Major general facts for kids
A major general (or two-star general) is a rank in an army. It is between the ranks of lieutenant general and brigadier general. A major general usually commands a division. It comes from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparently confusing system whereby a lieutenant general outranks a major general (although a major outranks a lieutenant, a lieutenant outranks a sergeant-major.) A Major general is addressed as "general".
Images for kids
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Generalmajor (Austrian Land Forces)
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General-mayor (Azerbaijani Land Forces)
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Генерал-майор General-mayor (Bulgarian Land Forces)
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Ģenerālmajors (Latvian Land Forces)
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Major general (Philippine Army)
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Генерал-майор General-mayor (Tajik Ground Forces)
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Mayor general (Venezuelan Army)
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Romanian Air Force (General-maior) -
Swedish Air Force (Generalmajor) -
Vietnam People's Air Force Major general -
Swedish Amphibious Corps (Generalmajor)
See also
- In Spanish: Mayor general
