Lieutenant General

Lieutenant General 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 normally subordinate to a Captain General. Lieutenant General is normally a 3 star general; a Lieutenant General normally ranks immediately below a General and above a Major General. The term Major General is a shortened version of the previous term Sergeant Major General, which was in turn subordinate to Lieutenant General, which is why a Lieutenant General outranks a Major General whereas a Major is senior to a Lieutenant. In many countries, a rank of Corps General has replaced the earlier rank of Lieutenant-General (e.g. France). However, for convenience, this is often translated into English as Lieutenant General. In the Argentine Army, Lieutenant General is the highest rank used, the actual highest rank of Captain General being bestowed posthumously upon independence leader José de San Martín.

Lieutenant General ranks by country

• Lieutenant General (Australia)
• Lieutenant-General (Canada)
• Lieutenant-General (India)
• Lieutenant General (United Kingdom)
• Lieutenant General (United States)
• Teniente General (Spain)
• Generalleutnant (Germany)
• Lieutenant General (Pakistan)
• Lieutenant General (Republic of Ireland)
• Altábornagy (Hungary)

Lieutenant General equivalent ranks

• Chungjang (South Korea)
• General pukovnik (Croatia)
• Général de corps d'armée (France)
• Jungjang (North Korea)
• Korpskommandant / Commandant de corps (Switzerland)
• Rav Aluf (Israel)
• Sepah-Bod (Iran)

Other Lieutenant General ranks

• Gruppenführer (Waffen-SS)

See also

• Comparative military ranks
• British and United States military ranks compared

U.S. commissioned officer ranks
	Student Officer	O-1	O-2	O-3	O-4	O-5	O-6	O-7	O-8	O-9	O-10	Special (wartime only)	Special (post war honor only)
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Army:	CDT/OC	2LT	1LT	CPT	MAJ	LTC	COL	BG	MG	LTG	GEN	GA	General of the Armies
Marine Corps:	Midn	2ndLt	1stLt	Capt	Maj	LtCol	Col	BGen	MajGen	LtGen	Gen	(no equivalent)	(no equivalent)
Navy:	MIDN/OC	ENS	LTJG	LT	LCDR	CDR	CAPT	RDML	RADM	VADM	ADM	FADM	Admiral of the Navy
Air Force:	Cadet (CDT)/OT	2nd Lt	1st Lt	Capt	Maj	Lt Col	Col	Brig Gen	Maj Gen	Lt Gen	Gen	Gen of the Air Force	(no equivalent)
Coast Guard:	CDT	ENS	LTJG	LT	LCDR	CDR	CAPT	RDML	RADM	VADM	ADM	(no equivalent)	(no equivalent)
PHSCC:	(no equivalent)	ENS	LTJG	LT	LCDR	CDR	CAPT	RDML	RADM	VADM	ADM	(no equivalent)	(no equivalent)
NOAA Corps:	(no equivalent)	ENS	LTJG	LT	LCDR	CDR	CAPT	RDML	RADM	VADM	(no equivalent)	(no equivalent)	(no equivalent)