An army corps general or corps general is a rank held by a

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who commands an

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. The rank originates from the French (Revolutionary) System, and is used by a number of countries. Normally, the rank is above the

divisional general Divisional general is a general officer rank who commands an army division. The rank originates from the French (Revolutionary) System, and is used by a number of countries. The rank is above a brigade general, and normally below an army corps ...

and below the

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, so it usually corresponds to the

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Algeria

The rank of was created in November 1994 as the highest rank in the Armée nationale populaire (ANP), the rank below it being

Major General Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...

. Its rank badge shows three stars. The first officer to be promoted to the rank was general

Mohamed Lamari Lt. Gen. Mohamed Lamari (7 June 1939 – 13 February 2012) ( ar, محمد العماري) was Chief of Staff of the Algerian army during most of the Algerian Civil War. Personal life He was born on 7 June 1939 in Biskra, to a family originall ...

, chief of staff of the ANP (1993-2004). In 2006 three officers were promoted to the rank -

Ahmed Gaid Salah Ahmed Gaid Salah ( ar, أحمد قايد صالح; 13 January 1940 – 23 December 2019) was a senior leader in the Algerian People's National Army. In 2004, he was appointed by then-President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to the position of chief of staf ...

, chief of staff of the ANP, Bennabes Ghzeiel, military advisor to president

Abdelaziz Bouteflika Abdelaziz Bouteflika (; ar, عبد العزيز بوتفليقة, ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Būtaflīqa ; 2 March 1937 – 17 September 2021) was an Algerian politician and diplomat who served as President of Algeria from 1999 to his resignation in 2019 ...

and former head of the

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, and Toufik Mediene, head of the

Département du Renseignement et de la Sécurité The Department of Intelligence and Security (DRS) (Arabic: دائرة الإستعلام والأمن) (french: Département du Renseignement et de la Sécurité) was the Algerian state intelligence service. Its existence dates back to the strug ...

. After Ghezeiel's death in July 2014, only Toufik and Gaid Salah were the only living holders of the rank. Since July 2015, they have been joined by general Ahmed Bousteila, commander of the Gendarmerie nationale, and general Benali Benali, commander of the Garde républicaine.

Czechoslovakia

In the

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, the rank of a corps general ( cs, sborový generál, sk, zborový generál) existed between 1947 and 1953. It was replaced by the

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() rank under

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influence in 1953.

Cuba

The

Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces The Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces ( es, Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias; FAR) are the military forces of Cuba. They include ground forces, naval forces, air and air defence forces, and other paramilitary bodies including the Territorial Tro ...

rank of operates similarly to that in France and Algeria.

France

The rank of ("general of an army corps" is junior to the rank of and senior to . Officially, it is not a rank, but a style and position ( in French) bestowed upon some (which is the highest substantive rank in the French Army). It is the third of four general ranks. The first mention of the rank is in a circular on uniforms dated 17 March 1921 which gives the rank of to certain divisional general and the rank of to divisional generals who were also members of the . These ranks were simplified by a decree creating the ranks of and on 6 June 1939Service historique du ministère de la Défense
"Les grades dans l'armée française"
The rank insignia is four silver stars arranged in a diamond pattern. The equivalent rank in the Air and Space Force is ("general of air army corps") and in the

Navy A navy, naval force, or maritime force is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval warfare, naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake-borne, riverine, littoral zone, littoral, or ocean-borne combat operations and ...

is (" vice-admiral of squadron"). However,

Général is the French word for general. There are two main categories of generals: the general officers (), which are the highest-ranking commanding officers in the armed forces, and the specialist officers with flag rank (), which are high-level offic ...

under the

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and the Général en chef under the imperial regime correspond to the army corps general, but are equivalent to

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. Image:Army-FRA-OF-08.svg, Service dress insignia of a French in the

French Army The French Army, officially known as the Land Army (french: Armée de Terre, ), is the land-based and largest component of the French Armed Forces. It is responsible to the Government of France, along with the other components of the Armed For ...

