Corps General
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Corps General is a rank corresponding to the Commonwealth and US rank of Lieutenant General
. For convenience the rank in foreign armies is normally actually translated as Lieutenant General. In France a général de corps d'armée
is actually an appointment of Divisional General
, rather than a substantive rank. In Italy it is Generale di corpo d'armata
.
Lieutenant General
Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....
. For convenience the rank in foreign armies is normally actually translated as Lieutenant General. In France a général de corps d'armée
Général de corps d'armée
A Général de corps d'armée is a senior rank in the French Army.The rank is the equivalent of a Lieutenant General in other countries and is junior to the rank of Général d'armée and senior to Général de division...
is actually an appointment of Divisional General
Divisional General
Divisional General is a rank used in many armies to denote a rank of general, corresponding to command of a division. For convenience Divisional General is almost always translated into English as Major-General, the equivalent rank used by the UK, USA, etc., although this translation is, strictly...
, rather than a substantive rank. In Italy it is Generale di corpo d'armata
Generale di Corpo d'Armata
Generale di Corpo d'Armata, or "Tenente Generale" is an Italian military rank equivalent to Lieutenant General in the forces of some English speaking countries....
.