General Officers
These are the highest ranks. Promotion to OF-10 rank is now rare and usually reserved for wartime.
Note that there is doubt about rank equivalency in countries that have no brigadier-generals but both colonel-generals and full generals, such as the German Empire and Russia - often it is considered that in these countries a colonel-general equates to an OF-9 rank, a general to OF-8, a lieutenant-general to OF-7, and a major-general to OF-6 (i.e. the ranks below colonel-general all move down one grade).
| Country | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | Gjenerallejtnant | Gjeneralmajor | Gjeneralbrigad | ||
| Argentina | Teniente General | General de División | General de Brigada | ||
| Austria | General | Generalleutnant | Generalmajor | Brigadier | |
| Azerbaijan | General-Polkovnik | General-Leytenant | General-Mayor | ||
| Belarus | General-polkovnik | General-leytenant | General-mayor | ||
| Belgium¹ | Général Generaal |
Lieutenant-général Luitenant-generaal |
Général-major Generaal-majoor |
Général de Brigade Brigadegeneraal |
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| Bosnia | General Armije General of the Armies |
General General |
General-pukovnik Lieutenant-general |
General-major Major-general |
Brigadni General Brigadier-general |
| Brazil | Marechal | General de exército | General de divisão | General de brigada | |
| Canada² | General général |
Lieutenant-General Lieutenant-général |
Major-General major-général |
Brigadier-General brigadier-général |
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| Chile | Capitan General | General de Ejército | General de División | General de Brigada | Brigadier |
| China (Modern) | Shang Jiang 上将 | Zhong Jiang 中将 | Shao Jiang 少将 | Da Xiao 大校 | |
| China 1950s | Da Jiang 大将 (also exists a ranks levels above: Yuan Shuai 元帅 and Da Yuan Shuai 大元帅) | Shang Jiang 上将 | Zhong Jiang 中将 | Shao Jiang 少将 | Da Xiao 大校 |
| Croatia | Stožerni general | General zbora | General pukovnik | General bojnik | Brigadni general |
| Egypt | Musheer مشير | Fariq Awwal (فريق أول) | Fariq (فريق) | Liwa (لواء) | Amid (عميد) |
| Finland3 | Sotamarsalkka Fältmarskalk |
Kenraali General |
Kenraaliluutnantti Generallöjtnant |
Kenraalimajuri Generalmajor |
Prikaatikenraali Brigadgeneral |
| France | Maréchal de France | Général d'Armée | Général de Corps d'Armée | Général de Division | Général de Brigade |
| Germany (modern) | General | Generalleutnant | Generalmajor | Brigadegeneral | |
| German Empire | Generalfeldmarschall | Generaloberst | General der Infanterie (Kavallerie, Artillerie, etc.) | Generalleutnant (until 1899, Generallieutenant) | Generalmajor |
| Nazi Germany (Wehrmacht rank) |
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