Talk:Generalfeldmarschall
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which could be granted to active officers only in the war. What's the basis of this assertion? I know that at least Colmar von der Goltz, for one, was promoted in peace time. So were a whole mess of royals. Mackensen 00:16, 30 Jul 2004 (UTC)
- The article actually implies that by the late 19th century the practice of only promoting field commanders to field marshal and only in time of war had been discontinued, but I agree that it's misleading and needs a bit of backing up. I have heard the claim before, but have never actually seen any proof. Was this perhaps only the case in the pre-unification Prussian Army? -- Necrothesp 08:50, 30 Jul 2004 (UTC)
- It probably was, sir, but I myself wonder how Karl Herzog von Braunschweig became a generalfeldmarschal in 1787.