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Common military ranks
Officers
Navies Armies Air forces
Generalissimo
Admiral of
the Fleet
Marshal / Field Marshal General Air Force Chief of Staff
Admiral General Lieutenant General
Commodore Brigadier Major General
Captain Colonel Brigadier General
Commander Lt. Colonel Colonel
Lt. Commander Major / Commandant Lieutenant Colonel
Lieutenant Captain Major
Sub-Lieutenant Lieutenant Captain
Ensign 2nd Lieutenant 1st Lieutenant
Midshipman Officer Cadet ]2nd Lieutenant]
Seamen, soldiers and airmen
Warrant Officer Sergeant Major Warrant Officer
Petty Officer Sergeant Sergeant
Leading Seaman Corporal Corporal
Seaman Private Aircraftman

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Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General.

In modern armies, Lieutenant General normally ranks immediately below General and above Major General; it is equivalent to the navy rank of Vice Admiral, and in Air Forces with a separate rank structure, it is equivalent to Air Marshal. A Lieutenant General heads up an Army Corps, made up of typically three Army Divisions, and consisting of around 60,000 soldiers.

The term Major General is a shortened version of the previous term Sergeant Major General, which was also subordinate to Lieutenant General. This is why a Lieutenant General outranks a Major General, whereas a Major is senior to a Lieutenant.

In many countries, the rank of Corps General has replaced the earlier rank of Lieutenant General (e.g. France, Italy). (The ranks of corps general and lieutenant colonel general are intended to solve the apparent Lieutenant General / Major General anomaly). However, for convenience, this is often translated into English as Lieutenant General.

[edit] Lieutenant General ranks by country


[edit] Lieutenant General equivalent ranks


[edit] Other Lieutenant General ranks

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Officers' rank insignia, British Army Website. Retrieved 2008-10-25.



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