Lieutenant-General (UK)

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A Lieutenant-General's epaulette insignia
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Lieutenant-General (Lt Gen) is a senior rank in the British Army. (Since 1996 the highest position within The Royal Marines is the Commandant General Royal Marines who holds the rank of Major General).

A Lieutenant-General is superior to a Major-General but subordinate to a full General. The rank has a NATO rank code of OF-8, equivalent to a Vice-Admiral in the Royal Navy or an Air Marshal in the Royal Air Force or the air forces of many Commonwealth countries.

The rank insignia is a crown over a crossed sword and baton.

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