Image:Général corps d'armée gend.svg, Service dress insignia of a French in the French ''Gendarmerie'' File:French Air Force-général de corps aérien.svg, Insignia of a in the

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Italy

In Italy the rank of or is shown by three stars and a '

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' for the

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Guardia di Finanza The ''Guardia di Finanza'' (G. di F. or GdF) () (English: literal: ''Guard of Finance'', paraphrased: ''Financial Police'' or ''Financial Guard'') is an Italian law enforcement agency under the authority of the Minister of Economy and Finance. ...

and

Carabinieri The Carabinieri (, also , ; formally ''Arma dei Carabinieri'', "Arm of Carabineers"; previously ''Corpo dei Carabinieri Reali'', "Royal Carabineers Corps") are the national gendarmerie of Italy who primarily carry out domestic and foreign polic ...

. It is equivalent to

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in the

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and in the

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Army corps general's insignia

15.PNA-LG.svg,

(

Algerian People's National Army french: Armée nationale populaire , image = ANP.png , alt = , caption = People's National Army emblem , image2 = , alt2 = , caption2 = , motto = ...

) blank.svg,
( Benin Army) 17. Burkina Faso Army - LG.svg,
( Burkina Faso Ground Forces) Cameroon-Army-OF-8.svg,
( Cameroon Ground Forces) 18.CAGF-LG.svg,
( Central African Ground Forces) Chad-Army-OF-8.svg,
(

Chadian Ground Forces The Chadian Ground Forces (french: Armée de terre tchadienne) are the main and largest component of the Chadian National Army (''Armée nationale tchadienne''). Historically Chad has had one of the strongest armies in the Sahara region, larger tha ...

) 16-ROCongo Army-LG.svg,
( Congolese Ground Forces) Cuba-Army-OF-8.svg,
(

Cuban Revolutionary Army The Cuban Revolutionary Army ( es, Ejército Revolucionario) serve as the ground forces of Cuba. Formed in 1868 during the Ten Years' War, it was originally known as the Cuban Constitutional Army. Following the Cuban Revolution, the revolutiona ...

) France-Army-OF-8 Sleeve.svg,
(

) Guinea-Army-OF-8.svg,
( Guinea Ground Forces) Rank insignia of generale di corpo d'armata of the Army of Italy (1973).svg,
()
(

Italian Army "The safeguard of the republic shall be the supreme law" , colors = , colors_labels = , march = ''Parata d'Eroi'' ("Heroes's parade") by Francesco Pellegrino, ''4 Maggio'' (May 4) ...

) Ivory Coast-Army-OF-8.svg,
( Ivory Coast Ground Forces) Madagascar-Army-OF-8.svg,
( Madagascar Ground Forces) 15.Mali Army-CG.svg,
( Malian Ground Forces) 17-Moldovan Army-LG.svg,
(

Moldovan Ground Forces '' , image= Flag of the Armed Forces of Moldova.svg , image_size = , caption = Moldovan Ground Forces flag , start_date = 25 December 2008 , country= , allegiance = , branch = , type = Army , role = Land warfare , size = 4,000 , comman ...

) 19-Moroccan Army-LG.svg,
(

Royal Moroccan Army zgh, ⵜⴰⵙⵔⴷⴰⵙⵜ ⵜⴰⴳⵍⴷⴰⵏⵜ , image = , caption = Flag of the Royal Moroccan Army , start_date = active since: 1088 CE current form: 14 May 1956 , ...

) blank.svg,
( Niger Ground Forces) Senegal-Army-OF-8.svg,
( Senegalese Ground Forces) Grade Terre tunisienne O10.png,

(

Tunisian Army The Tunisian Land Army ( ar, جيش البر التونسي, Jaîsh el-Barr et'Tunsi, french: Armée de terre tunisienne) is the ground component of the Tunisian Armed Forces . The Land Forces Command is located in Bizerte. The TAF itself was cr ...

)

References

{{Reflist Military ranks of France Military ranks of Algeria Military ranks of Italy