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− | '''Major general''' was a military [[rank]], the equivalent of which was used by the service organizations of many civilizations. |
+ | '''Major general''' was a military [[rank]], the equivalent of which was used by the service organizations of many civilizations. As a traditional army [[flag officer]] grade, major general was a junior level [[general]] rank of a fighting organization, traditionally between the grades of [[brigadier]] and [[lieutenant general]]. In comparison to naval ranking systems, this rank was equivalent to the naval [[rear admiral]] rank. |
− | This grade existed in some form in many cultures' rank arrangements, such as [[Earth]]'s [[United States armed forces]], and the militaries of [[ |
+ | This grade existed in some form in many cultures' rank arrangements, such as [[Earth]]'s [[United States armed forces]], and the militaries of [[Old Britain]] and [[Germany]]. The [[US Army]], [[US Marine Corps]], and [[US Air Force]] all signified major generals with the insignia of two five-pointed stars. |
− | Many wonder why major general was considered inferior to lieutenant general when [[major]] was superior to [[lieutenant]]. |
+ | Many wonder why major general was considered inferior to lieutenant general when [[major]] was superior to [[lieutenant]]. The reason was that major general was originally derived from the army grade sergeant-major and was originally "sergeant-major general". Eventually the "[[sergeant]]" was dropped from the title. |
− | In the [[World War II]]-era German armed forces, the equivalent of a major general, called ''Generalleutnant'', wore an insignia of gold shoulder knots with a single metal pip. |
+ | In the [[World War II]]-era German armed forces, the [[Wehrmacht]] equivalent of a major general, called ''Generalleutnant'', wore an insignia of gold shoulder knots with a single metal pip. The [[SS]] equivalent of ''Gruppenführer'' wore insignia of tripled oak leaves with a single metal pip on the uniform lapel. |
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* [http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/insignias/officers.html Insignia of United States Military Officers] |
* [http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/insignias/officers.html Insignia of United States Military Officers] |
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Revision as of 08:07, 4 April 2016
Major general was a military rank, the equivalent of which was used by the service organizations of many civilizations. As a traditional army flag officer grade, major general was a junior level general rank of a fighting organization, traditionally between the grades of brigadier and lieutenant general. In comparison to naval ranking systems, this rank was equivalent to the naval rear admiral rank.
This grade existed in some form in many cultures' rank arrangements, such as Earth's United States armed forces, and the militaries of Old Britain and Germany. The US Army, US Marine Corps, and US Air Force all signified major generals with the insignia of two five-pointed stars.
Many wonder why major general was considered inferior to lieutenant general when major was superior to lieutenant. The reason was that major general was originally derived from the army grade sergeant-major and was originally "sergeant-major general". Eventually the "sergeant" was dropped from the title.
In the World War II-era German armed forces, the Wehrmacht equivalent of a major general, called Generalleutnant, wore an insignia of gold shoulder knots with a single metal pip. The SS equivalent of Gruppenführer wore insignia of tripled oak leaves with a single metal pip on the uniform lapel.
Dr. Beverly Crusher once convinced Geordi La Forge to attempt to sing "I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General", a song from the 19th century operetta The Pirates of Penzance. (TNG: "Disaster")
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