Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a
military
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. Militaries are typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with their members identifiable by a d ...
rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the
Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and ...
, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the
second-in-command
Second-in-command (2i/c or 2IC) is a title denoting that the holder of the title is the second-highest authority within a certain organisation.
Usage
In the British Army or Royal Marines, the second-in-command is the deputy commander of a unit, f ...
on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a
captain general.
In modern armies, lieutenant general normally ranks immediately below
general
A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of high rank in the army, armies, and in some nations' air force, air and space forces, marines or naval infantry.
In some usages, the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colone ...
(or
colonel general
Colonel general is a military rank used in some armies. It is particularly associated with Germany, where historically General officer#Old European system, general officer ranks were one grade lower than in the Commonwealth and the United States, ...
) and above
major general; it is equivalent to the navy rank of
vice admiral
Vice admiral is a senior naval flag officer rank, usually equivalent to lieutenant general and air marshal. A vice admiral is typically senior to a rear admiral and junior to an admiral.
Australia
In the Royal Australian Navy, the rank of Vice ...
, and in air forces with a separate rank structure, it is equivalent to
air marshal. In the United States, a lieutenant general has a three star insignia and commands an
army corps
Corps (; plural ''corps'' ; from French , from the Latin "body") is a term used for several different kinds of organization. A military innovation by Napoleon I, the formation was formally introduced March 1, 1800, when Napoleon ordered Gener ...
, typically made up of three
army divisions, and consisting of around 60,000 to 70,000 soldiers.
The seeming incongruity that a lieutenant general outranks a major general (whereas a
major
Major most commonly refers to:
* Major (rank), a military rank
* Academic major, an academic discipline to which an undergraduate student formally commits
* People named Major, including given names, surnames, nicknames
* Major and minor in musi ...
outranks a
lieutenant
A lieutenant ( , ; abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a Junior officer, junior commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations, as well as fire services, emergency medical services, Security agency, security services ...
) is due to the derivation of major general from
sergeant major general, which was a rank subordinate to lieutenant general (as a lieutenant outranks a
sergeant major
Sergeant major is a senior Non-commissioned officer, non-commissioned Military rank, rank or appointment in many militaries around the world.
History
In 16th century Spain, the ("sergeant major") was a general officer. He commanded an army's ...
). Several countries (e.g. Balkan states) use the rank of
lieutenant colonel general instead of lieutenant general, in an attempt to solve this apparent anomaly.
In contrast, in
Russia
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the list of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the world, and extends across Time in Russia, eleven time zones, sharing Borders ...
and a number of other countries of the former
Soviet Union
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet ...
, lieutenant general is a rank immediately below
colonel general
Colonel general is a military rank used in some armies. It is particularly associated with Germany, where historically General officer#Old European system, general officer ranks were one grade lower than in the Commonwealth and the United States, ...
, and above
major general – in these systems there is no use of the
brigadier general of many Western countries.
In addition, some countries use the lieutenant general as the rank of divisional commander, and some have designated them with
French revolutionary system. For example, some countries of South America use
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 ...
as the equivalent of lieutenant general.
Lieutenant general ranks by country
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Lieutenant general (Australia)
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Lieutenant general (Bangladesh)
Lieutenant general () is a senior rank in the Bangladesh Army. It is the second-highest active rank of the Bangladesh Army and was created as a direct equivalent of the British military rank of lieutenant general. It is also considered a 3 star ...
*
Lieutenant-general (Canada)
Lieutenant-general (LGen; ) is a Canadian Armed Forces ranks and insignia, Canadian Forces rank used by Officer (armed forces), commissioned officers of the Canadian Army or Royal Canadian Air Force. Vice-Admiral (Canada), Vice-admiral is the equi ...
* (
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
)
* (
Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...
)
* (
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
)
*
Lieutenant general (India)
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Lieutenant general (Nigeria)
Lieutenant general (Lt Gen), is the second-highest rank of the Nigerian Army and generally it is the highest active rank as the Nigerian army do not have any appointment in the rank of General (Nigeria), full general but in the case of the app ...
