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class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ukraine"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Ukraine</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ukraine-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-United_Kingdom" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#United_Kingdom"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>United Kingdom</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-United_Kingdom-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Colonel_generals'_insignia" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Colonel_generals'_insignia"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>Colonel generals' insignia</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Colonel_generals'_insignia-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">13</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">14</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-References-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle References subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Citations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Citations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">14.1</span> <span>Citations</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Citations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Bibliography" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Bibliography"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">14.2</span> <span>Bibliography</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Bibliography-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">15</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" 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href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/General-polkovnik" title="General-polkovnik – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="General-polkovnik" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB-%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%9E%D0%BD%D1%96%D0%BA" title="Генерал-палкоўнік – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Генерал-палкоўнік" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%8D%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB-%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%9E%D0%BD%D1%96%D0%BA" title="Генэрал-палкоўнік – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Генэрал-палкоўнік" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA" title="Генерал-полковник – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Генерал-полковник" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronel_General" title="Coronel General – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Coronel General" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gener%C3%A1lplukovn%C3%ADk" title="Generálplukovník – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Generálplukovník" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generaloberst" title="Generaloberst – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Generaloberst" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kindralpolkovnik" title="Kindralpolkovnik – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Kindralpolkovnik" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronel_general" title="Coronel general – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Coronel general" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A8%D8%AF" title="ارتشبد – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ارتشبد" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonel_g%C3%A9n%C3%A9ral" title="Colonel général – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Colonel général" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_pukovnik" title="General pukovnik – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="General pukovnik" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolonel_Jenderal" title="Kolonel Jenderal – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Kolonel Jenderal" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonnello_generale" title="Colonnello generale – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Colonnello generale" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%A2ener%C4%81lpulkvedis" title="Ģenerālpulkvedis – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Ģenerālpulkvedis" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generaloberst" title="Generaloberst – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Generaloberst" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generolas_pulkininkas" title="Generolas pulkininkas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Generolas pulkininkas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolonel_Jeneral" title="Kolonel Jeneral – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Kolonel Jeneral" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%B0_%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB" title="Хурандаа генерал – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Хурандаа генерал" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolonel-generaal" title="Kolonel-generaal – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Kolonel-generaal" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%8A%E7%B4%9A%E5%A4%A7%E5%B0%86" title="上級大将 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="上級大将" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generaloberst" title="Generaloberst – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Generaloberst" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generaloberst" title="Generaloberst – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Generaloberst" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coron%C3%A8u_generau" title="Coronèu generau – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Coronèu generau" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/General-polkovnik" title="General-polkovnik – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="General-polkovnik" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genera%C5%82_pu%C5%82kownik" title="Generał pułkownik – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Generał pułkownik" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronel-general" title="Coronel-general – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Coronel-general" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/General-colonel" title="General-colonel – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="General-colonel" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA" title="Генерал-полковник – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Генерал-полковник" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gener%C3%A1lplukovn%C3%ADk" title="Generálplukovník – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Generálplukovník" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generalpolkovnik" title="Generalpolkovnik – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" 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<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(non-Commonwealth)</span></b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <b>Navies, <br />coast guards</b></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> <b>Air forces</b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><b>(Commonwealth system)</b></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><a href="/wiki/Flag_officer" title="Flag officer">Flag commissioned officers</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <a href="/wiki/Field_marshal" title="Field marshal">Field marshal</a> or <a href="/wiki/Marshal" title="Marshal">Marshal</a> or <a href="/wiki/Captain_general" title="Captain general">Captain general</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <a href="/wiki/Admiral_of_the_fleet" title="Admiral of the fleet">Admiral of the fleet</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> <a 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admiral</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> <a href="/wiki/Air_marshal" title="Air marshal">Air marshal</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <a href="/wiki/Major_general" title="Major general">Major general</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Divisional_general" title="Divisional general">divisional general</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <a href="/wiki/Rear_admiral" title="Rear admiral">Rear admiral</a> or<br /> <a href="/wiki/Counter_admiral" title="Counter admiral">Counter admiral</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> <a href="/wiki/Air_vice-marshal" title="Air vice-marshal">Air vice-marshal</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <a href="/wiki/Brigadier" title="Brigadier">Brigadier</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Brigadier_general" title="Brigadier general">brigadier general</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <a 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title="Officer cadet">Officer cadet</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <a href="/wiki/Officer_cadet" title="Officer cadet">Officer cadet</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> <a href="/wiki/Flight_cadet" title="Flight cadet">Flight cadet</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="4" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><a href="/wiki/Non-commissioned_officer" title="Non-commissioned officer">Non-commissioned officers</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> <a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer" title="Warrant officer">Warrant officer</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Sergeant_major" title="Sergeant major">sergeant major</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <a href="/wiki/Warrant_officer" title="Warrant officer">Warrant officer</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Chief_petty_officer" title="Chief petty officer">chief petty 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href="/wiki/Private_(rank)" title="Private (rank)">Private</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Gunner_(rank)" title="Gunner (rank)">gunner</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Trooper_(rank)" title="Trooper (rank)">trooper</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Sapper#Specific_usage" title="Sapper">sapper</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <a href="/wiki/Seaman_(rank)" title="Seaman (rank)">Seaman</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> <a href="/wiki/Aircraftman" title="Aircraftman">Aircraftman</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Airman" title="Airman">airman</a> or<br /><a href="/wiki/Aircraftman" title="Aircraftman">aviator</a></td></tr></tbody></table></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar" style="padding:0 2px"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output 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.navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Military_ranks" title="Template:Military ranks"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Military_ranks" title="Template talk:Military ranks"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Military_ranks" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Military ranks"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Colonel general</b> is a military rank used in some armies. The rank originates from the <a href="/wiki/General_officer#Old_European_system" title="General officer">Old European System</a> and it is particularly associated with <a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>, where historically <a href="/wiki/General_officer#Old_European_system" title="General officer">general officer ranks</a> were one grade lower than in the Commonwealth and the United States, and <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Generaloberst" title="Generaloberst">Generaloberst</a></i></span> was a rank above full <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/General_(Germany)" title="General (Germany)">General</a></i></span>, but below <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Generalfeldmarschall" title="Generalfeldmarschall">Generalfeldmarschall</a></i></span>. The rank of colonel general also exists in the armed forces organized along the lines of the Soviet model, where it is comparable to that of a <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general" title="Lieutenant general">lieutenant general</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Austria-Hungary">Austria-Hungary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colonel_general&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Austria-Hungary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Austro-Hungarian_colonel_generals" title="List of Austro-Hungarian colonel generals">List of Austro-Hungarian colonel generals</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kuk_ColGen_1918.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Kuk_ColGen_1918.svg/170px-Kuk_ColGen_1918.svg.png" decoding="async" width="170" height="64" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Kuk_ColGen_1918.svg/255px-Kuk_ColGen_1918.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Kuk_ColGen_1918.svg/340px-Kuk_ColGen_1918.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="524" data-file-height="198" /></a><figcaption>Insignia of an Austro-Hungarian Army colonel general</figcaption></figure> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Austro-Hungarian_Army" title="Austro-Hungarian Army">Austro-Hungarian Army</a>, the second-highest rank was colonel general (<a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>: <i lang="de">Generaloberst</i>, <a href="/wiki/Hungarian_language" title="Hungarian language">Hungarian</a>: <i lang="hu">vezérezredes</i>). The rank was introduced in 1915, following the German model. The rank was not used after <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Austrian_Federal_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Austrian Federal Army">Austrian Army</a> of the Republic. