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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's equivalent to the navy rank of
Vice Admiral, and in Air Forces with a separate rank structure, it's equivalent to
Air Marshall.
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 (for example 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.
Lieutenant General ranks by country
Lieutenant General equivalent ranks
General pukovnik, Ante Gotovina (Croatia)
General potpukovnik (Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Général de corps d'armée (France)
Sepah-Bod (Iran)
Rav Aluf (Israel)
Generale di Corpo d'Armata (Italy )
Jungjang (North Korea)
Chungjang (South Korea)
Korpskommandant / Commandant de corps (Switzerland)
Other Lieutenant General ranks
Gruppenführer (Waffen-SS)
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