*
Lieutenant general (Pakistan)
Lieutenant General is a Three-star rank, three-star army officer rank in the Pakistan Army. It is equivalent to a vice admiral in the Pakistan Navy and an air marshal in the Pakistan Air Force. A lieutenant general is also called a three-star Ge ...
*
Lieutenant general (Sri Lanka)
* (
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...
)
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Lieutenant general (United Kingdom)
Lieutenant general (Lt Gen), formerly more commonly lieutenant-general, is a senior rank in the British Army and the Royal Marines. It is the equivalent of a multinational three-star rank; some British lieutenant generals sometimes wear three-s ...
*
Lieutenant general (United States)
In the United States Armed Forces, a lieutenant general is a three-star rank, three-star general officer in the United States United States Army, Army, United States Marine Corps, Marine Corps, United States Air Force, Air Force, and United Sta ...
Army ranks
File:ALB-Army-OF-8.svg,
(Albanian Army
The Albanian Land Force () is the land force branch of the Albanian Armed Forces.
Mission
The Albanian Land Force's main mission is the defense of the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Albania, participation ...
)
File:Angola-Army-OF-8.svg,
(Angolan Army
The Angolan Army () is the land component of the Angolan Armed Forces (FAA).
History
On August 1, 1974, a few months after a military coup d'état had overthrown the Lisbon regime and proclaimed its intention of granting independence to Angola, ...
)
File:Argentina-Army-OF-9.svg,
(Argentine Army
The Argentine Army () is the Army, land force branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic and the senior military service of Argentina. Under the Argentine Constitution, the president of Argentina is the commander-in-chief of the Armed For ...
)
File:Armenia-Army-OF-7.svg,
(Armenian Ground Forces
The Armenian Ground Forces () is the collective term for personnel branches of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Armenia that are responsible for the country's land-based operations. It was established in conjunction with the other compon ...
)
File:Australian Army OF-8.svg, Lieutenant general
(Australian Army
The Australian Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of Australia. It is a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF), along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian Air Force. The Army is commanded by the Chief of Army ...
)
File:Bundesheer - Rank insignia - Generalleutnant.png,
( Austrian Army)
File:General-leytenant AzSQ.svg,
( Azerbaijani Land Forces)
File:Bangladesh-army-OF-8.svg, Lieutenant general
(Bangladesh Army
The Bangladesh Army () is the land warfare branch, and the largest component of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Army is to defend the land of Bangladesh from any external attack. Control of personnel and operations is ad ...
)
File:Post-Soviet-Army-OF-7.svg,
( Belarusian Ground Forces)
File:Belgium-Army-OF-8.svg,
(Belgian Land Component
The Land Component (, ), historically and commonly still referred to as the Belgian Army (, ), is the land branch of the Belgian Armed Forces. The King of the Belgians is the commander in chief. The current chief of staff of the Land Component i ...
)
File:15.Bhutan Army-LG.svg,
Lieutenant general
(Royal Bhutan Army
The Royal Bhutan Army (RBA; ) is a branch of the armed forces of the Kingdom of Bhutan responsible for maintaining the country's territorial integrity and sovereignty against security threats. The King of Bhutan is the Supreme Commander in Chie ...
)
File:Rank insignia of Генерал-лейтенант of the Bulgarian Army.png,
( Bulgarian Land Forces)
File:Botswana-Army-OF-8.svg, Lieutenant general
(Botswana Ground Force
The Botswana Ground Forces is the army of the country of Botswana, and the land component of the Botswana Defence Force.
History
The Botswana Defence Force was raised in April 1977 by an Act of Parliament called the 'BDF Act NO 13 of 1977. At i ...
)
File:18.RBrLF-LG.svg,
( Royal Brunei Land Force)
File:Blank.svg,
( Burundi Army)
File:Canadian Army OF-8.svg, Lieutenant-general
(Canadian Army
The Canadian Army () is the command (military formation), command responsible for the operational readiness of the conventional ground forces of the Canadian Armed Forces. It maintains regular forces units at bases across Canada, and is also re ...
