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. 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. Image File history File links File links The following pages link to this file: Ranks in the French Army ... Image File history File links File links The following pages link to this file: Ranks in the French Army ... Major General or Major-General is a military rank used in many countries. ...

The rank is particularly common in western Europe and Latin America.

Rank insignia of an Argentine Divisional General

The rank is mostly used in countries where it is used as a modern alternative to a previous older rank of Major-General. The rank of Major-General is often considered confusing, since it below Lieutenant-General, although a major is senior to a lieutenant (reflecting its origin as "Sergeant-Major-General"). Major General or Major-General is a military rank used in many countries. ... Major is a military rank denoting an officer of mid-level command status. ... Lieutenant is a military, paramilitary, fire service or police officer rank. ...

The rank is almost always above a rank corresponding to command of a brigade, and normally below a rank corresponding to command of a corps. Brigade is a term from military science which refers to military echelon under a division, above a regiment where that exists as such, nowadays often a group of several battalions (typically two to four), and directly attached supporting units (normally including at least an artillery battery and additional logistic support). ... A corps (a word that immigrated from the French language, pronounced IPA: , but originating in the Latin corpus, corporis meaning body; plural same as singular) is either a large military unit or formation, an administrative grouping of troops within an army with a common function (such as artillery or signals...