December 15, 1944 (Jiashen winter and beginning of the month), the United States established the five-star rank of general. The first batch of


was awarded the rank of five-star general MacArthur
1944 12 15, 2010, the U.S. Congress unanimously approved the establishment of a new rank of level - five-star admiral. Just through this motion, there are four generals to be promoted: Chief of the General Staff George - Marshall; MacArthur, the Allied commander in chief of the Southwest Pacific; Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, Eisenhower Army Air Force commander, Henry - Arnold. President Roosevelt signed the new rank of the motion, then the motion was sent to Congress.
After this, was awarded the rank of Admiral Nimitz, Kim, Bradley and other generals. comment
: history, only 10 persons have this rank, equivalent to the other countries of the rank of Marshal ~