Lieutenant General

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Lieutenant General is a military rank used in almost every country in the world. 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, normally subordinate to a Captain General.

In most nations, a Lieutenant General ranks immediately below a General and above a Major General. The oddity in precedence, where a Lieutenant General outranks a Major General whereas a Major would normally outrank a Lieutenant, is caused by the rank of Major General previously having been known as Sergeant Major General, which was in turn subordinate to Lieutenant General.

Contents 1 Lieutenant General ranks by country 2 Lieutenant General equivalent ranks 3 Other Lieutenant General ranks 4 See also

Lieutenant General ranks by country

• Lieutenant-General (Canada)
• Lieutenant General (United Kingdom)
• Lieutenant General (United States)
• Generalleutnant (Germany)

Lieutenant General equivalent ranks

• Chungjang (South Korea)
• Général de corps (France)
• Jungjang (North Korea)
• Rav Aluf (Israel)

Other Lieutenant General ranks

• Gruppenführer (Nazi Germany)

See also

• Comparative military ranks

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