More recently they have co-ordinated under one generalissimo.
There is a case for a generalissimo, undoubtedly there is a case for a generalissimo.
If in our military alliance one partner, by its resources and sacrifices, had stood out beyond the others a generalissimo would have been possible and desirable.
In our case, therefore, the identity and the very nationality of a generalissimo would have had to have been a deliberate creation and not a natural development.
The modern rank of shgun is equivalent to a generalissimo.
The military government consisted of a generalissimo and three field marshals.
For a fairly long time, a shgun (formally the imperial generalissimo, but made hereditary) or regent wielded actual political power.
However, a number of nations have used or proposed ranks such as "generalissimo" which are senior to their five-star equivalent ranks.
