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was the highest title in the pre-war Imperial Japanese military. The title originated from the Chinese title ''yuanshuai''（元帥）. The term ''gensui'', which was used for both the Imperial Japanese Army and the Imperial Japanese Navy, was at first a rank held by Saigō Takamori as the Commander of the Armies (元帥海軍 gensui rikugun) in 1872. However, in May 1873 Saigō was "demoted" to general, with ''gensui'' thereafter no longer a rank as such, but a largely honorific title awarded for extremely meritorious service to the Emperor - thus similar in concept to the French title of Marshal of France. While ''gensui'' would retain their actual ranks of general or admiral, they were entitled to wear an additional enamelled breast badge, depicting paulownia leaves between crossed army colors and a naval ensign under the Imperial Seal of Japan. They were also entitled to wear a special samurai sword (''katana'') of a modern design on ceremonial occasions. In the Meiji period, the title was awarded to five generals and three admirals. In the Taishō period it was awarded to six generals and six admirals, and in the Shōwa period it was awarded to six generals and four admirals. The higher title of ''dai-gensui'' was comparable to the title of ''generalissimo'' and was held only by the Emperor himself. Note that several were promoted the same year they died; these were posthumous promotions. The title was also bestowed on King George V of the United Kingdom on October 28, 1918. ==See also== *''Gensui'' (Imperial Japanese Navy) *Imperial Japanese Army *元帥：Pronounced as ''yuanshuai'' in Chinese, ''wonsu'' in Korean. *大元帥：A title higher than ''gensui'', pronounced as ''da yuanshuai'' in Chinese, ''dai-gensui'' in Japanese, ''taewonsu'' in Korean. *List of field marshals de:Gensui ja:元帥 (日本) ru:Маршалы Японской империи uk:Маршал (Японія) vi:Nguyên soái (Đế quốc Nhật Bản) zh:日本元帅 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gensui (Imperial Japanese Army)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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