Colonel general is a military rank used in some armies. It is particularly associated with Germany, where historically general officer ranks were one grade...
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of this period, the senior colonel in the army or, in a field force, the senior military contractor, was the colonel general, and, in the absence of the...
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Lieutenant colonel general (Serbo-Croatian: генерал-потпуковник, general-potpukovnik, lit. 'general sub-colonel') is a general officer rank in a number...
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lieutenant general normally ranks immediately below general (or colonel general) and above major general; it is equivalent to the navy rank of vice admiral...
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naval infantry. In some usages, the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel. The adjective general had been affixed to officer designations...
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German colonel generals. Generals later promoted to general field marshal (GFM) are not included. See also: ⇒ de: List of the German Empire's colonel generals...
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Régime, the Colonels General were: Colonel General of the Infantry Colonel General of the Cavalry Colonel General of the Dragoons Colonel General of the Hussards...
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Lieutenant colonel (UK: /lɛfˈtɛnənt ˈkɜːrnəl/ lef-TEN-ənt KUR-nəl, US: /luːˈtɛn-/ loo-TEN-) is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine...
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The following list of colonel generals denotes those who have held the rank of colonel general in the respective military forces of their countries. Sonomyn...
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of Austro-Hungarian colonel generals of the Austro-Hungarian Army. From 1915 to 1918 in the Austro-Hungarian Army, colonel general (German: Generaloberst...
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Colonel general (Vietnamese: Thượng tướng) is a high-ranking general, holding the second highest officer rank in the Vietnam People's Army Military Rank...
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Brigadier general or brigade general is a military rank used in many countries. The rank is usually above a colonel, and below a major general or divisional...
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commanded by a lieutenant colonel. Colonels also serve as staff officers in divisions like Colonel General Staff (Col GS) and Colonel Administration (Col Adm)...
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Logistical Support of the Russian Armed Forces (Colonel General Mikhail Mizintsev, who replaced Army General Dmitry Bulgakov in September 2022) Russian Railway...
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Military ranks of the Soviet Union (redirect from Major General (Soviet))
Major General – Corps, Division, or (rarely) Brigade level Lieutenant General – Corps or Army level Colonel-General – Army or Front level General of the...
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Generaloberst (category Lists of generals)
A Generaloberst ("colonel general") was the second-highest general officer rank in the German Reichswehr and Wehrmacht, the Austro-Hungarian Common Army...
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General Superior, supreme general, usually (mis)translated colonel-general) so that officers could be promoted further than General without becoming a Generalfeldmarschall...
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regiment still to be equipped with cuirasses. It had been renamed Colonel-General in 1657. In 1791 it was again renamed as the 1er Régiment de Cavalerie;...
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Georgy Zhukov 3rd Army – Colonel General Alexander Gorbatov 69th Army – Colonel General Vladimir Kolpakchi 33rd Army – Colonel General Vyacheslav Tsvetayev...
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Heinz Guderian (redirect from General Guderian)
at giving such an opulent estate to someone with the rank of only a Colonel-General. Guderian furnished the estate with property stolen by M-Aktion from...
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Foundations of Geopolitics (redirect from General Klokotov)
as co-author and his main inspiration, though Klokotov denies this. Colonel General Leonid Ivashov, head of the International Department of the Russian...
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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. In English-speaking countries, when...
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Militsiya (section General overview)
which is the lowest rank, to colonel general – with only these exceptions: there are no ranks of Yefreytor, Army General, or Marshal. Detectives (Russian:...
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lieutenant colonel, colonel, and General-Major (one star). Most were colonels or newly promoted generals. Officers enter in their late 30s, as a general rule...
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rank, immediately above the rank of lieutenant colonel and just below the rank of brigadier general. Colonel is equivalent to the naval rank of captain in...
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Heinrich von Vietinghoff (redirect from Colonel General von Vietinghoff-Scheel)
Vietinghoff genannt Scheel (6 December 1887 – 23 February 1952) was a German general (Generaloberst) of the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient...
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chicken version) to battle villains such as the "Anti-Colonel" of Earth-3, "Colonel Grodd" (a Colonel version of Gorilla Grodd) and Larfleeze. The writer...
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Decree No.141, transferring the Northern Fleet under its command. Colonel General Aleksandr Lapin took over as the new district's commander on 16 May...
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Senior colonel is an officer rank usually placed between a regular colonel and a British brigadier or American brigadier general. Most western militaries...
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Gennady Zhidko (category Russian colonel generals)
Геннадий Валериевич Жидко; 12 September 1965 – 16 August 2023) was a colonel general of the Russian Armed Forces. He was awarded the title Hero of the Russian...
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