)
File:DR Congo Army OF-8.svg,
( Land Forces of the DR Congo)
File:CzArmy 2011 OF8-Generalporucik shoulder.svg,
( Czech Land Forces)
File:Denmark-Army-OF-8-M69-service.svg,
(Royal Danish Army
The Royal Danish Army (; ; ) is the land-based branch of the Danish Armed Forces, together with the Danish Home Guard. For the last decade, the Royal Danish Army has undergone a massive transformation of structures, equipment and training methods ...
)
File:Capona Teniente General Ejercito Nacional.svg,
(Dominican Army
The Dominican Army (), is one of the three branches of the Armed Forces of the Dominican Republic, together with the Dominican Navy, Navy and the Dominican Air Force, Air Force.
The Dominican army with 28,750 active duty personnel consists of s ...
)
File:Estonia-Army-OF-8.svg,
( Estonian Land Forces)
File:Kenraaliluutnantti kauluslaatta.svg,
(Finnish Army
The Finnish Army ( , ) is the army, land forces branch of the Finnish Defence Forces. The Finnish Army is divided into six branches: infantry (which includes armoured units), field artillery, anti-aircraft artillery, Combat engineering, engineer ...
)
File:15.Gambian Army-LG.svg, Lieutenant general
( Gambian National Army)
File:Georgia-Army-OF-8.svg,
(Georgian Land Forces
The Georgian Land Forces ( ka, საქართველოს სახმელეთო ძალები) are the land force component of the Defense Forces of Georgia. They are the largest branch of the military and constitute the bulk o ...
)
File:HD H 63 Generalleutnant.svg,
(German Army
The German Army (, 'army') is the land component of the armed forces of Federal Republic of Germany, Germany. The present-day German Army was founded in 1955 as part of the newly formed West German together with the German Navy, ''Marine'' (G ...
)
File:15-Ghana Army-LG.svg, Lieutenant general
(Ghana Army
The Ghana Army is the principal land warfare force of Ghana. In 1959, two years after the Gold Coast (British colony), Gold Coast became independent from the British Empire, the Ghana Regiment, Gold Coast Regiment was withdrawn from the Royal West ...
)
File:14. Guinea-Bissau LG.svg,
( Army of Guinea-Bissau)
File:Haiti-Army-OF-8.svg,
(Haitian Army
Originating from the Army of Saint-Domingue (1791–1803), then the Indigenous Army (1803–1915), the Haitian Army (''Armée d'Haiti'') is the Land warfare, land component of the Armed Forces of Haiti. It is the largest branch of the armed forces ...
)
File:Lieutenant General of the Indian Army.svg, Lieutenant general
(Indian Army
The Indian Army (IA) (ISO 15919, ISO: ) is the Land warfare, land-based branch and largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Commander-in-Chief, Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head ...
)
File:21-TNI Army-LG.svg,
(Indonesian Army
The Indonesian Army ( (TNI-AD), ) is the army, land branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. It has an estimated strength of 300,400 active personnel. The history of the Indonesian Army has its roots in 1945 when the (TKR) "People's Se ...
)
File:Ireland-Army-OF-8.svg, Lieutenant-general
(Irish Army
The Irish Army () is the land component of the Defence Forces (Ireland), Defence Forces of Republic of Ireland, Ireland.The Defence Forces are made up of the Permanent Defence Forces – the standing branches – and the Reserve Defence Forces. ...
)
File:IT-Army-OF8.svg,
(Italian Army
The Italian Army ( []) is the Army, land force branch of the Italian Armed Forces. The army's history dates back to the Italian unification in the 1850s and 1860s. The army fought in colonial engagements in China and Italo-Turkish War, Libya. It ...
)
File:Jamaica-Army-OF-8 (new).svg, Lieutenant general
( Jamaican Army)
File:18-RKGF-LG.svg,
(Kazakh Ground Forces
The Kazakh Ground Forces (, ; ) is the land Military branch, service branch of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan. It is one of the three uniformed military services, and is the most senior branch of the Kazakh military in order of pr ...
)
File:15. Kenyan Army LG.svg, Lieutenant general
( Kenya Army)
File:Kosovo-Army-OF-8 2024.svg,
(Kosovo Security Force
The Kosovo Security Force (KSF) is the military of Kosovo. The KSF is tasked with defending the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Kosovo, military support for civilian authorities, and participation in international Peacekeeping, peacekee ...
