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Field marshal?
Before we get to an edit war: Was Suharto ever made Field Marshal? As far as I know he has always been referred to as a General, not a Field Marshal. I also noticed on the [Field Marshal] page that it is stated that Sukarno was also made a Field Marshal. Is this correct? Sukarno was not exactly a militarist by any means. Julius.kusuma 04:09, 23 May 2005 (UTC)
- A Web search failed to turn up any mention Suharto being a Field-Marshall; all references were to his being a General. Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 09:14, 23 May 2005 (UTC)
- Thanks, Mel Etitis. Unfortunately it seems that an unregistered user from domain 4.229.248.12 or thereabouts has been editing a fairly good number of articles by adding the [[Field Marshal] title and category. I'm not even sure that half of the edits are correct, but this person's persistent for sure. Anything we can do about this? Julius.kusuma 11:32, 24 May 2005 (UTC)
I've left a message at his or her Talk page; let's see if it does any good. Mel Etitis (Μελ Ετητης) 12:36, 24 May 2005 (UTC)
- Yes, gentlemen, he was, for he is mentioned in "List of Field Marshals". He apparently appointed himself to that rank.
- I suspect that the list on that page is inaccurate. I've added to the relevant discussion page. For the time being, I can't find any other source, written or online, that shows that he appointed himself Field Marshal. Hence I would like for you to NOT change the title of General to Field Marshal pending presentation of a source for this. Thanks. Julius.kusuma 16:31, 24 May 2005 (UTC)
- Finally a resolution. Sounds like somebody added his name to the list of Field Marshals without double-checking for a credible reference. See Talk:Field_Marshal for the short discussion. Julius.kusuma 03:50, 26 May 2005 (UTC)
- I suspect that the list on that page is inaccurate. I've added to the relevant discussion page. For the time being, I can't find any other source, written or online, that shows that he appointed himself Field Marshal. Hence I would like for you to NOT change the title of General to Field Marshal pending presentation of a source for this. Thanks. Julius.kusuma 16:31, 24 May 2005 (UTC)
- The confusion may be from Suharto being named "Field General" in Jakarta after the "G30S" assassinations. Another question, though, is that from what I've read on the time period Suharto's highest "official" rank was Lieutenant General in February of '66 (right before the signing of the Supersemar). Did he ever officially get the rank of General? It seems to me that since Sukarno all but abdicated in March of 66, Suharto would have to be promoted either by Gen. Nasution or himself. --Daniel 08:11, 2 October 2005 (UTC)
- I know this one. He got promoted to the rank of General in July 1966 by Sukarno.Jakman 08:11, 24 September 2006 (UTC)