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hungary">Hungary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colonel_general&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Hungary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Hungary" title="Military ranks of Hungary">Military ranks of Hungary</a></div> <p>The rank of <span title="Hungarian-language text"><i lang="hu">vezérezredes</i></span> (<abbr style="font-size:85%" title="literal translation">lit.</abbr><span style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span class="gloss-quot">'</span><span class="gloss-text">Chief regimental commander</span><span class="gloss-quot">'</span>) is still used in <a href="/wiki/Hungary" title="Hungary">Hungary</a>. The rank replaced the ranks of <span title="Hungarian-language text"><i lang="hu">gyalogsági tábornok</i></span> (general of infantry), <span title="Hungarian-language text"><i lang="hu">lovassági tábornok</i></span> (general of cavalry), and <span title="Hungarian-language text"><i lang="hu">táborszernagy</i></span> (general of artillery) in the early 1940s.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Since 1991, <span title="Hungarian-language text"><i lang="hu">vezérezredes</i></span> has been the highest rank in the <a href="/wiki/Hungarian_Defence_Forces" title="Hungarian Defence Forces">Hungarian Defence Forces</a>, and is officially translated as <a href="/wiki/General_officer" title="General officer">General</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Hungary_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hungary-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional center"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hungary-Army-OF-9_(Kingdom).svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Royal Hungarian Army colonel general rank insignia"><img alt="Royal Hungarian Army colonel general rank insignia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Hungary-Army-OF-9_%28Kingdom%29.svg/120px-Hungary-Army-OF-9_%28Kingdom%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Hungary-Army-OF-9_%28Kingdom%29.svg/180px-Hungary-Army-OF-9_%28Kingdom%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Hungary-Army-OF-9_%28Kingdom%29.svg/240px-Hungary-Army-OF-9_%28Kingdom%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="205" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Royal Hungarian Army colonel general rank insignia</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rank_Army_Hungary_OF-09.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Hungarian colonel general rank insignia"><img alt="Hungarian colonel general rank insignia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Rank_Army_Hungary_OF-09.svg/60px-Rank_Army_Hungary_OF-09.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Rank_Army_Hungary_OF-09.svg/90px-Rank_Army_Hungary_OF-09.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Rank_Army_Hungary_OF-09.svg/120px-Rank_Army_Hungary_OF-09.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="150" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Hungarian colonel general rank insignia</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Czechoslovakia">Czechoslovakia</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colonel_general&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Czechoslovakia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The rank of colonel general (<span title="Czech-language text"><i lang="cs">generálplukovník</i></span>) was created in the Czechoslovak army in 1950; it was dropped after the 1993 dissolution of the state. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="France">France</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colonel_general&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: France"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Colonel_General_(France)" title="Colonel General (France)">Colonel General (France)</a></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/French_Army" title="French Army">French Army</a>, under the <i><a href="/wiki/Ancien_r%C3%A9gime" title="Ancien régime">Ancien régime</a></i>, the officer in nominal command of all the regiments of a particular branch of service (i. e. infantry, cavalry, dragoons, Swiss troops, etc.) was known as the colonel general. This was not a rank, but an <a href="/wiki/Great_Officers_of_the_Crown_of_France" title="Great Officers of the Crown of France">office of the Crown</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Georgia">Georgia</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colonel_general&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Georgia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Republic of Georgia adopted Soviet designations after its independence in 1991 so that the rank of colonel-general (<a href="/wiki/Georgian_language" title="Georgian language">Georgian</a>: <span title="Georgian-language text"><span lang="ka" style="font-style: normal;">გენერალ-პოლკოვნიკი</span></span>, <span title="Georgian-language text"><i lang="ka-Latn">general-polkovniki</i></span>) exists, yet it is only used as highest possible rank in the Patrol Police and Border Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In the Defence Forces it is the highest possible rank for all general officers and the Chief of Defence Forces (who currently holds minimum rank of major general). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Germany">Germany</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colonel_general&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Germany"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Generaloberst" title="Generaloberst">Generaloberst</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_German_colonel_generals" title="List of German colonel generals">List of German colonel generals</a></div> <p>The rank of <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Generaloberst</i></span> was introduced in the <a href="/wiki/Prussian_Army" title="Prussian Army">Prussian Army</a> in 1854, originally as Colonel General with the rank of Field Marshal (<span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Generaloberst mit dem Rang als Generalfeldmarschall</i></span>) as field marshal was a wartime promotion and excluded members of the royal family. It later was split into said two ranks and eventually was adopted by the other state forces of the <a href="/wiki/German_Empire" title="German Empire">German Empire</a>. </p><p>It was also used in the <i><a href="/wiki/Reichswehr" title="Reichswehr">Reichswehr</a></i> of the <a href="/wiki/Weimar_Republic" title="Weimar Republic">Weimar Republic</a>, and more prominently within the <i><a href="/wiki/Wehrmacht" title="Wehrmacht">Wehrmacht</a></i>. The rank continued in the <a href="/wiki/National_People%27s_Army" title="National People's Army">National People's Army</a> of <a href="/wiki/East_Germany" title="East Germany">East Germany</a> until <a href="/wiki/German_reunification" title="German reunification">German reunification</a> in 1990. The <i><a href="/wiki/Bundeswehr" title="Bundeswehr">Bundeswehr</a></i>, first in <a href="/wiki/West_Germany" title="West Germany">West Germany</a> and since 1990 in unified Germany, does not use it and has <i><a href="/wiki/General_(Germany)" title="General (Germany)">General</a></i> as highest rank. </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional center"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WMacht_H_OF9_GenOberst_1945.