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	A '''six-star rank''' is a theoretical military rank whose badge of rank is designated by six stars. It has never been explicitly established by any nation.		A '''six-star rank''' is a theoretical military rank whose badge of rank is designated by six stars. It has never been explicitly established by any nation.

	] held the rank of ] after ], but no special insignia was designed to go with the title.<ref name=foster/> The ] insignia for the rank ] was introduced in 1944.<ref name=foster/> Pershing wore four stars.<ref name=grier/> Retired Army colonel and military historian ] has stated of Pershing's 1919 rank that, "it was like a six-star rank".<ref>Abrams, Jim (March 21, 1991) , Associated Press</ref>

	In 1955, a six-star rank insignia and promotion to General of the Armies was considered for General of the Army ], but the idea was shelved.<ref name=foster>Foster, Frank C. (2011) ''United States Army Medal, Badges and Insignias'', Medals of America Press, ISBN 9781884452673, page 19</ref><ref>] (2007) ''15 Stars: Eisenhower, MacArthur, Marshall: Three Generals Who Saved the American Century'', Simon & Schuster, ISBN 9781416545934, page 488</ref><ref>] (2009) ''Ike'', HarperCollins, ISBN 9780061744969, page 190</ref>		In 1955, a six-star rank insignia and promotion to General of the Armies was considered for General of the Army ], but the idea was shelved.<ref name=foster>Foster, Frank C. (2011) ''United States Army Medal, Badges and Insignias'', Medals of America Press, ISBN 9781884452673, page 19</ref><ref>] (2007) ''15 Stars: Eisenhower, MacArthur, Marshall: Three Generals Who Saved the American Century'', Simon & Schuster, ISBN 9781416545934, page 488</ref><ref>] (2009) ''Ike'', HarperCollins, ISBN 9780061744969, page 190</ref>

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It has been suggested that this article be merged with General of the Armies. (Discuss) Proposed since October 2013.

"Six-star general" redirects here. For the 1973 record album of that name, see Vinegar Joe (band). For other high military ranks, see highest military ranks.

A six-star rank is a theoretical military rank whose badge of rank is designated by six stars. It has never been explicitly established by any nation.

In 1955, a six-star rank insignia and promotion to General of the Armies was considered for General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, but the idea was shelved.

In 1976, George Washington was posthumously awarded the American supreme rank of General of the Armies, which was described in the press as a six-star rank. At his death in December 1799, Washington was a three-star lieutenant-general. Although Congress created a higher rank in March 1799, President John Adams did not submit Washington's name for confirmation and so the rank was not awarded in Washington's lifetime. Two hundred years later, as part of the United States Bicentennial celebrations, Congress passed a joint resolution (sponsored by Representative Mario Biaggi) on September 28, 1976, calling for Washington to be posthumously promoted to the highest possible rank above all other ranks in the United States Army for ever. President Gerald Ford signed the order on October 12, with an effective date of July 4, 1976. Representative Lucien Nedzi, who opposed the resolution, said the rank was "superfluous and unnecessary ... it is like the Pope offering to make Christ a cardinal."

References

Foster, Frank C. (2011) United States Army Medal, Badges and Insignias, Medals of America Press, ISBN 9781884452673, page 19
Weintraub, Stanley (2007) 15 Stars: Eisenhower, MacArthur, Marshall: Three Generals Who Saved the American Century, Simon & Schuster, ISBN 9781416545934, page 488
Korda, Michael (2009) Ike, HarperCollins, ISBN 9780061744969, page 190
^ George Washington Wins Promotion to Six-Star Rank, Eugene Register-Guard, October 12, 1976
^ Grier, Peter (March 2012) "The Highest Ranking", Air Force Magazine, vol. 95, no. 3

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