• 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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  • Forces, a major general is a two-star general officer in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force. A major general ranks above...
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    Major general is a two-star general officer rank in the Indian Army. It is the third-highest active rank in the Indian Army. A major general ranks above...
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    Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General" (often referred to as the "Major-General's Song" or "Modern Major-General's Song") is a patter song from Gilbert...
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  • Major general (Maj Gen) is a "two-star" rank in the British Army and Royal Marines. The rank was also briefly used by the Royal Air Force for a year and...
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  • Sergeant major general is a now mostly-unused military rank. A prominent example was Philip Skippon in the English New Model Army as organized by Oliver...
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  • Major general (abbreviated MAJGEN) is a senior rank of the Australian Army, and was created as a direct equivalent of the British military rank of major...
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    military rank of major general. Major general is a higher rank than Brigadier General, but lower than Lieutenant General. Major general is the equivalent...
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    rank) brigadier general, major general, lieutenant general, and general. As officers were appointed to the various grades of general by Jefferson Davis (and...
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    The Rule of the Major-Generals, was a period of direct military government from August 1655 to January 1657, during Oliver Cromwell's Protectorate. England...
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    Major General Orde Charles Wingate, DSO & Two Bars (26 February 1903 – 24 March 1944) was a senior British Army officer known for his creation of the...
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  • The Drum Major General was a royal appointment in the British Army used from the mid-17th century and into the 18th century. Under this appointment, all...
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  • the world. In 16th century Spain, the sargento mayor ("sergeant major") was a general officer. He commanded an army's infantry, and ranked about third...
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    non-violence espoused by Gandhi and he joined the Congress party. In 1946, Major General Shah Nawaz Khan accompanied Mahatma Gandhi and Abdul Ghaffar Khan to...
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    Major General (abbreviated as Maj Gen) is a general officer rank in the Sri Lanka Army, and was created as a direct equivalent of the British military...
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    Major-General Charles George Gordon CB (28 January 1833 – 26 January 1885), also known as Chinese Gordon, Gordon Pasha, Gordon of Khartoum and General...
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    The Major-General George R. Pearkes Building (often abbreviated as just Pearkes, French: Édifice Major-Général G. R. Pearkes) is an office building located...
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    Иванович Попов; born 30 January 1975) is a former Russian Ground Forces major general who commanded the 58th Combined Arms Army until he was dismissed in...
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  • lieutenant general outranks a major general (whereas a major outranks a lieutenant) is due to the derivation of major general from sergeant major general, which...
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    Galen Bruce Jackman (born 1951) is a retired United States Army Major General. His last assignment in the Army was serving in the Pentagon as the Army's...
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  • General Major is a rank in certain militaries. General Major may also refer to: James Patrick Major (1836–1877), Confederate States Army brigadier general...
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  • Latin word major meaning "greater". The rank can be traced back to the rank of sergeant major general, which was shortened to sergeant major, and subsequently...
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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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    U.S. Army major general insignia This is a list of active duty United States Army major generals collected from publicly available and accessible information...
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  • Major General Roberts may refer to: Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts (1832–1914), one of the most successful British commanders of the Victorian era...
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    Major General Terry de la Mesa Allen Sr. (April 1, 1888 – September 12, 1969) was a senior United States Army officer who fought in both World War I and...
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  • "Generals and Majors" is a song written by Colin Moulding of the English rock band XTC, released as the first single from their 1980 album Black Sea....
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    He remained in the military and rose through the ranks to become a major general. In the late 1950s, Amit studied at Columbia Business School in New...
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    has one field marshal, one general, 29 lieutenant generals (including one from Army Medical Corps) and 184 major generals (including 27 from Army Medical...
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    full general or four-star general to distinguish them from lower general officer ranks like lieutenant general and major general. The equivalent rank in...
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