marshal of Italy

{{Short description|Rank in the Royal Italian Army}}

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{{Infobox military rank

| name = Marshal of Italy

| native_name = {{native name|it|Maresciallo d'Italia}}

| image = Flag of four star general of Italy.svg

| image_size = 100px

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| caption = Army rank flag

| image2 = Italy-Army-WW2-OF-10.svg

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| caption2 = Marshal of Italy sleeve rank insignia (1933–45)

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| country = {{flag|Kingdom of Italy}}

| service branch = {{army|Kingdom of Italy}}
{{air force|Kingdom of Italy}}

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| formation = 4 November 1924

| abolished = 18 January 1947

| higher rank = First Marshal of the Empire

| lower rank = Army general

| equivalents = Grand admiral
Marshal of the air force

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Marshal of Italy ({{langx|it|Maresciallo d'Italia}}) was a rank in the Royal Italian Army (Regio Esercito). Originally created in 1924 by Italian dictator Benito Mussolini for the purpose of honoring generals Luigi Cadorna and Armando Diaz, the rank was granted to several other general officers from 1926 to 1943. The rank was the highest in the Italian Army prior to the creation of the rank of First Marshal of the Empire in 1938. The rank of Marshal of Italy was abolished in 1946 with the creation of the Italian Republic. The equivalent Royal Navy (Regia Marina) rank was Grand admiral (Grande Ammiraglio), while the equivalent Air Force (Regia Aeronautica) rank was Marshal of the Air (Maresciallo dell'Aria).[http://www.esercito.difesa.it/root/Uniformi/gradi_spalline_2GMg.asp Page] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071223114422/http://www.esercito.difesa.it/root/uniformi/gradi_spalline_2GMg.asp |date=2007-12-23 }} of the Italian Army (Esercito Italiano) home site - www.esercito.difesa.it.

The rank was formally abolished on 18 January 1947 by the Provisional Head of State Enrico de Nicola.{{Cite web |title=DECRETO LEGISLATIVO DEL CAPO PROVVISORIO DELLO STATO 18 gennaio 1947, n. 66 - Normattiva |url=https://www.normattiva.it/atto/caricaDettaglioAtto?atto.dataPubblicazioneGazzetta=1947-03-12&atto.codiceRedazionale=047U0066&atto.articolo.numero=0&atto.articolo.sottoArticolo=1&atto.articolo.sottoArticolo1=10&qId=&tabID=0.39252217019434754&title=lbl.dettaglioAtto |access-date=2022-04-09 |website=www.normattiva.it}}