An army corps general or corps general is a rank held by a
general officer
A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of high rank in the army, armies, and in some nations' air force, air and space forces, marines or naval infantry.
In some usages, the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colone ...
who commands an
army corps. The rank originates from the
French Revolutionary System, and is used by a number of countries. Normally, the rank is above the
divisional general and below the
army general, so it usually corresponds to the
lieutenant general. However, in some countries such as Spain, Brazil, and Peru, the rank of army corps general is not used, in Spain the rank of army corps general is replaced by the rank of lieutenant general, while in some countries such as Brazil and Peru, the rank of army general is immediately above that of divisional general.
Algeria
The rank of was created in November 1994 as the highest rank in the
Armée nationale populaire (ANP), the rank below it being
Major General. Its rank badge shows three stars. The first officer to be promoted to the rank was general
Mohamed Lamari, chief of staff of the ANP (1993-2004). In 2006 three officers were promoted to the rank -
Ahmed Gaid Salah, chief of staff of the ANP,
Bennabes Ghzeiel, military advisor to president
Abdelaziz Bouteflika and former head of the
gendarmerie, and
Toufik Mediene, head of the
Département du Renseignement et de la Sécurité. After Ghezeiel's death in July 2014, only Toufik and Gaid Salah were the only living holders of the rank. Since July 2015, they have been joined by general
Ahmed Bousteila, commander of the Gendarmerie nationale, and general Benali Benali, commander of the Garde républicaine.
Czechoslovakia
In the
Czechoslovak Army, the rank of a corps general (, ) existed between 1947 and 1953. It was replaced by the
colonel general () rank under
Soviet Army influence in 1953.
Cuba
The
Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces rank of operates similarly to that in France and Algeria.
France
The rank of ("general of an army corps" is junior to the rank of and senior to . Officially, it is not a rank, but a style and position ( in French) bestowed upon some (which is the highest substantive rank in the French Army). It is the third of four general ranks. The first mention of the rank is in a circular on uniforms dated 17 March 1921 which gives the rank of to certain divisional general and the rank of to divisional generals who were also members of the . These ranks were simplified by a decree creating the ranks of and on 6 June 1939
[Service historique du ministère de la Défense]
"Les grades dans l'armée française"
The rank insignia is four silver stars arranged in a diamond pattern.
The equivalent rank in the
Air and Space Force is ("general of air army corps") and in the
Navy is ("
vice-admiral of squadron").
However,
Général under the
ancient regime and the
Général en chef under the imperial regime correspond to the army corps general, but are equivalent to
general
A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of high rank in the army, armies, and in some nations' air force, air and space forces, marines or naval infantry.
In some usages, the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colone ...
.
File:France-Army-OF-8 Sleeve.svg, in the French Army
File:France-Navy-OF-8 Sleeve.svg, in the French ''Gendarmerie''
File:France-Airforce-OF-8 Sleeve.svg, in the French Air and Space Force
Italy
In Italy the rank of or is shown by three stars and a '
greca' for the
Army
An army, ground force or land force is an armed force that fights primarily on land. In the broadest sense, it is the land-based military branch, service branch or armed service of a nation or country. It may also include aviation assets by ...
,
Guardia di Finanza and
Carabinieri
The Carabinieri (, also , ; formally ''Arma dei Carabinieri'', "Arm of Carabineers"; previously ''Corpo dei Carabinieri Reali'', "Royal Carabineers Corps") are the national gendarmerie of Italy who primarily carry out domestic and foreign poli ...
. It is equivalent to
squadron admiral in the
Italian Navy and in the
Italian Air Force.
Army corps general's insignia
15.PNA-LG.svg,
( Algerian People's National Army)
( Benin Army)
( Burkina Faso Ground Forces)
( Cameroon Ground Forces)
18.CAGF-LG.svg,
( Central African Ground Forces)
Chad-Army-OF-8.svg,
( Chadian Ground Forces)
16-ROCongo Army-LG.svg,
( Congolese Ground Forces)
( Cuban Revolutionary Army)
( French Army)
( Guinea Ground Forces)
Rank insignia of generale di corpo d'armata of the Army of Italy (1973).svg,
()
( Italian Army)
( Ivory Coast Ground Forces)
( Madagascar Ground Forces)
( Malian Ground Forces)
( Moldovan Ground Forces)
( Royal Moroccan Army)
( Niger Ground Forces)
( Senegalese Ground Forces)
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( Tunisian Army)
References
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Military ranks of France
Military ranks of Algeria
Military ranks of Italy