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Generaloberst (German Army)[2]"><img alt="Generaloberst (German Army)[2]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/WMacht_H_OF9_GenOberst_1945.svg/53px-WMacht_H_OF9_GenOberst_1945.svg.png" decoding="async" width="53" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/WMacht_H_OF9_GenOberst_1945.svg/80px-WMacht_H_OF9_GenOberst_1945.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/WMacht_H_OF9_GenOberst_1945.svg/106px-WMacht_H_OF9_GenOberst_1945.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="279" data-file-height="628" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Generaloberst</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/German_Army_(1935%E2%80%931945)" title="German Army (1935–1945)">German Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Nazi_Germany_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nazi_Germany-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:KHeer_OF9_GenOberst_iRd_GenFM_1919.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Generaloberst mit dem Rang als Generalfeldmarschall (Imperial German Army)[3]"><img alt="Generaloberst mit dem Rang als Generalfeldmarschall (Imperial German Army)[3]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/KHeer_OF9_GenOberst_iRd_GenFM_1919.svg/52px-KHeer_OF9_GenOberst_iRd_GenFM_1919.svg.png" decoding="async" width="52" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/KHeer_OF9_GenOberst_iRd_GenFM_1919.svg/78px-KHeer_OF9_GenOberst_iRd_GenFM_1919.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/KHeer_OF9_GenOberst_iRd_GenFM_1919.svg/104px-KHeer_OF9_GenOberst_iRd_GenFM_1919.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="558" data-file-height="1280" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Generaloberst mit dem Rang als Generalfeldmarschall</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Imperial_German_Army" title="Imperial German Army">Imperial German Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Mongolia">Mongolia</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colonel_general&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Mongolia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1961, J.Lkhagvasuren was awarded the title of Colonel General of the People's Republic of Mongolia. There are 9 people in Mongolia who have been promoted to colonel general. Currently, one person, <a href="/wiki/Sonomyn_Luvsangombo" title="Sonomyn Luvsangombo">Sonomyn Luvsangombo</a>, is living. Since 2006, this rank has been removed from the ranks of the Mongolian Armed Forces. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="North_Korea">North Korea</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colonel_general&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: North Korea"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbcaption{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-left{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-right{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-center{text-align:center}@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbinner{width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:none!important;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{justify-content:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{float:none!important;max-width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle .thumbcaption{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow>.thumbcaption{text-align:center}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}</style><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:108px;max-width:108px"><div class="trow"><div class="theader">Rank insignia colonel general</div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:52px;max-width:52px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DPRK-Army-OF-8.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/DPRK-Army-OF-8.svg/50px-DPRK-Army-OF-8.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="129" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/DPRK-Army-OF-8.svg/75px-DPRK-Army-OF-8.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/DPRK-Army-OF-8.svg/100px-DPRK-Army-OF-8.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="138" data-file-height="356" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-center"><small>Army</small></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:52px;max-width:52px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DPRK-AirForce-OF-8.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/DPRK-AirForce-OF-8.svg/50px-DPRK-AirForce-OF-8.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="129" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/DPRK-AirForce-OF-8.svg/75px-DPRK-AirForce-OF-8.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/DPRK-AirForce-OF-8.svg/100px-DPRK-AirForce-OF-8.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="138" data-file-height="356" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-center"><small>Air Force</small></div></div></div></div></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Comparative_military_ranks_of_Korea" title="Comparative military ranks of Korea">North Korean rank</a> of <i>sangjang</i> translates as "colonel general". <i>Sangjang</i> is senior to that of <i><a href="/wiki/Jungjang" class="mw-redirect" title="Jungjang">jungjang</a></i> (usually translated as "lieutenant general") and junior to that of <i><a href="/wiki/Daejang" class="mw-redirect" title="Daejang">daejang</a></i> (usually translated as "general"). </p><p>This rank is typically held by the commanding officer of units along the <a href="/wiki/Korean_DMZ" class="mw-redirect" title="Korean DMZ">Korean DMZ</a> and the North Korean security zone at <a href="/wiki/Panmunjom" title="Panmunjom">Panmunjom</a>. It is also the rank held by the KPA <a href="/wiki/Pyongyang_Defense_Command" title="Pyongyang Defense Command">Pyongyang Defense Command</a>'s commanding general. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Russia">Russia</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colonel_general&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Russia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:108px;max-width:108px"><div class="trow"><div class="theader">Rank insignias colonel general</div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:52px;max-width:52px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Russia-Army-OF-8-2010.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Russia-Army-OF-8-2010.svg/50px-Russia-Army-OF-8-2010.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="129" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Russia-Army-OF-8-2010.svg/75px-Russia-Army-OF-8-2010.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Russia-Army-OF-8-2010.svg/100px-Russia-Army-OF-8-2010.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="138" data-file-height="356" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-center"><small>Army</small></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:52px;max-width:52px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Russia-Airforce-OF-8-2010.