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Major general

Major general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a lieutenant general outranking a major general, whereas a major outranks a lieutenant.[1]

"General Major" redirects here. For other uses, see General Major (disambiguation).

In English-speaking countries, when appointed to a field command, a major general is typically in command of a division consisting of around 6,000 to 25,000 troops (several regiments or brigades). It is a rank that is subordinate to the rank of lieutenant general and senior to the rank of brigadier or brigadier general. In the Commonwealth, major general is equivalent to the navy rank of rear admiral. In air forces with a separate rank structure (Commonwealth), major general is equivalent to air vice-marshal.


In some countries including much of Eastern Europe, major general is the lowest of the general officer ranks without brigadier general rank.

Gjeneral major
(Albanian Land Force)[4]

Gjeneral major (Albanian Land Force)[4]

Général major
(Arabic: لواء, romanizedLiwa)
(Algerian Land Forces)[5]

Général major (Arabic: لواء, romanized: Liwa) (Algerian Land Forces)[5]

գեներալ-մայոր
General-mayor
(Armenian Ground Forces)[6]

գեներալ-մայոր General-mayor (Armenian Ground Forces)[6]

Major general
(Australian Army)[7]

Major general (Australian Army)[7]

Generalmajor (Austrian Land Forces)[8]

Major general
(Barbados Regiment)

Major general (Barbados Regiment)

Major general
(Bengali: মেজর জেনারেল, romanizedMējara jēnārēla)
(Bangladesh Army)[10]

Major general (Bengali: মেজর জেনারেল, romanized: Mējara jēnārēla) (Bangladesh Army)[10]

Ґенэрал-маёр
G̀jeneral-major
(Belarusian Ground Forces)[11]

Ґенэрал-маёр G̀jeneral-major (Belarusian Ground Forces)[11]

Generaal-majoor
(Général-major)
(Belgian Land Component)[12]

Generaal-majoor (Général-major) (Belgian Land Component)[12]

Major general
(Belize Defence Force)

Major general (Belize Defence Force)

Major general
(Dzongkha: གུང་ བློན་ འོག མ །)
(Royal Bhutan Army)[13]

Major general (Dzongkha: གུང་ བློན་ འོག མ །) (Royal Bhutan Army)[13]

General major (Bosnian Ground Forces)[14]

Major general (Botswana Ground Force)[15]

Генерал-майор
General-mayor
(Bulgarian Land Forces)[17]

Генерал-майор General-mayor (Bulgarian Land Forces)[17]

Général-major
(Kirundi: Jenerai majoro)
(Burundi Army)[18]

Général-major (Kirundi: Jenerai majoro) (Burundi Army)[18]

Major-general
(French: Major-général)
(Canadian Army)[19]

Major-general (French: Major-général) (Canadian Army)[19]

Brigadier general
(Colombian National Army)[21]

Brigadier general (Colombian National Army)[21]

Général-major (Land Forces of the DR Congo)

General bojnik
(Croatian Army)[22]

General bojnik (Croatian Army)[22]

Generálmajor
(Czech Land Forces)[23]

Generálmajor (Czech Land Forces)[23]

Generalmajor
(Royal Danish Army)[24]

Generalmajor (Royal Danish Army)[24]

Mayor general
(Dominican Army)[25]

Mayor general (Dominican Army)[25]

Major general
(Eritrean Army)

Major general (Eritrean Army)

Kindralmajor (Estonian Land Forces)[26]

Major general
(Eswatini Army)

Major general (Eswatini Army)

ሜጄር ጄኔራል
Mējēri jēnērali
(Ethiopian Ground Forces)[27]

ሜጄር ጄኔራል Mējēri jēnērali (Ethiopian Ground Forces)[27]

Major general
(Fiji Infantry Regiment)

Major general (Fiji Infantry Regiment)

Kenraalimajuri
(Swedish: Generalmajor)
(Finnish Army)[28]

Kenraalimajuri (Swedish: Generalmajor) (Finnish Army)[28]

Major general
(Gambian National Army)

Major general (Gambian National Army)

გენერალ-მაიორი
General-maiori
(Georgian Land Forces)[29]

გენერალ-მაიორი General-maiori (Georgian Land Forces)[29]

Generalmajor
(German Army)[30]

Generalmajor (German Army)[30]

Major general
(Ghana Army)

Major general (Ghana Army)

Major-general
(Army of Guinea-Bissau)

Major-general (Army of Guinea-Bissau)

Major general
(Guyana Army)[31]

Major general (Guyana Army)[31]

Major general
(Hindi: मेजर - जनरल, romanizedmejar - janaral)
(Indian Army)[32]

Major general (Hindi: मेजर - जनरल, romanized: mejar - janaral) (Indian Army)[32]

