A Général d'Armée (Army General) is the highest active military rank of the French Army. General of the Army, or less formally five-star general, is historically the second most senior rank in the United States Army. ... The French Army (Armée de Terre) is the land-based component of the French Armed Forces. ...

Officially, Général d'armée is not a rank (grade in French), but a position and style (rang et appelation) bestowed on some Généraux de division (Divisional General, which is the highest substantive rank) in charge of important commands, such as chief of staff of the army (Chef d'état-major de l'armée de terre) or chiefs of general staff (Chef d'état-major des armées). Rank insignia of a French Divisional General Divisional General is a rank used in many armies to denote a rank of general, corresponding to command of a division. ...

A French General of the Army displays five stars on a shoulder board, with a sixth star authorized for the Army General in command of the Paris sector. Part of the Paris skyline with from left to right: Montparnasse Tower, Eiffel Tower, and in the background, towers of neighboring La Défense. ...

The Air Force equivalent is Général d'armée aérienne and the Navy equivalent is Amiral. The French Air Force is the air force branch of the French Armed Forces. ... The French Navy (Marine Nationale) is the maritime arm of the French military and the largest Western European navy in terms of personnel. ...

Only a Marshal of France (Maréchal de France) is higher; however Marshal is not a rank, but a dignity of the State (dignité dans l'État), only today bestowed ceremonially. It is considered to be a position of distinction rather than an actual military rank. A seventh star may be displayed on the General of the Army insignia by a Marshal of France. The Marshal of France (maréchal de France) was one of the Great Officers of the Crown of France. ...

The rank of Army General in France and elsewhere should not be confused with the essentially American rank of General of the Army, which is more senior, and corresponds to other countries' Marshal or Field Marshal. The rank of General of the Army theoretically corresponds to overall command of an entire national army with several armies in the field, while the rank of Army General only theoretically corresponds to the command of an individual army in the field. General of the Army, or less formally five-star general, is historically the second most senior rank in the United States Army. ... General of the Army, or less formally five-star general, is historically the second most senior rank in the United States Army. ...