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{{Short description|Highest rank in the Polish Army}}
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{{Infobox military rank
| name           = Marshal of Poland
| native_name    = {{lang|pl|Marszałek Polski}}
| image          = Flaga Marszałka Polski.svg{{!}}border
| image_size     = 100
| alt            =
| caption        = [[Flag officer|Rank flag]]
| image2         = Army-POL-OF-10.svg
| image_size2    = 80
| alt2           =
| caption2       = Shoulder strap
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| country        = {{flag|Poland}}
| service branch = {{plainlist|
* {{army|Poland}}
* {{air force|Poland}}
* {{navy|Poland}}
* {{flagicon image|PL special forces flag IIIRP.svg|border=no}} [[Polish Special Forces]]
* {{flagicon image|PL territorial defence force flag IIIRP.svg|border=no}} [[Territorial Defence Force (Poland)|Polish Territorial Defence Force]]}}
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| rank           = [[Five-star rank|Five-star]] 
| NATO rank      = [[Ranks and insignia of NATO armies officers#Officers (OF 1–10)|OF-10]]
| Non-NATO rank  = 
| formation      = 19 March 1920
| abolished      = 
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| higher rank    = 
| lower rank     =[[General (Poland)|General]]<br>[[Admiral]] ([[Polish Navy|Navy]], [[JW Formoza]]) 
| equivalents    = 
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}}
'''Marshal of Poland''' ({{langx|pl|Marszałek Polski}}) is the highest rank in the [[Polish Land Forces|Polish Army]]. It has been granted to only six officers. At present, Marshal is equivalent to a [[field marshal]] or [[general of the army]] (OF-10) in other [[NATO]] armies.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Military Committee Land Standardization Board |title=STANAG 2116 |date=25 February 2010 |publisher=NATO Standardization Agency |page=A-3 |edition=6th}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Buława Rydza-Śmigłego.JPG|200px|right|thumb|''[[Bulawa|Buława]]'' of a Marshal of Poland]]
Today there are no living Marshals of Poland, since this rank is bestowed only on military commanders who have achieved victory in war. Recently, however, the rank of four-star with the modernised name [[General (Poland)|''Generał'']] has been introduced, and on August 15, 2002, was granted to [[Czesław Piątas]], at present civilian, former [[Polish General Staff|Chief of the General Staff]] of the [[Polish Armed Forces]].

==List of Marshals==
In all, the following people have served as Marshals of [[Poland]].
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! {{abbr|No.|Number}}
! Portrait
! Name<br />{{small|(Birth-Death)}}
! Appointed
! Aged
! Information
|-
| 1
| [[File:Józef Piłsudski (-1930).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Józef Piłsudski]]'''<br />{{small|(1867–1935)}}
| 19 March 1920
| {{Age in years and days|December 5, 1867|March 19, 1920}}
| First Marshal of Poland
|-
| 2
| [[File:Maarschalk Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929), Bestanddeelnr 158-1095 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Ferdinand Foch]]'''<br />{{small|(1851–1929)}}
| 13 April 1923
| {{Age in years and days|October 2, 1851|April 13, 1923}}
| French general who was [[Supreme Allied Commander#World War I|Supreme Allied Commander]] during [[World War I]], also made [[Marshal of France]] and an honorary [[Field marshal (United Kingdom)|British Field Marshal]]
|-
| 3
| [[File:Marshal Rydz-Smigly LOC hec 27123.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Edward Rydz-Śmigły]]'''<br />{{small|(1886–1941)}}
| 10 November 1936
| {{Age in years and days|March 11, 1886|November 10, 1936}}
| Served as Marshal until [[World War II]]. He was a major figure during the [[invasion of Poland]].
|-
| 4
| [[File:Rola-Żymierski Michał.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Michał Rola-Żymierski]]'''<br />{{small|(1890–1989)}}
| 3 May 1945
| {{Age in years and days|September 4, 1890|May 3, 1945}}
| First Marshal of the [[Polish People's Republic]]
|-
| 5
| [[File:Konstanty Rokossowski w polskim mundurze.jpg|95x95px]]
| '''[[Konstantin Rokossovsky|Konstanty Rokossowski]]'''<br />{{small|(1896–1968)}}
| 5 November 1949
| {{Age in years and days|December 21, 1896|November 5, 1949}}
| Also [[Marshal of the Soviet Union]]
|-
| 6
| [[File:Marian Spychalski.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Marian Spychalski]]'''<br />{{small|(1906–1980)}}
| 7 October 1963
| {{Age in years and days|December 6, 1906|October 7, 1963}}
| Died in office
|}

==References==
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{{Field Marshals of Poland}}
{{Polish officer ranks}}

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