Major General (Australia)
- Major General (Australia)
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Australian
Major General
rank insignia- See Major General for other countries which use this rank
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 General. It is the third-highest active rank of the Australian Army, and is considered to be equivalent to a two-star rank. A Major General commands a division or the equivalent.
Major General is a higher rank than Brigadier, but lower than Lieutenant General.[1] Major General is the equivalent of Rear Admiral in the Royal Australian Navy and Air Vice Marshal in the Royal Australian Air Force.
The insignia for a Major General is the star (or 'pip') of the Order of the Bath, above a crossed sword and baton.[2]
See also
- Australian Defence Force ranks and insignia
- Australian Army officer rank insignia
- List of Australian generals and brigadiers
References and notes
- ^ Many people are confused that "Major General" is lower rank than "Lieutenant General", because they expect it to reflect that "Major" is higher rank than "Lieutenant". The reason is that the title "Major General" is derived from "Sergeant Major General".
- ^ Australian Army officer rank insignia are identical to British Army officer rank insignia, with the difference that Australian insignia have the word "Australia" below them.
Categories:- Military ranks of Australia
- Australian generals
- Australian military stubs
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