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Lieutenant-General Lieutenant-général | |
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Country | Canada |
Service branch | Canadian Army Royal Canadian Air Force |
Abbreviation | LGen |
NATO rank code | OF-8 |
Next higher rank | General (or Admiral) |
Next lower rank | Major-General |
Equivalent ranks | Vice-Admiral (Royal Canadian Navy) |
Lieutenant-general (LGen; French: lieutenant-général [Lgén]) is a Canadian Forces rank used by commissioned officers of the Canadian Army or Royal Canadian Air Force.[1] Vice-admiral is the equivalent rank in the Royal Canadian Navy.
A lieutenant-general is a general officer, senior to a major general or rear-admiral, and junior to a general or admiral. Prior to the 1968 unification of the Canadian Forces, Royal Canadian Air Force officers held the equivalent rank of air marshal.