)
(Latvian Land Forces
The Latvian Land Forces () together with the Latvian National Guard form the land warfare branch of the Latvian National Armed Forces. From 2007 to 2024, the Land Forces were organized as a fully professional standing army until the re-introducti ...
)
File:Blank.svg, Lieutenant general
( Lesotho Army)
File:Liberia-Army-OF-8.svg, Lieutenant general
( Liberian Ground Forces)
File:21-Lithuania Army-LG.svg,
(Lithuanian Land Forces
The Lithuanian Land Forces (LLF) form the backbone of the Lithuanian Armed Forces and are capable of acting as an integral part of NATO forces. Lithuanian Land Forces consist of a single recently formed 1st Army Division (military), Division, th ...
)
File:15. Malawi Army - LG.svg, Lieutenant general
( Malawi Army)
File:Malaysia-army-OF-8.svg,
(Malaysian Army
The Malaysian Army (; Jawi alphabet, Jawi: ) is the land component of the Malaysian Armed Forces. Steeped in British Army traditions, the Malaysian Army does not carry the title ‘royal’ () as do the Royal Malaysian Navy and the Royal Malaysi ...
)
File:Mongolian Army-LTG-service.svg,
( Mongolian Ground Forces)
File:Mozambique-Army-OF-7.svg,
( Mozambican Army)
File:15-Namibia Army-LG.svg, Lieutenant general
(Namibian Army
The Namibian Army is the ground warfare branch of the Namibian Defence Force.
History
Development of Namibia's army was the fastest of the three arms of service. The first units of the Army were deployed as early as 1990. The Army was formed ...
)
File:Netherlands-Army-OF-8.svg,
(Royal Netherlands Army
The Royal Netherlands Army (, KL) is the Ground warfare, land branch of the Netherlands Armed Forces. Though the Royal Netherlands Army was raised on 9 January 1814, its origins date back to 1572, when the was raised making the Dutch standing a ...
)
File:19.Nepalese Army-LG.svg, Lieutenant general
(Nepali Army
The Nepali Army (), also referred to as the Gorkhali Army (; see '' Gorkhas''), formally known as "Royal Nepal Army" is the land service branch of the Nepali Armed Forces. After the Gorkha Kingdom was founded in 1559, its army was establis ...
)
File:New Zealand-Army-OF-8.svg, Lieutenant-general
(New Zealand Army
The New Zealand Army (, ) is the principal Army, land warfare force of New Zealand, a component of the New Zealand Defence Force alongside the Royal New Zealand Navy and the Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Formed in 1845, as the New Zealand Mil ...
)
File:Nigeria-Army-OF-8.svg, Lieutenant general
(Nigerian Army
The Nigerian Army (NA) is the land force of the Nigerian Armed Forces. It is the largest component of the Nigerian Armed Forces. The President of Nigeria is the Commander-in-Chief of the Nigerian Army, and its professional head is the Chie ...
)
File:Norway-army-OF-8.svg,
(Norwegian Army
The Norwegian Army () is the land warfare service branch of the Norwegian Armed Forces. The Army is the oldest of the Norwegian service branches, established as a modern military organization under the command of the King of Norway in 1628. The ...
)
File:OF-8 PakistanArmy.svg, Lieutenant general
(Pakistan Army
The Pakistan Army (, ), commonly known as the Pak Army (), is the Land warfare, land service branch and the largest component of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The president of Pakistan is the Commander-in-chief, supreme commander of the army. The ...
)
File:PA Lt. Gen.png, Lieutenant general
(Philippine Army
The Philippine Army (PA) () is the main, oldest and largest branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), responsible for ground warfare. , it had an estimated strength of 143,100 soldiers The service branch was established on December ...
)
File:Portugal-Army-OF-8.svg,
(Portuguese Army
The Portuguese Army () is the land component of the Portuguese Armed Forces, Armed Forces of Portugal and is also its largest branch. It is charged with the defence of Portugal, in co-operation with other branches of the Armed Forces. With its ...
)
File:Romania-Army-OF-8.svg,
(Romanian Land Forces
The Romanian Land Forces () is the army of Romania, and the main component of the Romanian Armed Forces. Since 2007, full professionalization and a major equipment overhaul have transformed the nature of the Land Forces.
