General of the infantry is a military rank of 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 ...
in the
infantry
Infantry, or infantryman are a type of soldier who specialize in ground combat, typically fighting dismounted. Historically the term was used to describe foot soldiers, i.e. those who march and fight on foot. In modern usage, the term broadl ...
and refers to:
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General of the Infantry (Austria)
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General of the Infantry (Bulgaria) General of the infantry is a military rank of a General officer in the infantry and refers to:
* General of the Infantry (Austria)
* General of the Infantry (Bulgaria)
* General of the Infantry (Germany) ('), a rank of a general in the German Imper ...
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General of the Infantry (Germany)
General of the Infantry (, abbr. ) is a former rank of the German army (). It is currently an appointment or position given to an OF-8, OF-8 rank officer, who is responsible for particular affairs of training and equipment of the infantry.
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('), a rank of a general in the German Imperial Army, Reichswehr or Wehrmacht, as well as an official position of the , held by an officer in the rank of now and previously of
General of the branch
A general of the branch, general of the branch of service or general of the ... (where instead of the ellipsis an appropriate name of the military branch is being put) is a three-star rank, three or four-star rank, four-star general officer rank i ...
, who is responsible for the training and equipment of the infantry.
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General of the Infantry (Imperial Russia) ('), rank of general in the Russian Imperial Army
See also
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General of the Cavalry
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General of the Artillery (disambiguation)
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G.I. (military)
G.I. is an informal term that refers to "a soldier in the United States armed forces, especially the army". It is most deeply associated with World War II, but continues to see use.
It was originally an initialism used in U.S. Army paperwork ...
, a U.S. rank thought to mean "general infantry" but comes from "galvanized iron"
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Infantry
Military ranks