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| Army General Général d'armée | |
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| Country |  France |
| Service branch | Army Air Force Gendarmerie |
| Rank group | General officer |
| NATO rank code | OF-9 |
| Formation | 6 June 1939 |
| Next higher rank | Army
Air Force & Gendarmerie
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| Next lower rank | Corps general[b] |
| Equivalent ranks | Admiral |
Army general (French: Général d'armée) is the highest active military rank of the French Army and the National Gendarmerie. It is also used in the Air and Space Force, where it is called Général d'armée aérienne.
Officially, it is not a rank but a position and style bestowed on some divisional generals, which is the highest substantive rank, in charge of important commands, such as Chief of Staff of the French Army or Chief of the Defence Staff. It is an OF–9 NATO rank, equivalent to the French Navy rank of admiral.
In the army, only a Marshal of France has precedence; however, Marshal of France is not a rank but a dignity in the State, and the last Marshal of France died in 1967.
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