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#REDIRECT [[Military star ranking#Three-star]] |
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[[Image:US-O9 insignia.svg|right|thumb|A NATO three-star general's rank insignia]] |
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An officer of '''three-star rank''' is a senior commander in many of the armed services holding a rank described by the [[NATO]] [[Ranks and insignia of NATO|code of OF-8]]. The term is also used by some armed forces which are not NATO members. Typically, three-star officers hold the rank of [[vice admiral]], [[lieutenant general]], or in the case of those air forces with a separate rank structure, [[air marshal]]. |
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==Australia== |
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| image1 = Royal Australian Navy OF-8.svg || alt1 = Australian vice admiral's shoulder board. |
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| caption1 = [[Royal Australian Navy|RAN]] [[Vice admiral (Australia)|vice admiral]] |
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| image2 = Australian Army OF-8.svg || alt2 = Australian Army lieutenant general's shoulder board. |
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| caption2 = [[Australian Army|Army]] [[Lieutenant general (Australia)|lieutenant general]] |
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| image3 = RAAF_O9_rank.png || alt3 = Australian air marshal's shoulder board. |
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| caption3 = [[Royal Australian Air Force|RAAF]] [[Air marshal (Australia)|air marshal]] |
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In the [[Australian Defence Force]] the following [[Australian Defence Force ranks|ranks]] of commissioned officers are awarded three-star ranks: |
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*[[Vice admiral (Australia)|Vice admiral]] ([[Royal Australian Navy]] three-star rank) |
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*[[Lieutenant general (Australia)|Lieutenant general]] ([[Australian Army]] three-star rank) |
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*[[Air marshal (Australia)|Air marshal]] ([[Royal Australian Air Force]] three-star rank) |
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Official rank insignia for Australian 'three-star' officers do not use stars in the same fashion as the United States. The RAN does incorporate stars into the hardboard rank insignia for flag-rank officers but this is in conjunction with other devices. Unofficial star rank insignia are sometimes worn when serving with or visiting other military organisations in order to facilitate equivalent rank recognition.{{citation needed|date=December 2013}} |
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The Chiefs of all three services within the Australian Defence Force hold three-star rank as well as four joint positions: [[Vice Chief of the Defence Force (Australia)|Vice Chief of Defence Force]] (VCDF), [[Chief of Joint Operations (Australia)|Chief of Joint Operations]] (CJOPS), [[Chief Capability Development Group]] (CCDG), and Chief of Defence Intelligence. |
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==Bangladesh == |
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*[[Lieutenant general (Bangladesh)|Lieutenant general]] ([[Bangladesh Army]] three-star rank) |
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*[[Vice admiral]] ([[Bangladesh Navy]] three-star rank) |
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*[[Air marshal]] ([[Bangladesh Air Force]] three-star rank) |
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==Brazil== |
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*''[[:pt:Almirante|Vice almirante]]'' ([[Brazilian Navy]] three-star rank) |
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*''[[:pt:General de divisão|General de divisão]]'' ([[Brazilian Army]] three-star rank) |
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*''[[:pt:Major-brigadeiro|Major brigadeiro]]'' ([[Brazilian Air Force]] three-star rank) |
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The three-star rank in Brazil is the second rank in a general career. The officers in this position are normally divisional commanders. |
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![[File:Vice almirante EC.jpg|thumb|''Vice almirante'']] |
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![[File:Brasil-Insígnia de General de Divisão-V.gif|thumb|''General de divisão'']] |
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![[File:MajBrigAr V.png|thumb|''Major brigadeiro'']] |
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==Cambodia== |
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*''Odom senei ek'' ([[lieutenant-general]]) - [[Royal Cambodian Army]] |
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*''Odom neavi ek'' ([[vice admiral]]) - [[Royal Cambodian Navy]] |
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*''Odom senei ek'' ([[lieutenant-general]]) - [[Royal Cambodian Air Force]] |
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File:Cambodian_Army_OF-08.svg|''Odom senei ek'' <br> Army rank insignia |
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File:Cambodian_Navy_OF-08.svg|''Odom neavi ek'' <br> Navy rank insignia |
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File:Cambodian_Air_Force_OF-08.svg|''Odom senei ek'' <br> Air Force rank insignia |
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</gallery> |
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==Canada== |
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*[[Vice admiral#Canada|Vice admiral / ''vice-amiral'']] ([[Royal Canadian Navy]] three-star-equivalent rank) |
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*[[Lieutenant-general (Canada)|Lieutenant-general / ''lieutenant-général'']] ([[Canadian Army]] and [[Royal Canadian Air Force]] three-star-equivalent rank) |
