lieutenant general
n.
- (Abbr. LTG or Lt Gen or LtGen) A commissioned rank in the U.S. Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps that is above major general and below general.
- One who holds this rank.
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Third of the flag officer ranks indicated by three silver stars on the collar of the uniform. The pay grade is O-9 and is the same in the Army and the Air Force. In the Navy and Coast Guard the rank is vice admiral and is additionally indicated with a two inch gold band topped with three one inch gold bands and a gold star in the Navy and gold shield in the Coast Guard on coat cuffs. Mostly gold shoulder boards sport a silver fouled anchor and three silver stars.
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a general officer ranking above a major general and below a full general
Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General.
Lieutenant General is normally a 3 star general; a Lieutenant General normally ranks immediately below a General and above a Major General. The term Major General is a shortened version of the previous term Sergeant Major General, which was in turn subordinate to Lieutenant General, which is why a Lieutenant General outranks a Major General whereas a Major is senior to a Lieutenant.
In many countries, a rank of Corps General has replaced the earlier rank of Lieutenant-General (e.g. France). However, for convenience, this is often translated into English as Lieutenant General.
In the Argentine Army, Lieutenant General is the highest rank used, the actual highest rank of Captain General being bestowed posthumously upon independence leader José de San Martín.
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