Grand Admiral (star Wars)

In the Expanded Universe literature of Star Wars , Grand Admiral is a supreme Imperial Rank of the Galactic Empire , outranking all other political and military personnel, including Imperial Moffs ; they did not supersede personal representatives of the Emperor, however. The original concept of a Star Wars Grand Admiral was based on the actual rank of Grand Admiral in the German Navy .

RANK INFORMATION

Grand Admirals are directly appointed by Emperor Palpatine and answer directly to the Emperor, or his authorized executors, in all matters. The creation of the rank of Grand Admiral was widely recognized as a method of bringing the Imperial Military more fully under the control of the Emperor. In the Imperial Army, the equivalent of a Grand Admiral is known as Grand General . Some Star Wars sources also give reference to a rank known as Grand Marshal which is conjectured to be held by the supreme commander of all Imperial Starfighter forces.

At the time of the Battle Of Endor , marked by many as the beginning of the fall of the Galactic Empire , there were a total of twelve Grand Admirals in service, including the Chiss Grand Admiral Thrawn, who had recently replaced the traitorous Grand Admiral Zaarin. As Thrawn's promotion to Grand Admiral had been a closely-guarded secret, the Rebel Alliance was unaware that Zaarin had been replaced.

INSIGNIA

The insignia for Grand Admiral is seven blue and red rectangles, with two code cylinders, worn on a white uniform. Grand Admirals were the only officers in the entire Imperial military to wear white uniforms; all other officers in the Imperial Army and Navy wore black, brown, olive, or gray. An alternate version of the rank badge displays six blue rectangles with three yellow and three red. Grand Admiral Thrawn is shown to be wearing this alternate insignia on the cover of the Timothy Zahn novel '' Heir To The Empire ''.

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