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The listing, Gen. George C. Marshall Post Card has ended.

The unused post card features General of the Army George C. Marshall who was Army Chief of Staff and in command of all of the US military in WWII and later Sec. of State and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for the Marshall Plan.

Questions & Comments

The rank of Gen. of the Army was created in 1944 to give equal rank to Eisenhower and other military commanders to match the rank of the British Army Marshall rank. The name General of the Army was picked for rhe five star general rank rather than Marshall as he did not want to be called Marshall Marshall.

Dec 31st, 2021 at 1:54:15 PM PST by

Gen. John J. Pershing was the first five star general and was to be given a six star in keeping with his title of General of the Armies but Congress never authorized the rank. Congress later bestowed the five star rank to George Washington and Ulysses S. Grant. postumously.

Dec 31st, 2021 at 1:57:13 PM PST by

Gen. George C. Marshall Post Card is in the Antiques category