Re: Attention! It is Admiral of the Fleet
Sledge Hammer! (hankwong@CSUA.Berkeley.EDU)
Wed, 9 Jul 1997 13:37:53 -0700 (PDT)
On Tue, 8 Jul 1997, Kong Wong wrote:
> I would like you guys use the proper term for the book.
> Field Marshall is the top rank in the ARMY. And for USA, it is General
> of the Army.
Slight nitpick: the highest rank in the US Army is "General of the Armies"
which is a six-star general. Only two people have ever had this rank.
(John Pershing and George Washington (posthumaously)) Several people have
held the rank of General of the Army which is five stars currently.
> For the NAVY, the top rank is Admiral of the fleet.
> For the air force, the top rank is General of the Air Force in US and
> Marshall of the Royal Air Force in UK.
> Please remember this! "Rosen Ritter" Corps is a marine like force not
> part of the NAVY or SPACE FORCE. von Schenkopp is a colonel not a
> captain. His counter part in the NAVY would be a captain.
> Not that I am too crazy but it got me really confused when I read the
> translation and your letters.
>
There was a very interesting but inconclusive discussion on this topic a
few months back. You might want to check the list archives if you're
interested. In a nutshell, the Imperial ranks are based on German ranks
which are different from US or other countries' ranks. As for FPA, I don't
remember. In anycase it's not an exact one-to-one correspondance or
translation. As Sue said, it's fiction so it's not unreasonable for things
to be different from what might be expected in real life.
-Hank
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