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High Admiral is a fictitious Imperial Rank in the universe of '' Star Wars '' that is considered the highest possible rank of the Imperial Navy with the exception of the rank of Grand Admiral . The rank of High Admiral is also junior to the military-political rank of Moff . An Imperial High Admiral is typically in command over groups of fleets to which the High Admiral commands several subordinate Fleet Admirals . The Imperial Army equivalent of the rank of High Admiral is known as '' Surface Marshal ''. A rank of High General does exist, but is considered the equivalent of a Fleet Admiral. While an actual High Admiral has never been seen in a Star Wars film, several unofficial publications have speculated on the appearance of the rank's insignia. Sources from the time frame of '''' proposes the rank insignia to be the same as Fleet Admiral, however with the display of one code cylinder to the right of the rank badge instead of two on either side. HIGH ADMIRALS IN THE HONORVERSE The rank of High Admiral has also appeared in David Weber 's Honor Harrington series of novels. First introduced in The Honor Of The Queen , the rank of High Admiral is the highest rank in the Grayson Navy , and is usually a rank bestowed upon the senior uniformed officer in the Navy. Two Grayson High Admirals have appeared so far in the Honorverse novels: Bernard Yanakov and Wesley Matthews (who was promoted to High Admiral and became Commander of the Grayson Navy after Yanakov's death in battle). |
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