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Russia-Airforce-OF-8-2010.svg/50px-Russia-Airforce-OF-8-2010.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="129" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Russia-Airforce-OF-8-2010.svg/75px-Russia-Airforce-OF-8-2010.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Russia-Airforce-OF-8-2010.svg/100px-Russia-Airforce-OF-8-2010.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="138" data-file-height="356" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-center"><small>Air Force</small></div></div></div></div></div> <p>The rank of colonel general (<a href="/wiki/Russian_language" title="Russian language">Russian</a>: <span lang="ru">генерал-полковник</span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Russian" title="Romanization of Russian">romanized</a>: </small><span title="Russian-language romanization"><i lang="ru-Latn">general-<a href="/wiki/Polkovnik" title="Polkovnik">polkovnik</a></i></span>) was first established in the <a href="/wiki/Red_Army" title="Red Army">Red Army</a> on 7 May 1940, as a replacement for the previously existing <a href="/wiki/Komandarm_2nd_rank" title="Komandarm 2nd rank">Komandarm 2nd rank</a> (<a href="/wiki/Comandarm" class="mw-redirect" title="Comandarm"><span title="Russian-language romanization"><i lang="ru-Latn">kommandarm vtorovo ranga</i></span></a>, "army commander of the second rank").<sup id="cite_ref-sov_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sov-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, about 199 officers were promoted to colonel general. Before 1943, Soviet colonel generals wore four stars on their collar patches (<span title="Russian-language romanization"><i lang="ru-Latn">petlitsy</i></span>). Since 1943, they have worn three stars on their shoulder straps, making the rank equivalent to a United States <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_General_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant General (United States)">lieutenant general</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEZiemke1968505_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEZiemke1968505-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Unlike the German <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Generaloberst</i></span> (which it most probably <a href="/wiki/Calque" title="Calque">calqued</a>)<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch#Unsupported_attributions" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch"><span title="The material near this tag may use weasel words or too-vague attribution. (October 2022)">according to whom?</span></a></i>]</sup>, the Soviet and Russian colonel general rank is neither an exceptional nor a rare one, as it is a normal step in the "ladder" between a two-star <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general" title="Lieutenant general">lieutenant general</a> and a four-star <a href="/wiki/General_of_the_Army_(Russia)" class="mw-redirect" title="General of the Army (Russia)">army general</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Other than that, the Soviet and Russian rank systems sometimes cause confusion in regard to equivalence of ranks, because the normal Western title for <a href="/wiki/Brigadier" title="Brigadier">brigadier</a> or <a href="/wiki/Brigadier_general" title="Brigadier general">brigadier general</a> ceased to exist for the Russian Army in 1798. The <a href="/wiki/Kombrig" title="Kombrig">kombrig</a> rank that corresponded to one-star general only existed in the Soviet Union during 1935–1940. Positions typically reserved for these ranks, such as <a href="/wiki/Brigade" title="Brigade">brigade</a> commanders, have always been occupied by <a href="/wiki/Colonel" title="Colonel">colonels</a> (<span title="Russian-language text"><i lang="ru"><a href="/wiki/Polkovnik" title="Polkovnik">polkovnik</a></i></span>) or, very rarely, <a href="/wiki/Major_general" title="Major general">major generals</a> (see <a href="/wiki/History_of_Russian_military_ranks" title="History of Russian military ranks">History of Russian military ranks</a>). </p><p>The rank has usually been given to district, front and army commanders, and also to deputy ministers of defense, deputy heads of the general staff and so on.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In some post-Soviet <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Independent_States" title="Commonwealth of Independent States">Commonwealth of Independent States</a> armies (for example in <a href="/wiki/Belarus" title="Belarus">Belarus</a>), there are no generals of the army or <a href="/wiki/Marshal" title="Marshal">marshals</a>, and so colonel general is the highest rank, usually held by the minister of defense. </p><p>The corresponding naval rank is <a href="/wiki/Admiral" title="Admiral">admiral</a>, which is also <a href="/wiki/Three_star_rank" class="mw-redirect" title="Three star rank">denoted by three stars</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sweden">Sweden</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colonel_general&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Sweden"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Colonel general (<i>generalöverste</i>) has also been a senior military rank in Sweden, used principally before the 19th century. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Ukraine">Ukraine</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colonel_general&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Ukraine"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Military_ranks_of_Ukraine" title="Military ranks of Ukraine">Military ranks of Ukraine</a></div> <p>In Ukraine, colonel general (<a href="/wiki/Ukrainian_language" title="Ukrainian language">Ukrainian</a>: <span lang="uk">Генерал-полковник</span>, <small><a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Ukrainian" title="Romanization of Ukrainian">romanized</a>: </small><span title="Ukrainian-language romanization"><i lang="uk-Latn">general-<a href="/wiki/Polkovnik" title="Polkovnik">polkovnik</a></i></span>) is now an obsolete military rank of general officers of the <a href="/wiki/Ukrainian_Ground_Forces" title="Ukrainian Ground Forces">Ground Forces</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ukrainian_Air_Force" title="Ukrainian Air Force">Air Force</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ukrainian_Navy" title="Ukrainian Navy">Navy</a> (only Marine Corps, Naval Aviation and Shore Establishment). It was first introduced in 1920 as part of a rank system in <a href="/wiki/Ukrainian_People%27s_Army" title="Ukrainian People's Army">Ukrainian People's Army</a> replacing such terms as <b><a href="/wiki/Sotnyk" class="mw-redirect" title="Sotnyk">Sotnyk</a> general</b> and <b><a href="/wiki/Bunchuk" class="mw-redirect" title="Bunchuk">Bunchuk</a> general</b>. </p><p>From October 1, 2020, the rank of colonel general in Ukraine was no longer assigned and the highest rank of general was introduced. Until 2020, it was a higher rank than a <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general" title="Lieutenant general">lieutenant general</a>, but a lower rank than <a