Generalísimo

Common military ranks in English
Navies	Armies	Air forces
Commissioned and Non-commissioned officers
	Generalissimo or General of the Armies
Admiral of the fleet	Field marshal or General of the army	Marshal of the air force
Admiral	General	Air chief marshal
Vice admiral	Lieutenant general	Air marshal
Rear admiral	Major general	Air vice-marshal
Commodore	Brigadier or Brigadier general	Air commodore
Captain	Colonel	Group captain
Commander	Lieutenant colonel	Wing commander
Lieutenant commander	Major or Commandant	Squadron leader
Lieutenant	Captain	Flight lieutenant
Sub-lieutenant	Lieutenant or First lieutenant	Flying officer
Ensign	Second lieutenant	Pilot officer
Midshipman	Officer cadet	Flight cadet
Enlisted grades
Warrant officer or Chief petty officer	Warrant officer or Sergeant major	Warrant officer
Petty officer	Sergeant	Sergeant
Leading seaman	Corporal	Corporal
Seaman	Private	Aircraftman
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Generalissimo (Italian: Generalissimo [dʒeneraˈlissimo], Spanish: Generalísimo [xeneɾaˈlisimo], Portuguese: Generalíssimo [ʒenɨɾaˈlisimu], Latin: Generalissimus) is a military rank of the highest degree, superior to field marshal and other five-star ranks in the countries where they are used. The word generalissimo is Italian and is the absolute superlative of generale ('general'), thus meaning "the highest-ranking of all generals".

Notable examples of generalissimos include John J. Pershing of the American Expeditionary Forces, Chiang Kai-shek, who was the leader of the Republic of China from 1938 to 1975, Alexander Menshikov of the Russian Imperial Army (1727–1728),Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla of the Revolutionary Army of Mexico (1809–1811),Kim Jong-Il of the Korean People's Army (1991–2011),George Washington of the Continental and United States Armies (1775–1799 and 1798–1799, respectively),Francisco Franco of the Spanish Armed Forces (1939–1975),Maxime Weygand of the French Army (1939), Emilio Aguinaldo of the Philippine Revolutionary Army (1898–1901),Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg, and Charles XIV John of Sweden of the Royal Swedish Army (1810–1811).