October 1930 | |||
 | Michael I of Romania (1921–2017) | 10 May 1941 | |||
 | Ion Antonescu (1882–1946) | 22 August 1941 |
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