Field marshal (Sri Lanka)

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Field Marshal (FM) is a five star General officer rank and the highest attainable rank in the Sri Lanka Army. Field Marshal is ranked immediately above General and is largely a ceremonial rank, having been awarded only once. It is equivalent to an Admiral of the Fleet or a Marshal of the Air Force.[1]

Field marshals remain officers of the Sri Lankan Army for life, with a personal staff and security detail. In the order of precedence the rank holder is equivalent to a cabinet minister.[2]

Insignia of rank

A Field Marshal's insignia consists of the National emblem over a crossed baton and saber in a lotus blossom wreath. On appointment, Field marshals are awarded a Gold-tipped baton which they may carry on formal occasions and a personal flag.[3][4]

List of Field Marshals

Sarath Fonseka is the first Sri Lankan Army officer to be promoted to the rank of Field Marshal on 22 March 2015. His distinguished military career spanned four decades. Fonseka rose to be the Commander of Sri Lankan Army in 2005 and under his command, Sri Lankan forces conducted victorious campaigns against the LTTE ending the Sri Lankan Civil War in 2009.[5][6][7] He has been described as one of the best commanders in the world.[8][9] The decisive result achieved by the Sri Lankan Army during this war under the extraordinary leadership of Fonseka followed by the political victimization by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, led to his successor President Maithripala Sirisena promoting him to the newly created rank of Field Marshal in March 2015.[9][10][11][12][13]

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Gen. GSC Fonseka elevated to the rank of 'Field Marshal', Ministry of Defence (Sri Lanka), Retrieved 29 March 2015
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ What makes a Field Marshal, Ramesh Irugalbandara, newsfirst.lk, Retrieved 5 April 2015
  5. ↑ Sarath Fonseka becomes Lanka’s first field marshal - The Times of India, Retrieved 29 March 2015
  6. ↑ Fonseka to become first Sri Lankan Field Marshal, Khaleej Times (UAE), Retrieved 29 March 2015
  7. ↑ General Sarath Fonseka reveals untold story of Eelam War IV, By Malik Gunatilleke, Daily FT, Retrieved 21 March 2015
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Prosecuting and persecuting the war hero – General Fonseka, By Somar Wijayadasa, The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka), Retrieved 29 March 2015
  10. ↑ Ex-army chief Sarath Fonseka, jailed for treason, made field marshal in Sri Lanka, The Guardian, Retrieved 29 March 2015
  11. ↑ Sri Lanka promotes former general who defeated Tigers to field marshal, by Shihar Aneez, Reuters, Retrieved 31 March 2015
  12. ↑ Armed Force Commanders promoted to next higher ranks. Ministry of Defence, Retrieved on 18 May 2009
  13. ↑ Former Army Commander General Sarath Fonseka in military custody, Media Center for National Security
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