Army General - Citizendia

For the army rank(s) of General, as opposed to the specific rank of Army General, see: General

French insignia for
Général d'Armée

Army General is a title used in many countries to denote the rank of General nominally commanding an Army in the field. A Général d'Armée ( Army General) is the highest active military rank of the French Army. Army General is normally the highest rank used in peace time.

The equivalent position in the Commonwealth, U.S., and several other countries is simply termed "General". See also United States Army enlisted rank insignia United States warrant officer rank insignia Ranks and insignia

The title "Army General" should not be confused with the rank "General of the Army", which is more senior, and corresponds to other countries' Marshal or Field Marshal. General of the Army is a military rank used in some countries to denote a senior military leader usually a General in command of a nation's Army. Marshal (also sometimes spelled marshall in American English, but not in British English) is a word used in several official titles of various branches For other meanings see Field Marshal (disambiguation Field marshal is a military officer rank The position of "General of the Army" theoretically corresponds to overall command of an entire national army, while the position of "Army General" only corresponds to the command of an individual army in the field.

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Rank comparison chart of all armies of NATO member states Officers (OF 1-10 Warrant officers (WO5 - 1 Warrant officers rank below officers and above

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