The Romanian Land Force ...
)
File:Russia-Army-OF-7-2010.svg,
(Russian Ground Forces
The Russian Ground Forces (), also known as the Russian Army in English, are the Army, land forces of the Russian Armed Forces.
The primary responsibilities of the Russian Ground Forces are the protection of the state borders, combat on land, ...
)
File:15-Rwanda Army-LG.svg, Lieutenant general
( Rwandan Land Forces)
File:Blank.svg, Lieutenant general
( Sierra Leone Army)
File:10-RSA-OF08.svg, Lieutenant general
(Singapore Army
The Singapore Army is the Ground warfare, land Military branch, service branch of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF). The largest of the Singapore Armed Forces#Organisation, four branches of the SAF, the Singapore Army traces its origins to the Inf ...
)
File:Army-SVK-OF-08.svg,
( Slovak Ground Forces)
File:Spain-Army-OF-8.svg,
(Spanish Army
The Spanish Army () is the terrestrial army of the Spanish Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is one of the oldest Standing army, active armies – dating back to the late 15th century.
The Spanish Army has existed ...
)
File:Sri Lanka-army-OF-8.svg, Lieutenant general
(Sri Lanka Army
The Sri Lanka Army (; ) is the oldest and largest of the Sri Lanka Armed Forces. The army was officially established as the Ceylon Army in 1949, though the army traces its roots back in 1881 when Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers was created; ...
)
File:SAA-OF-8.svg, Lieutenant general
(South African Army
The South African Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of South Africa, a part of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), along with the South African Air Force, South African Navy and South African Military Health Servi ...
)
File:Blank.svg, Lieutenant general
( South Sudan Army)
File:Blank.svg, Lieutenant general
( Eswatini Army)
File:Sweden-Army-OF-8 (M1987).svg,
(Swedish Army
The Swedish Army () is the army, land force of the Swedish Armed Forces of the Kingdom of Sweden. Beginning with its service in 1521, the Swedish Army has been active for more than 500 years.
History
Svea Life Guards dates back to the year 1 ...
)
File:Tajikistan-Army-OF-7.png,
( Tajik National Army)
File:16-Tanzania Army-LG.svg, Lieutenant general
(Tanzanian Army
Demographic features of the population of Tanzania include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects of the population.
The population distribution in Tan ...
)
File:Timor-Leste-Army-OF-8.svg,
( Timor-Leste Army)
File:Post-Soviet-Army-OF-7.svg,
(Turkmen Ground Forces
The Turkmen Ground Forces () is the army branch of the Armed Forces of Turkmenistan. The ground forces include the 2nd Training Motor Rifle Division "Alp Arslan", 2nd, 3rd, 11th Motor Rifle Division "Sultan Sanjar", 11th, and 22nd Motor Rifle Div ...
)
File:Uganda-Army-OF-8 (2019).svg, Lieutenant general
( Ugandan Army)
File:Погон генерал-лейтенанта ЗСУ (2020).svg,
(Ukrainian Ground Forces
The Ukrainian Ground Forces (SVZSU, ), also referred to as the Ukrainian army, is a land force, and one of the eight Military branch, branches of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. It was formed from Ukrainian units of the Soviet Army after Declaratio ...
)
File:British Army OF-8.svg, Lieutenant-general
(British Army
The British Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of the United Kingdom. the British Army comprises 73,847 regular full-time personnel, 4,127 Brigade of Gurkhas, Gurkhas, 25,742 Army Reserve (United Kingdom), volunteer reserve perso ...
)
File:US Army O9 (Army greens).svg, Lieutenant general
(United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the primary Land warfare, land service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution.Article II, section 2, clause 1 of th ...
)
File:Blank.svg,
( National Army of Uruguay)
File:Uzbekistan-army-OF-7.svg,
(Uzbek Ground Forces
The Uzbek Ground Forces are the land component of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Operating since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the army is made up of former Soviet Army units that were in the territory of Uzbekistan. A ...
)
File:Blank.svg, Lieutenant general
(Zambian Army
The Zambian Army is the land military branch of the Zambian Defence Force. Like all branches of the Zambian military, citizens of the nation are required to register at 16 years old, and citizens can join at 16 years old with parental consent or a ...
