Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)
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Lieutenant general (Lt Gen), formerly more commonly lieutenant-general, is a senior rank in the
Lieutenant general is a superior rank to
The rank insignia for both the Army and the Royal Marines is a crown over a crossed sabre and baton. During the Reign of
British Army usage
Ordinarily, lieutenant general is the rank held by the officer in command of an entire battlefield
Royal Marines usage
Although the senior appointment in the
Royal Air Force usage
From 1 April 1918 to 31 July 1919, the Royal Air Force maintained the rank of lieutenant general. It was superseded by the rank of air marshal on the following day. Although Sir David Henderson was an RAF lieutenant general, the then RAF Chief-of-Staff Sir Hugh Trenchard never held this rank. Additionally, the retired Royal Navy admiral John de Mestre Hutchison held an honorary RAF commission in the rank of lieutenant general.[1]
The RAF lieutenant general rank insignia was similar to the naval rank insignia for a
See also
- British and U.S. military ranks compared
- British Army Other Ranks rank insignia
- British Army officer rank insignia
References
- ^ Barrass, M.B. (2015). "Lieutenant-General J de M Hutchison". Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ^ Barrass, M.B. (2015). "Commissioned Ranks of the Royal Air Force 1918–1919: Interim Uniform Design". Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation. Retrieved 17 April 2016.