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Corps General is a rank corresponding to the Commonwealth and US rank of Lieutenant General
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 G?n?ral de corps d'arm?e 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 Army General and senior to Divisional General....
 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 speaking, incorrect....
, rather than a substantive rank.

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Corps General is a rank corresponding to the Commonwealth and US rank of Lieutenant General
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 G?n?ral de corps d'arm?e 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 Army General and senior to Divisional General....
 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 speaking, incorrect....
, rather than a substantive rank.

pt:general de corpo de exército