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Major general

January 09, 2023

"General Major" redirects here. For other uses, see General Major (disambiguation).

Major general (abbreviated MG,[1] maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a lieutenant general outranking a major general, whereas a major outranks a lieutenant.[2][better source needed]

In the Commonwealth and in the United States, when appointed to a field command, a major general is typically in command of a division consisting of around 6,000 to 25,000 troops (several regiments or brigades). It is a two-star rank that is subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the rank of brigadier or brigadier general. In the Commonwealth, major general is equivalent to the navy rank of rear admiral. In air forces with a separate rank structure (Commonwealth), major general is equivalent to air vice-marshal.

In some countries including much of Eastern Europe, major general is the lowest of the general officer ranks, with no brigadier general rank.

Countries

Major general ranks by country

Australia

Main article: Major general (Australia)

Korea

See also: Canadian Armed Forces ranks and insignia

In the Canadian Armed Forces, the rank of major-general (MGen) (French: major-général) is both a Canadian Army and Royal Canadian Air Force rank equivalent to the Royal Canadian Navy's rank of rear-admiral. A major-general is a general officer, the equivalent of a naval flag officer. The major-general rank is senior to the ranks of brigadier-general and commodore, and junior to lieutenant-general and vice-admiral. Prior to 1968, the Air Force used the rank of air vice-marshal, instead.

The rank insignia for a major-general in the Royal Canadian Air Force is a wide braid under a single narrow braid on the cuff, as well as two silver maple leaves beneath crossed sword and baton, all surmounted by St. Edward's Crown. In the Canadian Army, the rank insignia is a wide braid on the cuff, as well as two gold maple leaves beneath crossed sword and baton, all surmounted by St. Edward's Crown. It is worn on the shoulder straps of the service dress tunic, and on slip-ons on other uniforms. On the visor of the service cap are two rows of gold oak leaves.

Major-generals are initially addressed as "general" and name, as are all general officers; thereafter by subordinates as "sir" or "ma'am" as applicable in English (French: mon général). Major-generals are normally entitled to staff cars.

India

Main article: Major general (India)

Japan

Because no brigadier-general rank is used in Japan, major-general is the rank of brigade commander. Therefore, the designation in the French Revolutionary System is the brigade general. In the past, rikugun-shōshō (陸軍少将) in the Imperial Japanese Army was equivalent to major-general; in the current Japan Self-Defense Forces, rikushō-ho (陸将補) in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and kūshō-ho (空将補) in the Japan Air Self-Defense Force are equivalent to it.

New Zealand

In the New Zealand Army, major-general is the rank held by the chief of army (formerly the chief of general staff). The more senior rank of lieutenant-general is reserved for when an army officer holds the position of chief of defense force, who commands all New Zealand's armed forces. This position is subject to rotation between the heads of the air force, army, and navy.

Pakistan

Major general in the Pakistan Army is equivalent to rear admiral in the Navy and air vice marshal in the Air Force. It is the lowest of the general officer ranks, ranking between brigadier and lieutenant general.

Portugal

The rank of major-general was reintroduced in the Portuguese Army, Air Force and National Republican Guard in 1999, replacing the former rank of brigadier in the role of brigade commander. As a rank, it had previously been used in the Army only for a brief period (from 1862 to 1864). It is equivalent to the rank of contra-almirante (rear-admiral) in the Portuguese Navy. In 2015, the rank of major-general was moved up one level, with the role of brigade commander being assumed by the below rank of brigadier-general.

In most of the 19th and first half of the 20th century, major-general was not used as a rank in the Portuguese military, but as an appointment title conferred to the general officer that acted as the military head of a service branch. The roles of Major-General of the Navy (Major-General da Armada) and Major-General of the Army (Major-General do Exército) became extinct in 1950, with their roles being unified in the then created Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces.

Russia

In the Russian Army, the rank "major general" is known as Russian: генера́л-майо́р, romanized: Generál-mayór. It is equivalent to a British brigadier or an American brigadier general.[3]

Sri Lanka

Main article: Major-general (Sri Lanka)

Turkey

Main article: tr:Tümgeneral

The Turkish Army and Air Force refer to the rank as tümgeneral. The Turkish Navy equivalent is tümamiral. The name is derived from tümen, the Turkish word for a military division (tümen itself is an older Turkish word meaning "10,000"). Thus, linguistically, it is similar to the French equivalent for a major general, général de division.

United Kingdom

Main article: Major-general (United Kingdom)

United States

Main article: Major general (United States)

In the United States, the rank of major general exists in the United States Air Force, United States Army, United States Marine Corps, and United States Space Force.

Generalmajor

Main articles: Generalmajor and Generalmajor (Sweden)

Generalmajor is the Germanic variant of major general, used in a number of Central and Northern European countries, including Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Norway, and Sweden.

Insignia

Army

Air force

Naval infantry

Other services

See also

References

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Army of Guinea Bissau Major general Guyana Army 31 Major general Hindi म जर जनरल romanized mejar janaral Indian Army 32 Mayor jenderal Indonesian Army 33 Major general Irish Maor ghinearal Irish Army 34 Major general Jamaican Army 35 General major General mayor Kazakh Ground Forces 36 Major general Kenya Army 37 Gjeneral major Kosovo Security Force 38 General major General mayor Kyrgyz Army 39 Generalmajors Latvian Land Forces 40 Generolas majoras Lithuanian Land Forces 41 Major general Lesotho Army 42 Major general Liberian Ground Forces 43 Major general Malawi Army Mejar jeneral Malaysian Army 44 Major general Dhivehi ބ ރ ގ ޑ އ ރ ޖ ނ ރ ލ Maldivian Marine Corps 45 Hoshuuch general Khoshuuch gyenyeral Mongolian Ground Force 46 General major Montenegrin Ground Army 47 Major general Mozambican Army Major general Namibian Army Generaal majoor Royal Netherlands Army 48 Major general New Zealand Army 49 Mayor general Nicaraguan Army 50 Major general Nigerian Army 51 General maјor General major North Macedonian Ground Forces 52 Generalmajor Norwegian Army 53 میجر جنرل Major general Pakistan Army 54 Major general Papua New Guinea Land Element Major general Philippine Army 55 Major general Portuguese Army 56 General maior Romanian Land Forces 57 Genera l majo r General mayor Russian Ground Forces 58 Major general Rwandan Land Forces 59 General Maјor General major Serbian Army 60 Major general Sierra Leone Army Major general Singapore Army 61 Generalmajor Slovak Ground Forces 62 Generalmajor Slovenian Ground Force 63 Major general Somali Sareeye Gaas Somali National Army 64 Major general South African Army 65 Major general Sri Lanka Army 66 Generalmajor Swedish Army 67 General major General mayor Tajik Ground Forces 68 Meja jenerali Tanzanian Army Major general Timor Leste Army Major general Trinidad and Tobago Regiment 69 Tumgeneral Turkish Land Forces General mayor Turkmen Ground Forces 70 Major general Ugandan Land Forces 71 General major Heneral maior Ukrainian Ground 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