Major general the lowest general officer rank until reunification in 1990. It was equivalent to "Konteradmiral" (KAdm). In the "Magyar Honvédség" (Hungarian Defence Force), the equivalent rank to major general is "vezérőrnagy". In the Iranian army and air force, the ranks above colonel are respectively "sartip dovom "(second brigadier general with no equivalent in other countries), "sartip" (brigadier general), "sarlashkar" (major general), "sepahbod" (lieutenant general), and "arteshbod" (general); nonetheless, major general is the highest available rank for current Iranian commanders. The Irish Defence Forces have two major generals. They are deputy chiefs of staff with separate responsibility for operations (DCOS Ops) and
General of the Armies recognized six-star general rank in the United States military hierarchy. John Pershing's status also remained in a very gray area, in particular because of the vague statements made by Secretary of War, Henry L. Stimson, and the fact that Pershing was never on active duty at the same time as a five-star General of the Army. In the early 1950s, supporters of Douglas MacArthur began to petition the United States government to authorize a "promotion" to the rank of General of the Armies. MacArthur was at this time a retired five-star general and, with the movement to promote him, it