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Three maple leaves appear with St. Edward's crown and crossed sabre and baton. Prince Charles holds the rank of vice-admiral in an honorary capacity. Before unification, the rank of [[air marshal]] was the three-star equivalent for the [[RCAF]]. |
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==Germany== |
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The equivalent modern [[Germany|German]] three-star ranks ([[OF-8]]) of the ''[[Bundeswehr]]'' are as follows: |
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* ''[[Generalleutnant]]'' and ''[[Vizeadmiral]]'' |
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* ''[[Generaloberstabsarzt]]'' and ''[[Admiraloberstabsarzt]]'' |
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Not to be confused with the ''Generalleutnant'' and ''Vizeadmiral'' ([[two-star rank]]s; [[OF-7]]) of the [[Wehrmacht]] until 1945 or the [[National People's Army]] (East Germany) until 1990. |
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==India == |
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*[[Air Marshal (India)|Air marshal]] ([[Indian Air Force]] three-star rank)<ref name="indian3star">{{cite book|title=Selections from Regional Press|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=seMuAQAAIAAJ|date=October 2007|publisher=Institute of Regional Studies|page=75}}</ref> |
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*[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant general]] ([[Indian Army]] three-star rank)<ref name=indian3star/> |
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*[[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice admiral]] ([[Indian Navy]] three-star rank)<ref name="indian3star" /> |
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==Indonesia== |
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*''Letnan jendral'' (lieutenant-general) - [[Indonesian Army]] and [[Indonesian Marine Corps]] three-star rank |
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*''Laksamana madya'' (vice admiral) - [[Indonesian Navy]] and [[Indonesian Maritime Security Agency]] three-star rank |
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*''Marsekal madya'' (air marshal) - [[Indonesian Air Force]] three-star rank |
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File:Letjen pdh ad.png|''Letnan jendral'' Army rank insignia |
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File:Laksdya pdh al.png|''Laksamana madya'' Navy rank insignia |
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File:Marsdya pdh au.png|''Marsekal madya'' Air Force rank insignia |
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</gallery> |
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==Nepal== |
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* [[Lieutenant general]] ([[Nepali Army|Nepal Army]] three-star rank) |
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==Pakistan == |
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*[[Lieutenant general (Pakistan)|Lieutenant-general]] ([[Pakistan Army]] three-star rank) |
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*[[Air marshal (Pakistan)|Air-marshal]] ([[Pakistan Air Force]] three-star rank) |
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*[[Vice admiral (Pakistan)|Vice admiral]] ([[Pakistan Navy]] three-star rank) |
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==Philippines == |
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*[[Lieutenant general]] ([[Philippine Army]] three-star rank) |
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*[[Lieutenant general]] ([[Philippine Air Force]] three-star rank) |
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*[[Vice admiral#Philippines|Vice admiral]] ([[Philippine Coast Guard]] three-star rank) |
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*[[Vice admiral#Philippines|Vice admiral]] ([[Philippine Navy]] three-star rank) |
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*[[Police Lieutenant General]] ([[Philippine National Police]] three-star rank) |
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==United Kingdom == |
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*[[Vice Admiral (Royal Navy)|Vice admiral]] ([[Royal Navy]] three-star rank) |
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*[[Lieutenant-General (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant general]] ([[British Army]] and [[Royal Marines]] three-star rank)<ref>[http://www.army.mod.uk/structure/3696.aspx Officers' rank insignia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091214202154/http://www.army.mod.uk/structure/3696.aspx |date=2009-12-14 }}, British Army Website. Retrieved 2008-10-25.</ref> |
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*[[Air marshal]] ([[Royal Air Force]] three-star rank)<ref>[http://www.rafweb.org/Glossary.htm RAF Glossary] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080413024542/http://www.rafweb.org/Glossary.htm |date=2008-04-13 }}</ref> |
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<gallery> |
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File:British Royal Navy OF-8.svg|Royal Navy shoulder board (since 2001) |
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File:Lt gen john cooper hi.jpg|[[Lieutenant-General (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant-General]] [[John Cooper (British Army officer)|John Cooper]] wearing both three-star insignia and lieutenant general insignia |
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File:Air Marshal C N Harper.jpg|[[Air Marshal]] [[Chris Harper (RAF officer)|C N Harper]] wearing three-star insignia |
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==United States == |
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[[File:Luxembourg - General Patton (12744889054).jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|Lieutenant General Patton during World War II]] |
