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Lieutenant general (Lt Gen), formerly more commonly lieutenant-general, is a senior rank in the British Army and the Royal Marines. It is the equivalent of a multinational three-star rank ; some British lieutenant generals sometimes wear three-star insignia, in addition to their standard insignia, when on multinational operations.
Royal Marines officers may hold the rank of lieutenant-general, serving in Ministry of Defence or joint forces positions. Royal Marine officers may reach the full rank of general, for example General Gordon Messenger. At various times (1775-1981) the O-7 rank in the USN has been called Commodore and briefly once, Commodore Admiral.
NATO rank scale: OF-10 OF-9 OF-8 OF-7 OF-6 OF-5 OF-4 OF-3 OF-2 OF-1 OF(D) United Kingdom Epaulette rank insignia: Rank: [1] Field marshal [note 1] General: Lieutenant-general: Major-general: Brigadier: Colonel: Lieutenant colonel: Major: Captain: Lieutenant: Second lieutenant: Officer cadet: Abbreviation: FM Gen Lt Gen Maj Gen Brig Col Lt Col ...
In 1920 it was promulgated in Army Order 545 of 1920 to abolish the rank of Brigadier General and substitute in its place the ranks Colonel Commandant (commander of a brigade or training school) and Colonel-on-the-Staff (staff officer, usually appointed Directors, Deputy Director etc. at the War Officer and in India), effective from 1 January ...
Lieutenant (UK: / l ɛ f ˈ t ɛ n ə n t /; Lt) is a junior officer rank in the British Army and Royal Marines. It ranks above second lieutenant and below captain and has a NATO ranking code of OF-1 and it is the senior subaltern rank. Unlike some armed forces which use first lieutenant, the British rank is simply lieutenant, with no ordinal
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