Greca (literally, ''Greek'') is the term for the symbol of

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 ...

rank or equivalent in the

Italian Army The Italian Army ( []) is the Army, land force branch of the Italian Armed Forces. The army's history dates back to the Italian unification in the 1850s and 1860s. The army fought in colonial engagements in China and Italo-Turkish War, Libya. It ...

Italian Air Force The Italian Air Force (; AM, ) is the air force of the Italy, Italian Republic. The Italian Air Force was founded as an independent service arm on 28 March 1923 by Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, King Victor Emmanuel III as the ("Royal Air Force ...

, the

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 ...

and the

Italian Navy The Italian Navy (; abbreviated as MM) is one of the four branches of Italian Armed Forces and was formed in 1946 from what remained of the ''Regia Marina'' (Royal Navy) after World War II. , the Italian Navy had a strength of 30,923 active per ...

. It is also used for those of high rank in the Vatican Gendarmerie and for generals in the

military of San Marino The Sammarinese Armed Forces () are the national military forces of the Republic of San Marino. It is one of the smallest military forces in the world, with its different branches having varied functions including: performing ceremonial duties; p ...

. It is named after 'greca', the Italian term for Greek key or

meander A meander is one of a series of regular sinuous curves in the Channel (geography), channel of a river or other watercourse. It is produced as a watercourse erosion, erodes the sediments of an outer, concave bank (cut bank, cut bank or river cl ...

. It resembles a double reversed letter W with a horizontal line across it. File:IT-Army-OF9b.svg, Shoulder insignia of a , with 'greca' at the bottom File:Rank insignia of ammiraglio di squadra of the Italian Navy.svg, Shoulder insignia of a

squadron admiral Squadron admiral and Squadron vice-admiral are senior naval flag officer ranks, usually equivalent to vice admiral in Anglophone countries. A squadron admiral or squadron vice-admiral is typically senior to a vice admiral and junior to an admiral ...

File:IT-Airforce-OF-9.png, Shoulder insignia of a . File:Carabinieri-OF-9a.svg, Shoulder insignia of a of the

Arma dei 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 pol ...

. File:Rank insignia of generale di corpo d'armata con incarichi speciali of the Guardia di Finanza.svg, Shoulder insignia of a of the

Guardia di Finanza The Guardia di Finanza (; G. di F. or GdF; or ) is an Italian militarised law enforcement agency under the Ministry of Economy and Finance (Italy), Ministry of Economy and Finance, instead of the Ministry of Defence (Italy), Ministry of Defence ...

File:Dirigente generale del cfs.png, Shoulder insignia of a of the

Corpo Forestale dello Stato The State Forestry Corps (Italian language, Italian: ''Corpo forestale dello Stato'' or ''CFS'') was a national Law enforcement in Italy, police agency in Italy. It was established on 15 October 1822 by Charles Felix of Sardinia as Amministrazio ...

File:COM.GendarmeriaVaticana.png, Shoulder insignia of a of the Vatican Gendarmerie File:GeneraleComandanteSuperioreRSM.svg, Shoulder insignia of a of

San Marino San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino, is a landlocked country in Southern Europe, completely surrounded by Italy. Located on the northeastern slopes of the Apennine Mountains, it is the larger of two European microstates, microsta ...

References

{{Military ranks by country Military insignia category:Italian Army category:Italian Air Force Italian Navy