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General of the Armies
Highest rank in the United States Army
Not to be confused with General of the Army (United States).
| General of the Armies of the United States | |
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Flag of General of the Armies, presented to Pershing in | |
General of the Armies John J. Pershing, the only person to hold the rank during his own lifetime | |
| Country | &#;United States |
| Service branch | &#;United States Army |
| Formation | September&#;3,&#;&#;() |
| Next higher rank | None |
| Next lower rank | General of the Army |
| Equivalent ranks | None |
General of the Armies of the United States, more commonly referred to as General of the Armies, is the highest military rank in the United States. The rank has been conferred three times: to John J. Pershing in , as a personal accolade for his command of the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I; to George Washington in , as a posthumous honor during the United States Bicentennial celebrations; and posthumously to victorious Civil War commander Ulysses S. Grant in
The grade is sometimes described as a six-star general, as being senior to the five-star grade of General of the Army, but no six-star insignia was ever officially created and Pershing, the only person to be General of the Armies during his own lifetime, never wore more
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George Washington was born on February 22, , at his family's Pope's Creek Estate near present-day Colonial Beach in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Washington was commissioned a Major in the Virginia Militia in During the French and Indian War, he was taken as a Prisoner of War briefly, making him the first U.S. President to have been held as a POW. Washington resigned from active military service in Shortly after the start of the American Revolutionary War, the Second Continental Congress appointed Washington Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army with rank of Major General on June 15, He led the American forces to victory over the British, which allowed the United States to keep its independence. He resigned his commmission on December 23, , and was elected President of the Constitutional Convention in The electoral college elected George Washington the first President of the United States unanimously in and again in the election. He remains the only President in history to receive percent of electoral votes. On July 13, , President John Adams appointed Washington a Lieutenant General and Commander-in-Chief of all United States Armies. He held the position of senior officer of the United States Army until his death on December 14, On July 4, , George Washington was posth