Army general

Four-star general military rank

For the army rank(s) of general, as opposed to the specific rank of army general, see general officer.

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Comparative military ranks

| |  Armies,
air forces
(non-Commonwealth)|  Navies,
coast guard|  Air forces
(Commonwealth system)

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Flag commissioned officers
|  Field marshal|  Admiral of the fleet|  Marshal of the air force
|  General or
colonel general or
army general|  Admiral|  Air chief marshal
|  Lieutenant general or
army corps general|  Vice admiral|  Air marshal
|  Major general or
divisional general|  Rear admiral or
Counter admiral|  Air vice-marshal
|  Brigadier or
brigadier general|  Commodore or
flotilla admiral|  Air commodore
Senior commissioned officers
|  Colonel|  (Ship-of-the-Line)
Captain|  Group captain
|  Lieutenant colonel|  Frigate captain or
Commander|  Wing commander
|  Major or
commandant|  Corvette captain or Lieutenant
commander|  Squadron leader
Junior commissioned officers
|  Captain|  Lieutenant|  Flight lieutenant
|  First lieutenant or
lieutenant|  Lieutenant
junior grade or
sub-lieutenant|  Flying officer
|  Second lieutenant or
junior lieutenant|  Ensign or
midshipman|  Pilot officer
|  Officer cadet|  Officer cadet|  Flight cadet
Non-commissioned officers
|  Warrant officer or
sergeant major|  Warrant officer or
chief petty officer|  Warrant officer
|  Sergeant|  Petty officer|  Sergeant
Enlisted ranks
|  Corporal or
bombardier|  Leading seaman|  Corporal
|  Lance corporal or
Lance bombardier or
Specialist|  Able seaman|  Leading aircraftman
|  Private or
gunner or
trooper or
sapper|  Seaman|  Aircraftman or
airman or
aviator

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Army general is the highest ranked general officer in many countries that use the French Revolutionary System.[1] Army general is normally the highest rank used in peacetime.

In countries that adopt the general officer four-rank system, it is the rank of a general commanding a field army. However, in some countries such as Brazil, Ecuador and Peru, which have adopted the three-rank system, the rank of army general is immediately above that of divisional general. As such, it is the rank of commander of an army corps or larger formations. The equivalent position in the Commonwealth, U.S., and several other countries is simply general, four-star rank, or informally "full general".

The title "army general" should not be confused with the rank "general of the army", which is more senior, and corresponds to marshal or field marshal.

## Country specific[edit]

### Army general ranks by country[edit]

* Army general (France)
* Army general (East Germany)
* Army general (Russia)
* Army general (Soviet Union)
* Army general (Vietnam)
* Army general (Kingdom of Yugoslavia)

### Army generals' army insignia[edit]

* فريق أول
Fariq 'awal
Général d'armée
(Algerian Land Forces)

* General de exército
(Angolan Army)

* Բանակի գեներալ
Banaki general
(Armenian Ground Forces)

* General de ejército
(Bolivian Army)

* General de exército
(Brazilian Army)

* Général d'armée
(Burkina Faso Army)

* Général d'armée
(Cameroon Ground Forces)

* Général d'armée
(Central African Ground Forces)

* Général d'armée
(Chadian Ground Forces)

* General de ejército
(Chilean Army)

* Général d'armée
(Land Forces of the DR Congo)

* Général d'armée
(Ground Forces of Côte d'Ivoire)

* General de ejército
(Cuban Ground Forces)

* Armádní generál
(Army of the Czech Republic)

* General de ejercito
(Ecuadorian Army)

* Général d'armée
(French Army)

* Général d'armée
(Guinea Ground Forces)

* Армия генералы
Armiya generaly
(Kazakh Ground Forces)

* Général d'armée
(Malagasy Ground Forces)

* Général d'armée
(Malian Army)

* Général d'armée
(Royal Moroccan Army)

* General de ejército
(Nicaraguan Army)

* General de ejército
(Paraguayan Army)

* General de ejército
(Peruvian Army)

* Генера́л а́рмии
General armii
(Russian Ground Forces)

* General de ejército
(Spanish Army)

* Генерали артиш
Generali artiş
(Tajik Ground Forces)

* Armiya generali
(Uzbek Ground Forces)

* Goşun generaly
(Armed Forces of Turkmenistan)

### Army generals' air force insignia[edit]

* Բանակի գեներալ
Banaki general
(Armenian Air Force)

* Général d'armée
(Air Force of Burkina Faso)

* Général d'armée aérienne
(Cameroon Air Force)

* Général d'armée
(Air Force of the DR Congo)

* Général d'armée
(Ivory Coast Air Force)

* General de ejército
(Cuban Air and Air Defense Force)

* Armádní generál
(Czech Air Force)

* Général d'armée aérienne
(French Air and Space Force)

* Général d'armée
(Gabonese Air Force)

* Армия Генералы
Armiya generaly
(Kazakh Air Defense Forces)

* Général d'armée
(Malagasy Air force)

* Général d'armée aerienne
(Royal Moroccan Air Force)

* General de ejército
(Nicaraguan Air Force)

* Армиски Генерал
Armiski general
(North Macedonia Air Brigade)

* генера́л а́рмии
General armii
(Russian Aerospace Forces)

## References[edit]

1. ^ "French Ranks". Over the Front. Over the Front. Retrieved 27 December 2023.

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