Mareșal (Romania)

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| native_name = Marshal

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| rank = Marshal

| NATO rank = OF-10

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| formation = 1918

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{{lang|ro|Mareșal}} ({{translation|Marshal}}) is the highest rank in the Army of Romania, the Romanian Armed Forces. It is the equivalent of a field marshal in other countries.

The rank of {{lang|ro|mareșal}} can only be bestowed to a General or Admiral, in time of war for exceptional military merits,[http://dlaj.mapn.ro/ro/utransp/statut_cad.pdf Law no. 80 from 11 July 1995 regarding the Statute of the Military Personnel] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080908114451/http://dlaj.mapn.ro/ro/utransp/statut_cad.pdf |date=8 September 2008 }} by the President of Romania[http://dlaj.mapn.ro/ro/act.php?NOR=L429/2003&referinte=L429/2003&no=767&ano=2003&dom=constitutie&PASS=-VEKJ-NWV4PSARH&LOGIN=toei The Constitution of Romania]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and confirmed by the Supreme Council of National Defense.{{Cite web |url=http://dlaj.mapn.ro/ro/act.php?NOR=L415%2F2002&referinte=L415%2F2002&no=494&ano=2002&dom=%25&PASS=-VEKJ-NWV4PSARH&LOGIN=toei |title=Law no. 415 from 27 June 2002 referring to the functioning of the Supreme Council of National Defense |access-date=2 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050117002331/http://dlaj.mapn.ro/ro/act.php?NOR=L415%2F2002 |archive-date=17 January 2005 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}

Only three non-royal persons were bestowed the rank {{lang|ro|mareșal}} to date: Alexandru Averescu, Constantin Prezan, and Ion Antonescu. The first two were Generals during World War I, and the last was General during World War II, and Ruler of Romania between the abdication of King Carol II (6 September 1940) and his arrest by King Michael I (23 August 1944). Of the Romanian kings, Ferdinand I, Carol II and Michael I were Marshals of Romania. King Carol I was simultaneously Russian and German field marshal.