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Yuanshuai (simplified Chinese: 元帅; traditional Chinese: 元帥; pinyin: Yuánshuài) was a Chinese military rank that corresponds to a marshal in other nations. [1] It was given to distinguished generals during China's dynastic and republican periods.
Collar insignia of the Grand Marshal of the People's Republic of China. Dayuanshuai (ta-yuan-shuai; traditional Chinese: 大元帥; simplified Chinese: 大元帅; pinyin: dàyuánshuài; Wade–Giles: ta 4-yüan 2-shuai 4) was a Chinese military rank, usually translated as grand marshal or generalissimo.
Since 1988, the People's Liberation Army rank of shang jiang (上将: literally, "senior general") is translated as General. Hong Xuezhi (2nd time); Liu Huaqing
Later, a more common title for a field marshal or a commandant was (元帥 Yuan Shuai) or grand field marshal (大元帥 da yuan shuai). One of the most famous of these generals was Yue Fei from the Song dynasty.
The rank was abolished at the end of World War II. Da Yuan Shuai (Ta Yuan Shuai; 大元帥): Grand Marshal of People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China, superior to Yuan Shuai of the People's Liberation Army Ground Force and conferred for Mao Zedong and abolished at the start of the new rank system of People's Liberation Army ...
The term originated in the Chinese military title da yuan shuai (大元帥), a title higher than yuan shuai (元帥, pronounced gensui in Japanese).. Decree No. 252 by the Dajokan, dated 7 September 1872 first made formal mention of the rank of dai-gensui; however, no appointments to the rank were made before the rank was abolished along with that of gensui on 8 May 1873.
Rank group General / flag officers Senior officers Junior officers PLA Ground Force [1] (1955–1965) 大元帥 Da yuan shuai: 元帥 Yuan shuai:
The general officer ranks were revised by the addition of semi-circular wreath at the bottom of the insignia and by a change in the name of the highest general officer rank from da jiang (4-star General) to yi ji shang jiang (4-star first class colonel general). This highest rank in the new system was never held and was abolished in 1994.