href="/wiki/General_of_the_Army_of_Ukraine" title="General of the Army of Ukraine">general of the Army of Ukraine</a>. </p><p>Although the rank of colonel general has not been awarded since 2020, it remains with its current bearers until they receive the military rank of general. Despite the fact that the military rank of colonel-general was withdrawn from circulation, after the next version of the order, the insignia of this rank were indicated. A colonel general has shoulder straps with four four-rayed stars above the maces. To distinguish the holders of the rank of colonel general from the holders of the newly introduced rank of general (have the same number of stars on the shoulder straps), it was decided to apply different schemes of star placement. The stars on the shoulder straps of the generals are located along the axis of the shoulder strap, and the stars of the colonel generals are arranged in a diamond. </p><p>Equivalent to the ranks of colonel general and general in the navy is the rank of <a href="/wiki/Admiral" title="Admiral">admiral</a>. Until 2020, the ranks of colonel general and admiral were <a href="/wiki/Three_star_rank" class="mw-redirect" title="Three star rank">denoted by three stars</a>. Since 2020, the ranks of general, colonel general and admiral have become <a href="/wiki/Four-star_rank" class="mw-redirect" title="Four-star rank">four-star ranks</a> (with existing colonel generals slotted below generals of the Armed Forces). </p><p>Insignia of the rank of colonel general, Ukraine: </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UA_OF9-ColGen_1991-GF.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/UA_OF9-ColGen_1991-GF.png/51px-UA_OF9-ColGen_1991-GF.png" decoding="async" width="51" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/UA_OF9-ColGen_1991-GF.png/77px-UA_OF9-ColGen_1991-GF.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/UA_OF9-ColGen_1991-GF.png 2x" data-file-width="95" data-file-height="241" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UA_OF9-ColGen_2009.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/UA_OF9-ColGen_2009.jpg/53px-UA_OF9-ColGen_2009.jpg" decoding="async" width="53" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/UA_OF9-ColGen_2009.jpg/79px-UA_OF9-ColGen_2009.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/UA_OF9-ColGen_2009.jpg 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="248" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:General-polkovnik_ukraine-army_17.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/General-polkovnik_ukraine-army_17.png/52px-General-polkovnik_ukraine-army_17.png" decoding="async" width="52" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/General-polkovnik_ukraine-army_17.png/78px-General-polkovnik_ukraine-army_17.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/General-polkovnik_ukraine-army_17.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="250" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UA_shoulder_mark_21.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/UA_shoulder_mark_21.svg/48px-UA_shoulder_mark_21.svg.png" decoding="async" width="48" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/UA_shoulder_mark_21.svg/73px-UA_shoulder_mark_21.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/UA_shoulder_mark_21.svg/97px-UA_shoulder_mark_21.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="177" data-file-height="478" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UAAF_shoulder_mark_21.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/UAAF_shoulder_mark_21.svg/48px-UAAF_shoulder_mark_21.svg.png" decoding="async" width="48" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/UAAF_shoulder_mark_21.svg/73px-UAAF_shoulder_mark_21.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/UAAF_shoulder_mark_21.svg/97px-UAAF_shoulder_mark_21.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="177" data-file-height="478" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UAN_shoulder_mark_21.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/UAN_shoulder_mark_21.svg/48px-UAN_shoulder_mark_21.svg.png" decoding="async" width="48" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/UAN_shoulder_mark_21.svg/73px-UAN_shoulder_mark_21.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/UAN_shoulder_mark_21.svg/97px-UAN_shoulder_mark_21.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="177" data-file-height="478" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UA_shoulder_mark_20.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/UA_shoulder_mark_20.svg/48px-UA_shoulder_mark_20.svg.png" decoding="async" width="48" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/UA_shoulder_mark_20.svg/73px-UA_shoulder_mark_20.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/UA_shoulder_mark_20.svg/97px-UA_shoulder_mark_20.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="177" data-file-height="478" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UAAF_shoulder_mark_20.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/UAAF_shoulder_mark_20.svg/48px-UAAF_shoulder_mark_20.svg.png" decoding="async" width="48" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/UAAF_shoulder_mark_20.svg/73px-UAAF_shoulder_mark_20.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/UAAF_shoulder_mark_20.svg/97px-UAAF_shoulder_mark_20.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="177" data-file-height="478" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UAN_shoulder_mark_20.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/UAN_shoulder_mark_20.svg/48px-UAN_shoulder_mark_20.svg.png" decoding="async" width="48" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/UAN_shoulder_mark_20.svg/73px-UAN_shoulder_mark_20.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/UAN_shoulder_mark_20.svg/97px-UAN_shoulder_mark_20.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="177" data-file-height="478" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UASOF_shoulder_mark_20.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/UASOF_shoulder_mark_20.svg/48px-UASOF_shoulder_mark_20.svg.png" decoding="async" width="48" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/UASOF_shoulder_mark_20.svg/73px-UASOF_shoulder_mark_20.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/UASOF_shoulder_mark_20.svg/97px-UASOF_shoulder_mark_20.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="177" data-file-height="478" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:UAc_shoulder_mark_20.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/UAc_shoulder_mark_20.svg/65px-UAc_shoulder_mark_20.svg.png" decoding="async" width="65" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/UAc_shoulder_mark_20.svg/98px-UAc_shoulder_mark_20.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/UAc_shoulder_mark_20.svg/131px-UAc_shoulder_mark_20.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="177" data-file-height="354" /></a></span> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%97%D0%A1%D0%A3_(2020).