The highest military rank is the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff. The person is a 4 star General or Admiral. That person is responsible for all branches of the military. Each service is headed by a 4 star General or Admiral called the Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, the Commandant of the Marine Corps or the Chief of Naval Operations(Navy).
They were called Astronats
Warlords
Caudillos.
They were called Jarls
The Latin American countries were ruled by military leaders called the Junta. The word Junta simply means a senior army commander.
Jarls
Warlords.
The two leaders elected to lead both the government and the military in ancient Rome were the two consuls.The two leaders elected to lead both the government and the military in ancient Rome were the two consuls.The two leaders elected to lead both the government and the military in ancient Rome were the two consuls.The two leaders elected to lead both the government and the military in ancient Rome were the two consuls.The two leaders elected to lead both the government and the military in ancient Rome were the two consuls.The two leaders elected to lead both the government and the military in ancient Rome were the two consuls.The two leaders elected to lead both the government and the military in ancient Rome were the two consuls.The two leaders elected to lead both the government and the military in ancient Rome were the two consuls.The two leaders elected to lead both the government and the military in ancient Rome were the two consuls.
The military leaders tried as best they could to fulfill their leader's orders and fight until they were ordered to surrender. (The political leaders all fled or committed suicide).
Military leaders ignored Hitler.
It's usually called a "coup d'etat", or simply "a coup".
Military leaders ignored Hitler.