Dai-gensui
| Dai-gensui 大元帥 (Japanese) | |
|---|---|
The Shōwa Emperor in the dress uniform of a grand marshal (c. 1935) | |
| Country | Empire of Japan |
| Service branch | Imperial Japanese Army Imperial Japanese Navy |
| Formation | 1872 |
| Abolished | 1947 |
| Next lower rank | Gensui (army and navy variant) |
The Supreme Commander-in-chief of the Imperial Japanese Army and Navy (Japanese: 大元帥陸海軍大将, romanized: Dai-gensui-riku-kai-gun-taishō) was the highest rank of the Imperial Japanese Army and the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1871 to 1945, when the Empire of Japan was dissolved. The rank of dai-gensui was the highest rank in the Imperial Japanese Armed Forces and was held solely by the Emperor of Japan in his capacity as Supreme commander-in-chief. It formally became obsolete in 1945 when the Imperial Japanese military was abolished.