Major general
A major general (or two-star general) is a rank in an army. It is between the ranks of lieutenant general and brigadier general. A major general usually commands a division.[1] It comes from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparently confusing system whereby a lieutenant general outranks a major general (although a major outranks a lieutenant, a lieutenant outranks a sergeant-major.) A Major general is addressed as "general".[2]
Major General Media
Gjeneral major(Albanian Land Force)
Général major(Arabic: لواء, romanized: Liwa)(Algerian Land Forces)
գեներալ-մայորGeneral-mayor(Armenian Ground Forces)
Major general(Australian Army)
Generalmajor(Austrian Land Forces)
General-mayor(Azerbaijani Land Forces)
Major general(Barbados Regiment)
Major general(Bengali: মেজর জেনারেল, romanized: Mējara jēnārēla)(Bangladesh Army)
Ґенэрал-маёрG̀jeneral-major(Belarusian Ground Forces)
Generaal-majoor(Général-major)(Belgian Land Component)
References
- ↑ Army Major GeneralMilitary-Ranks.org. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ↑ Army Officer RanksMilitary.com. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
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