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%97%D0%A1%D0%A3_%282020%29.svg/48px-%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%97%D0%A1%D0%A3_%282020%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="48" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%97%D0%A1%D0%A3_%282020%29.svg/73px-%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%97%D0%A1%D0%A3_%282020%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%97%D0%A1%D0%A3_%282020%29.svg/97px-%D0%9F%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE%D0%BD_%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB-%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0_%D0%97%D0%A1%D0%A3_%282020%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="1381" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3">until 2016 </th> <th colspan="3">project 2016 </th> <th colspan="5">2016–2020 </th> <th colspan="1">from 2020 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="United_Kingdom">United Kingdom</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colonel_general&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: United Kingdom"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The title of colonel general was used before and during the <a href="/wiki/English_Civil_War" title="English Civil War">English Civil War</a> in both <a href="/wiki/Cavalier" title="Cavalier">Royalist</a> and <a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_England" title="Parliament of England">Parliamentarian</a> armies. In these cases, it often appears to have meant a senior <a href="/wiki/Colonel" title="Colonel">colonel</a> as opposed to a senior general. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Colonel_generals'_insignia"><span id="Colonel_generals.27_insignia"></span>Colonel generals' insignia</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colonel_general&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Colonel generals' insignia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional center"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Armenia-Army-OF-8.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="գեներալ-գնդապետ General-gndapet (Armenian Ground Forces)[6]"><img alt="գեներալ-գնդապետ General-gndapet (Armenian Ground Forces)[6]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Armenia-Army-OF-8.svg/46px-Armenia-Army-OF-8.svg.png" decoding="async" width="46" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Armenia-Army-OF-8.svg/69px-Armenia-Army-OF-8.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Armenia-Army-OF-8.svg/93px-Armenia-Army-OF-8.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="138" data-file-height="356" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Armenian-language text"><span lang="hy">գեներալ-գնդապետ</span></span><br /><span title="Armenian-language text"><i lang="hy-Latn">General-gndapet</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Armenian_Ground_Forces" title="Armenian Ground Forces">Armenian Ground Forces</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Armenia_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Armenia-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:General-polkovnik_AzSQ.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="General-polkovnik (Azerbaijani Land Forces)[7]"><img alt="General-polkovnik (Azerbaijani Land Forces)[7]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/General-polkovnik_AzSQ.svg/47px-General-polkovnik_AzSQ.svg.png" decoding="async" width="47" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/General-polkovnik_AzSQ.svg/71px-General-polkovnik_AzSQ.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/General-polkovnik_AzSQ.svg/95px-General-polkovnik_AzSQ.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="1293" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Azerbaijani-language text"><i lang="az">General-polkovnik</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Azerbaijani_Land_Forces" title="Azerbaijani Land Forces">Azerbaijani Land Forces</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Azerbaijan_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Azerbaijan-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Post-Soviet-Army-OF-8.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ґенэрал-палкоўнік G̀jeneral-palkoŭnik (Belarusian Ground Forces)[8]"><img alt="Ґенэрал-палкоўнік G̀jeneral-palkoŭnik (Belarusian Ground Forces)[8]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Post-Soviet-Army-OF-8.svg/46px-Post-Soviet-Army-OF-8.svg.png" decoding="async" width="46" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Post-Soviet-Army-OF-8.svg/69px-Post-Soviet-Army-OF-8.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Post-Soviet-Army-OF-8.svg/93px-Post-Soviet-Army-OF-8.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="138" data-file-height="356" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Belarusian-language text"><span lang="be">Ґенэрал-палкоўнік</span></span><br /><span title="Belarusian-language text"><i lang="be-Latn">G̀jeneral-palkoŭnik</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Belarusian_Ground_Forces" title="Belarusian Ground Forces">Belarusian Ground Forces</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Belarus_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Belarus-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_Colonel-general_Insignia.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="General pukovnik (Bosnian Ground Forces)[9]"><img alt="General pukovnik (Bosnian Ground Forces)[9]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_Colonel-general_Insignia.svg/94px-Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_Colonel-general_Insignia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="94" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_Colonel-general_Insignia.svg/141px-Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_Colonel-general_Insignia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_Colonel-general_Insignia.svg/188px-Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_Colonel-general_Insignia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="648" data-file-height="827" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Bosnian-language text"><i lang="bs">General pukovnik</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Bosnian_Ground_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Bosnian Ground Forces">Bosnian Ground Forces</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Bosnia&Herzegovina_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bosnia&Herzegovina-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Army-HRV-OF-08.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="General pukovnik (Croatian Army)[10]"><img alt="General pukovnik (Croatian Army)[10]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Army-HRV-OF-08.svg/52px-Army-HRV-OF-08.svg.png" decoding="async" width="52" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Army-HRV-OF-08.svg/77px-Army-HRV-OF-08.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Army-HRV-OF-08.svg/103px-Army-HRV-OF-08.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="210" data-file-height="486" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Croatian-language text"><i lang="hr">General pukovnik</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Croatian_Army" title="Croatian Army">Croatian Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Croatia_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Croatia-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:19-RKGF-CG.