Army Officer Ranks - General Officers

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
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
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)		 Reichsmarschall des Großdeutschen Reiches

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