General Ranks By Country
The following articles deal with the rank of general, or its equivalent, as it is or was employed in the militaries of those countries.
- General (Australia)
- Army general (Brazilian Army)
- General (Canada)
- Shang Jiang (China) – People's Republic of China (PRC) and Republic of China (ROC/Taiwan)
- Kindral (Estonia)
- Général (France)
- General (Germany)
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- SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer (Nazi Germany, SS four-star rank)
- Generaloberst der Ordnungspolizei (Nazi Germany, police four-star rank)
- Armeegeneral (East Germany, four-star rank)
- στρατηγός (Strategos) (Greece)
- Aluf (Israel)
- Generale (Italy)
- Daejang (Korea – DPRK and ROK)
- General (Mexico)
- Generał (Poland)
- Army general (Russia)
- General (Sri Lanka)
- General (Sweden)
- General (Switzerland)
- General (United Kingdom)
- Army general (Soviet Union)
- General (United States)
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