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Major General is a military rank used in many
countries. It is derieved from the older rank of "Sergeant Major General".
A Major General ranks immediately below a Lieutenant General and above a Brigadier
General in the US Army and Brigadier in the British Army.
In the US Army, Marine Corps
and Airforce a Major General is a two-star General. For insignia in the British Army see General.
A Major General is equivalent to a Rear Admiral (upper
half) in the US Navy and Rear
Admiral in the Royal Navy. Its equivalent rank in the Royal Air
Force and airforces of many Commonwealth
countries is Air Vice Marshal
In the Israeli Defence Forces a Major
General is called Aluf
and it is the second highest rank. It is followed by Rav Aluf (Lieutenant General or
General).
See also
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