Major-general (Sri Lanka) Major-general (Sri Lanka) Major general (Maj Gen) is a senior rank in the Sri Lanka Army. The Director of the National Cadet Corps holds the rank of major general. A major general is superior to a brigadier but subordinate to lieutenant general. The rank has a NATO rank code of OF-7, equivalent to a rear-admiral in the Sri Lanka Navy or an air vice-marshal in the Sri Lanka Air Force or the air forces of many Commonwealth countries. The rank insignia is a pip over a crossed sword and baton. From 1958 to 1974, the Commander of the Army held
Major general However, the term of "major général" was not forgotten and used to describe the appointment of armies chiefs of staff. One well-known French "major général" was Marshal Louis Alexandre Berthier; Major General of Napoléon's "Grande armée". In addition,"maréchal de camp" was renamed "général de brigade(brigade general)" in 1793. The rank was decided to correspond to "brigadier general" after WWⅡ. In Georgia, the rank major-general (გენერალ მაიორი) has one star as for security forces. The army, however, does not follow the traditional soviet model and uses the now more common two-star insignia. The German Army and "Luftwaffe" referred to the rank