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Генерал-Полҝвниҝ General-polkovnïk (Kazakh Ground Forces)[11]"><img alt="Генерал-Полҝвниҝ General-polkovnïk (Kazakh Ground Forces)[11]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/19-RKGF-CG.svg/44px-19-RKGF-CG.svg.png" decoding="async" width="44" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/19-RKGF-CG.svg/66px-19-RKGF-CG.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/19-RKGF-CG.svg/89px-19-RKGF-CG.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="189" data-file-height="510" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Kazakh-language text"><span lang="kk">Генерал-Полҝвниҝ</span></span><br /><span title="Kazakh-language text"><i lang="kk-Latn">General-polkovnïk</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Kazakh_Ground_Forces" title="Kazakh Ground Forces">Kazakh Ground Forces</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Kazakhstan_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kazakhstan-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:19-Montenegro_Army-GEN.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="General pukovnik (Montenegrin Ground Army)[12]"><img alt="General pukovnik (Montenegrin Ground Army)[12]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/19-Montenegro_Army-GEN.svg/50px-19-Montenegro_Army-GEN.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/19-Montenegro_Army-GEN.svg/75px-19-Montenegro_Army-GEN.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/19-Montenegro_Army-GEN.svg/101px-19-Montenegro_Army-GEN.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="197" data-file-height="469" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Serbian-language text"><i lang="sr-Latn">General pukovnik</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Montenegrin_Ground_Army" title="Montenegrin Ground Army">Montenegrin Ground Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Montenegro_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Montenegro-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Russia-Army-OF-8-2010.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Генера́л-полко́вник Generál-polkóvnik (Russian Ground Forces)[13]"><img alt="Генера́л-полко́вник Generál-polkóvnik (Russian Ground Forces)[13]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Russia-Army-OF-8-2010.svg/46px-Russia-Army-OF-8-2010.svg.png" decoding="async" width="46" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Russia-Army-OF-8-2010.svg/69px-Russia-Army-OF-8-2010.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Russia-Army-OF-8-2010.svg/93px-Russia-Army-OF-8-2010.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="138" data-file-height="356" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Russian-language text"><span lang="ru">Генера́л-полко́вник</span></span><br /><span title="Russian-language text"><i lang="ru-Latn">Generál-polkóvnik</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Russian_Ground_Forces" title="Russian Ground Forces">Russian Ground Forces</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Russia_Army_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Russia_Army-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tajikistan-Army-OF-8.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Генерал-полковник General-polkovnik (Tajik National Army)[14]"><img alt="Генерал-полковник General-polkovnik (Tajik National Army)[14]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Tajikistan-Army-OF-8.png/46px-Tajikistan-Army-OF-8.png" decoding="async" width="46" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Tajikistan-Army-OF-8.png/69px-Tajikistan-Army-OF-8.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Tajikistan-Army-OF-8.png/93px-Tajikistan-Army-OF-8.png 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="5159" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Tajik-language text"><span lang="tg">Генерал-полковник</span></span><br /><span title="Tajik-language text"><i lang="tg-Latn">General-polkovnik</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Tajik_National_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Tajik National Army">Tajik National Army</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Tajikistan_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tajikistan-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Post-Soviet-Army-OF-8.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="General-polkownik (Turkmen Ground Forces)[15]"><img alt="General-polkownik (Turkmen Ground Forces)[15]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Post-Soviet-Army-OF-8.svg/46px-Post-Soviet-Army-OF-8.svg.png" decoding="async" width="46" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Post-Soviet-Army-OF-8.svg/69px-Post-Soviet-Army-OF-8.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Post-Soviet-Army-OF-8.svg/93px-Post-Soviet-Army-OF-8.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="138" data-file-height="356" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Turkmen-language text"><i lang="tk">General-polkownik</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Turkmen_Ground_Forces" title="Turkmen Ground Forces">Turkmen Ground Forces</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Turkmenistan_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Turkmenistan-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Uzbekistan-army-OF-8.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="General-polkovnik (Uzbek Ground Forces)[16]"><img alt="General-polkovnik (Uzbek Ground Forces)[16]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Uzbekistan-army-OF-8.svg/46px-Uzbekistan-army-OF-8.svg.png" decoding="async" width="46" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Uzbekistan-army-OF-8.svg/69px-Uzbekistan-army-OF-8.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Uzbekistan-army-OF-8.svg/93px-Uzbekistan-army-OF-8.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="138" data-file-height="356" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><span title="Uzbek-language text"><i lang="uz">General-polkovnik</i></span><br />(<a href="/wiki/Uzbek_Ground_Forces" title="Uzbek Ground Forces">Uzbek Ground Forces</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Uzbekistan_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Uzbekistan-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colonel_general&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_colonel_general" title="Lieutenant colonel general">Lieutenant colonel general</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_colonel_generals" title="List of colonel generals">List of colonel generals</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colonel_general&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Citations">Citations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colonel_general&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Citations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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