NT Re: [DL] Butterbars?

[Frempath2@netscape.net]

Actually Daniel,

You are only partially correct.  The rank of 5 star General of the army was developed to create a rank seen as equal to the European rank of Field Marshal.  However, the rank was developed during the first world war to prevent John Pershing's American Expeditionary Force from being disassembled and used as replacements for the European armies.

g'day
frempath


deadlands@gamerz.net wrote:
>
> >A General has four silver stars.
> >
> >During wartime there can also be a five star general called General of the
> >Army and he has five silver stars arranged in a circle.
> >
> Actually the rank of General of the Army is unique to the U.S. Army and was
> invented during WWII for Eisenhower's benefit.  European armies had the rank
> of Field Marshal which was ranked above a Full General and was supposed to
> be awarded only to highly proven generals (i.e. you shouldn't earn one in
> peacetime).    Montergomery of the British Army was awarded this rank for
> his work in beating Rommel in North Africa.  For political reasons the
> United States insisted that Eisenhower be in charge of D-Day, with Monty
> under him in charge of the British and Canadian participation in the event.
> As Monty would have otherwise out-ranked Eisenhower and the Americans didn't
> want to make him a field marshal, they came up with General of the Army.
>     Naturally the U.S. Navy then came up with the rank of Admiral of the
> Navy.  I believe the USAF also had such a rank.
>     Not terribly relevant to Deadlands actually.
> 
>           Daniel Gwyn
> "But my dreams, they aren't as empty
> as my conscience seems to be."
> From "Behind Blue Eyes" by Pete Townshend
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