)
File:Zimbabwe-Army-OF-8.svg, Lieutenant general
( Zimbabwe National Army)
Air force ranks
File:PLAAF-0719-LTG.png, ''Kōngjūn zhong jiang'' (People's Liberation Army Air Force
The People's Liberation Army Air Force, also referred to as the Chinese Air Force () or the People's Air Force (), is the primary aerial warfare service of the People's Liberation Army. The PLAAF controls most of the PLA's air assets, includi ...
)
File:Taiwan-airforce-OF-8.svg, '' Tiong-chiòng'' (Republic of China Air Force
The Republic of China Air Force ( Chinese, 中華民國空軍), or the ROCAF; known colloquially as the Taiwanese Air Force ( Chinese, 臺灣空軍) by Western or mainland Chinese media, or commonly referred as the National Military Air Force ...
)
File:Russia-Airforce-OF-7-2010.svg, ''General-leytenant'' (Russian Aerospace Forces
The Russian Aerospace Forces or Russian Air and Space Forces (VKS) comprise the air force, aerial, space force, space warfare, and Missile defense, missile defence Military branch, branches of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. It was ...
)
File:US Air Force O9 shoulderboard.svg, Lieutenant general
Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) 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 norma ...
(United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the Air force, air service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is one of the six United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Tracing its ori ...
)
File:Ukraine-AirForce-OF-8 (2020).svg, ''Heneral-leytenant'' (Ukrainian Air Force
The Ukrainian Air Force (, PS ZSU) is the air force of Ukraine and one of the eight Military branch, branches of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (ZSU). Its current form was created in 2004 by merging the Ukrainian Air Defence Forces into the Air Fo ...
)
Naval infantry
File:21-TNI Navy-VADM.svg,
(Indonesian Marine Corps
The Marine Corps of the Republic of Indonesia (, KORMAR RI), previously known as the Commando Corps of the Indonesian Navy (, KKO), is an integral part of the Indonesian Navy and is sized at the military corps level unit as the naval infantry ...
)
Maldives Army OF-8.svg,
Lieutenant general
( Maldivian Marine Corps)
Netherlands-Navy-OF-8.svg,
(Netherlands Marine Corps
The Royal Netherlands Marine Corps () is the elite naval infantry corps of the Royal Netherlands Navy, one of the four Netherlands Armed Forces, Armed Forces of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The marines trace their origins to the establishme ...
)
Генерал-лейтенант ВМФ (красный кант).png, ''General-leytenant'' (Russian Naval Infantry
The Russian Naval Infantry (), often referred to as Russian Marines in the West, operate as the naval infantry of the Russian Navy. Established in 1705, they are capable of conducting amphibious operations as well as operating as more traditiona ...
)
0infant.png,
(Spanish Marine Infantry
The Marine Infantry () are the marines of the Spanish Navy. Responsible for conducting amphibious warfare. Fully integrated into the Spanish Navy's structure, the branch's history dates back to 1537 when Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor formed the ...
)
Sweden-Navy-OF-8.svg,
(Swedish Amphibious Corps
The Amphibious Corps (, Amf) is the Marines, marine infantry arm of the Swedish Navy, with an emphasis on coastal defence. It has its roots in the Swedish Coastal Artillery, coastal artillery (, KA) but after the end of the Cold War it was seen as ...
)
British Royal Marines OF-8.svg, Lieutenant-general
(Royal Marines
The Royal Marines provide the United Kingdom's amphibious warfare, amphibious special operations capable commando force, one of the :Fighting Arms of the Royal Navy, five fighting arms of the Royal Navy, a Company (military unit), company str ...
)
US Marine O9 shoulderboard vertical.svg, Lieutenant general
(United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines or simply the Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is responsible for conducting expeditionar ...
)
See also
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Comparative military ranks
This article is a list of various nations' armed forces ranking designations. Comparisons are made between the different systems used by nations to categorize the hierarchy of an armed force compared to another. Several of these lists mention '' ...
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Lieutenant-general insignia
*
List of lieutenant generals in the United States Army before 1960
References
External links
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{{Authority control
Military ranks