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Major general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general.

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Major general ranks by country Australia Bangladesh Brunei In the sultanate of Brunei, the rank of Major general () is used by the Royal Brunei Land Force and the Royal Brunei Air Force. The rank is held by the Commander of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces. Canada In the Canadian Armed Forces, the rank of major-general (MGen) () is both a Canadian Army and Royal Canadian Air Force rank equivalent to the Royal Canadian Navy's rank of rear-admiral. A major-general is a general officer, the equivalent of a naval flag officer. The major-general rank is senior to the ranks of brigadier general and commodore, and junior to lieutenant-general and vice admiral. Prior to 1968, the Air Force used the rank of air vice-marshal, instead. The rank insignia for a major-general in the Royal Canadian Air Force is a wide braid under a single narrow braid on the cuff, as well as two silver maple leaves beneath a crossed sword and baton, all surmounted by St. Edward's Crown. In the Canadian Army, the rank insignia is a wide braid on the cuff, as well as two gold maple leaves beneath a crossed sword and baton, all surmounted by St. Edward's Crown. It is worn on the shoulder straps of the service dress tunic, and on slip-ons on other uniforms. On the visor of the service cap are two rows of gold oak leaves. Major-generals are initially addressed as 'general' and name, as are all general officers; thereafter by subordinates as 'sir' or 'ma'am' as applicable in English (). Major-generals are normally entitled to staff cars. India Myanmar In Myanmar, a Major General rank is usually held by someone that is a Regional Military Command General Officer Commanding (Regional Commander or တိုင်းမှူး) or a Director such as Director of Defence Service Intelligence (Khin Nyunt for example) New Zealand In the New Zealand Army, major-general is the rank held by the chief of army (formerly the chief of general staff). The more senior rank of lieutenant-general is reserved for when an army officer holds the position of chief of defence force, who commands all of New Zealand's armed forces. This position is subject to rotation between the heads of the New Zealand Air Force, New Zealand Army, and New Zealand Navy. Pakistan Major general in the Pakistan Army is equivalent to rear admiral in the Pakistan Navy and air vice marshal in the Pakistan Air Force. It is the lowest of the general officer ranks, ranking between brigadier and lieutenant general. Portugal The rank of major-general was reintroduced in the Portuguese Army, Portuguese Air Force, and Portuguese National Republican Guard in 1999, replacing the former rank of brigadier in the role of brigade commander. As a rank, it had previously been used in the Army only for a brief period (from 1862 to 1864). It is equivalent to the rank of contra-almirante (rear-admiral) in the Portuguese Navy. In 2015, the rank of major-general was moved up one level, with the role of brigade commander being assumed by the below rank of brigadier-general. In most of the 19th and first half of the 20th century, major-general was not used as a rank in the Portuguese military, but as an appointment title conferred to the general officer that acted as the military head of a service branch. The roles of Major-General of the Navy (Major-General da Armada) and Major-General of the Army (Major-General do Exército) became extinct in 1950, with their roles being unified in the then created Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces. Russia In the Russian Army, the rank 'major general' is known as . It is equivalent to a British brigadier or an American brigadier general. Sri Lanka Turkey The Turkish Army and Air Force refer to the rank as . The Turkish Navy equivalent is . The name is derived from , the Turkish word for a military division ( itself is an older Turkish word meaning 10,000). Thus, linguistically, it is similar to the French equivalent for a major general, . United Kingdom United States In the United States, the rank of major general exists in the United States Air Force, United States Army, United States Marine Corps, and United States Space Force. Generalmajor Generalmajor is the Germanic variant of major general, used in a number of Central and Northern European countries, including Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Norway, and Sweden. ==Insignia==
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Malawi Army - MG.svg|Major general(Malawi Army) File:Malaysia-army-OF-7.svg|(Malaysian Army) File:Maldives Army OF-7.svg|Major general(Maldivian Marine Corps) File:Mongolian Army-MJG-service.svg|(Mongolian Ground Force) File:17-Montenegro Army-MG.svg|(Montenegrin Ground Army) File:Mozambique-Army-OF-6.svg|(Mozambican Army) File:14-Namibia Army-MG.svg|Major general(Namibian Army) File:Netherlands-Army-OF-7.svg|(Royal Netherlands Army) File:New Zealand-Army-OF-7.svg|Major-general(New Zealand Army) File:15-Nicaragua Army-MG.svg|(Nicaraguan Army) File:Nigeria-Army-OF-7.svg|Major general(Nigerian Army) File:North-Macedonia-Army-OF-8.svg|(North Macedonian Ground Forces) File:Norway-Army-OF-7 service.svg|(Norwegian Army) File:OF-7 Pakistan Army.svg|(Pakistan Army) File:PNGDF Land OF-07.svg|Major general(Papua New Guinea Land Element) File:PA Maj. Gen.png|Major general(Philippine Army) File:Portugal-Army-OF-7.svg|(Portuguese Army) File:Romania-Army-OF-7.svg|(Romanian Land Forces) File:Russia-Army-OF-6-2010.svg|(Russian Ground Forces) File:14-Rwanda Army-MG.svg|Major general(Rwandan Land Forces) File:16-Serbian Army-MG.svg|(Serbian Army) File:Blank.svg|Major general(Sierra Leone Army) File:09-RSA-OF07.svg|Major general(Singapore Army) File:Army-SVK-OF-07.svg|(Slovak Ground Forces) File:19-Slovenian Army-MG.svg|(Slovenian Ground Force) File:15-Somali Army-MG.svg|Major general(Somali National Army) File:SAA-OF-7.svg|Major general(South African Army) File:Sri Lanka-army-OF-7.svg|Major general(Sri Lanka Army) File:Sweden-Army-OF-7 (M1987).svg|(Swedish Army) File:Tajikistan-Army-OF-6.png|(Tajik Ground Forces) File:15-Tanzania Army-MG.svg|(Tanzanian Army) File:Timor-Leste-Army-OF-7.svg|(Timor-Leste Army) File:TaT-Army-OF-7.svg|Major general(Trinidad and Tobago Regiment) File:Post-Soviet-Army-OF-6.svg|(Turkmen Ground Forces) File:Uganda-Army-OF-9.svg|Major general(Ugandan Land Forces) File:Погон генерал-майора ЗСУ (2020).svg|(Ukrainian Ground Forces) File:British Army (1920–1953) OF-7 (rounded).svg|Major general(British Army) File:US Army O8 (Army greens).svg|Major general(United States Army) File:Blank.svg|(National Army of Uruguay) File:Uzbekistan-army-OF-6.svg|(Uzbek Ground Forces) File:MGEJB-GNB.png|(Venezuelan Army) File:Blank.svg|Major general(Zambian Army) File:Zimbabwe-Army-OF-7.svg|Major general(Zimbabwe National Army) ==See also==
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