Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Generalissimo (Italian: Generalissimo [dʒeneraˈlissimo], Spanish: Generalísimo [xeneɾaˈlisimo], Portuguese: Generalíssimo [ʒenɨɾaˈlisimu], Latin: Generalissimus) is a military rank of the highest degree, superior to field marshal and other five-star ranks in the countries in which they are used. The word generalissimo is Italian and is the absolute superlative of generale ('general'), thus meaning \"the highest-ranking of all generals\".Notable examples of generalissimos include leader of the Republic of China from 1938 to 1975 Chiang Kai-shek, Alexander Menshikov of the Russian Imperial Army (1727-1728), Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla of the Revolutionary Army of Mexico (1809-1811), Kim Jong-Il of the Korean People's Army (1991-2011), George Washington of the Continental and United States Armies (1775-1799 and 1798-1799, respectively), John J. Pershing of the American Expeditionary Forces, Francisco Franco of the Spanish Armed Forces (1936-1975), Maxime Weygand of the French Army (1939), Emilio Aguinaldo of the Philippine Revolutionary Army (1898-1901), and Charles XIV John of Sweden of the Royal Swedish Army (1810-1811).The rank Generalissimus of the Soviet Union would have been a generalissimo but Stalin refused to adopt the rank."@en }
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- Generalissimo abstract "Generalissimo (Italian: Generalissimo [dʒeneraˈlissimo], Spanish: Generalísimo [xeneɾaˈlisimo], Portuguese: Generalíssimo [ʒenɨɾaˈlisimu], Latin: Generalissimus) is a military rank of the highest degree, superior to field marshal and other five-star ranks in the countries in which they are used. The word generalissimo is Italian and is the absolute superlative of generale ('general'), thus meaning \"the highest-ranking of all generals\".Notable examples of generalissimos include leader of the Republic of China from 1938 to 1975 Chiang Kai-shek, Alexander Menshikov of the Russian Imperial Army (1727-1728), Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla of the Revolutionary Army of Mexico (1809-1811), Kim Jong-Il of the Korean People's Army (1991-2011), George Washington of the Continental and United States Armies (1775-1799 and 1798-1799, respectively), John J. Pershing of the American Expeditionary Forces, Francisco Franco of the Spanish Armed Forces (1936-1975), Maxime Weygand of the French Army (1939), Emilio Aguinaldo of the Philippine Revolutionary Army (1898-1901), and Charles XIV John of Sweden of the Royal Swedish Army (1810-1811).The rank Generalissimus of the Soviet Union would have been a generalissimo but Stalin refused to adopt the rank.".