Mayor jenderal
(Indonesian Army)[33]

Mayor jenderal (Indonesian Army)[33]

Major-general (Irish: Maor-ghinearál) (Irish Army)[34]

Major general
(Jamaican Army)[35]

Major general (Jamaican Army)[35]

Генерал-майор
General-mayor
(Kazakh Ground Forces)[36]

Генерал-майор General-mayor (Kazakh Ground Forces)[36]

Major general
(Kenya Army)[37]

Major general (Kenya Army)[37]

Gjeneral major (Kosovo Security Force)[38]

Генерал-майор
General-mayor
(Kyrgyz Army)[39]

Генерал-майор General-mayor (Kyrgyz Army)[39]

Ģenerālmajors
(Latvian Land Forces)[40]

Ģenerālmajors (Latvian Land Forces)[40]

Generolas majoras
(Lithuanian Land Forces)[41]

Generolas majoras (Lithuanian Land Forces)[41]

Major general
(Lesotho Army)[42]

Major general (Lesotho Army)[42]

Major general
(Malawi Army)

Major general (Malawi Army)

Mejar jeneral
(Malaysian Army)[44]

Mejar jeneral (Malaysian Army)[44]

Major general
(Dhivehi: ބްރިގޭޑިއަރ ޖެނެރަލް)
(Maldivian Marine Corps)[45]

Major general (Dhivehi: ބްރިގޭޑިއަރ ޖެނެރަލް) (Maldivian Marine Corps)[45]

Хошууч генерал
Khoshuuch gyenyeral
(Mongolian Ground Force)[46]

Хошууч генерал Khoshuuch gyenyeral (Mongolian Ground Force)[46]

Major-general
(Mozambican Army)

Major-general (Mozambican Army)

Major general
(Namibian Army)

Major general (Namibian Army)

Generaal-majoor (Royal Netherlands Army)[48]

Major-general
(New Zealand Army)[49]

Major-general (New Zealand Army)[49]

Mayor general
(Nicaraguan Army)[50]

Mayor general (Nicaraguan Army)[50]

Major general
(Nigerian Army)[51]

Major general (Nigerian Army)[51]

Генерал мајор
General major
(North Macedonian Ground Forces)[52]

Генерал мајор General major (North Macedonian Ground Forces)[52]

Generalmajor
(Norwegian Army)[53]

Generalmajor (Norwegian Army)[53]

میجر جنرل
Major general
(Pakistan Army)[54]

میجر جنرل Major general (Pakistan Army)[54]

Major general
(Philippine Army)[55]

Major general (Philippine Army)[55]

Major-general
(Portuguese Army)[56]

Major-general (Portuguese Army)[56]

General-maior (Romanian Land Forces)[57]

Генера́л-майо́р
Generál-mayór
(Russian Ground Forces)[58]

Генера́л-майо́р Generál-mayór (Russian Ground Forces)[58]

Major general (Rwandan Land Forces)[59]

Генерал-Мајор
General-major
(Serbian Army)[60]

Генерал-Мајор General-major (Serbian Army)[60]

Major general
(Sierra Leone Army)

Major general (Sierra Leone Army)

Major general
(Singapore Army)[61]

Major general (Singapore Army)[61]

Generálmajor (Slovak Ground Forces)[62]

Major general
(Somali: Sareeye Gaas)
(Somali National Army)[64]

Major general (Somali: Sareeye Gaas) (Somali National Army)[64]

Major general
(South African Army)[65]

Major general (South African Army)[65]

Major general
(Sri Lanka Army)[66]

Major general (Sri Lanka Army)[66]

Generalmajor
(Swedish Army)[67]

Generalmajor (Swedish Army)[67]

Генерал-майор
General-mayor
(Tajik Ground Forces)[68]

Генерал-майор General-mayor (Tajik Ground Forces)[68]

Meja jenerali
(Tanzanian Army)

Meja jenerali (Tanzanian Army)

Major-general
(Timor-Leste Army)

Major-general (Timor-Leste Army)

General-maýor (Turkmen Ground Forces)[70]

Major general (Ugandan Land Forces)[71]

Генерал-майор
Heneral-maior
(Ukrainian Ground Forces)[72]

Генерал-майор Heneral-maior (Ukrainian Ground Forces)[72]

Major general
(British Army)[73]

Major general (British Army)[73]

Major general
(United States Army)[74]

Major general (United States Army)[74]

General-mayor (Uzbek Ground Forces)[76]

Mayor general
(Venezuelan Army)[77]

Mayor general (Venezuelan Army)[77]

Major general
(Zambian Army)

Major general (Zambian Army)

Major general
(Zimbabwe National Army)

Major general (Zimbabwe National Army)

List of comparative military ranks

Major-General's Song

Military organization

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