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*[[Vice admiral (United States)|Vice admiral]] ([[United States Navy]], [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]], [[United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps|Public Health Service Commissioned Corps]] and [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps]], three-star rank) |
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*[[Lieutenant general (United States)|Lieutenant general]] ([[United States Army]], [[United States Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] and [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] three-star rank) |
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A vice admiral typically commands a [[numbered fleet]] which is responsible for all naval ships within its area of responsibility. An Army or Marine Corps lieutenant general typically commands a [[corps]]-sized unit (20,000 to 45,000 soldiers), while an Air Force lieutenant general commands a large [[Numbered Air Force]] consisting of several wings. Additionally, lieutenant generals and vice admirals of all services serve as high-level staff officers at various major command headquarters and [[the Pentagon]], often as the heads of their departments. |
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==Russia and the USSR== |
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In the Russian and Soviet armies, the three-star rank is [[colonel-general]] (Russian: генерал-полковник) and [[full admiral]] (Russian: адмирал). These military ranks, along with other general and admiralty ranks, appeared in [[1940]]. Most Warsaw Pact and Soviet-aligned countries adopted this rank. The rank is often held by commanders of the ground forces, chiefs of military academies and commanders of military districts. Colonel general is considered a stepping stone to the rank of general of the army, itself essential to achieving the high rank of marshal of the Russian Federation. This title also applies to three star officers of the air force, MVD, police and militia, internal troops, FSB/KGB, border guards and some others. In the navy, the three star rank is admiral (Russian: адмирал).{{citation needed|date=January 2014}} |
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== Ukraine == |
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=== [[Armed Forces of Ukraine]] === |
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From June 16, 1920, in Ukraine, a colonel general becomes a three-star general (before that rank was two-star).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160205184455/http://www.uarmy.com.ua/ALMANAH/ALMANAH03/article13/art13.html Чмир М. Відзнаки військових звань українських збройних формувань 1917—1921 рр.]</ref> Since 1921, the [[Ukrainian People's Republic|UPR]] ceased to exist due to the occupation of [[Red Army]]. |
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In 1991, Ukraine regained its independence. In the Armed Forces of Ukraine (as in other countries formed on the ruins of the USSR), the ranks and insignia were kept to the Soviet standard. Three stars on the shoulder straps have a colonel general ({{lang-uk|Генерал-полковник}}) and an admiral ({{lang-uk|Адмірал}}). |
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On July 5, 2016 the President of Ukraine approved “The Unicorn Project and the Distinction Marks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine”. The draft addresses, among other things, the insignia of military personnel. It was supposed to reform the list of military ranks, among others the rank of brigadier general and commodore were to appear, and the rank of lieutenant general and vice admiral were three-star ranks.<ref>[http://www.ukrmilitary.com/2016/07/new-uniform.html?m=1 Президент затвердив нові предмети однострою та знаки розрізнення Збройних Сил України]</ref> |
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On November 20, 2017, the decree of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine № 606 was issued, which specifies the rules for wearing and using unilateral servicemen. Colonels and admirals continued to wear three stars on the shoulder straps, but the stars instead of five rays became four rays.<ref>[https://zaxid.net/resources/newsfiles/472933_606_nm_2017_dodatok.pdf Текст наказу Міністерства оборони України №606 від 20.11.2017 р.]</ref><ref>[https://ips.ligazakon.net/document/view/RE31370?an=1 Текст наказу Міністерства оборони України №606 від 20.11.2017 р. на сайті Ліга Закон]</ref> |
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<gallery> |
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File:Погон генерал-лейтенанта ЗСУ (2020).svg|Генерал-лейтенант<br />([[ Ukrainian Army]]) |
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File: UAAF shoulder mark 20.svg|Генерал-лейтенант<br />([[Ukrainian Air Force]]) |
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File:Погон віцеадмірала ВМС ЗСУ (2020).svg| Bіцеадмірал<br /> |
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([[Ukrainian Navy]]) |
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== See also == |
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* [[Corps general]] |
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* [[Ranks and insignia of NATO]] |
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* [[Four-star rank]] |
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* [[Two-star rank]] |
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== Notes == |
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{{Notelist}} |
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== References == |
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{{Reflist}} |
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{{Star officer ranks}} |
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[[Category:Military ranks]] |
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[[Category:Three-star officers| ]] |
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