Colonel general a three-star general and admiral. "Thượng tướng" is senior to "trung tướng" (usually translated as "lieutenant general") and junior to "đại tướng" (usually translated as "general"). It is used in the army and the air force. It is the equivalent to "đô đốc" (admiral) in the Navy. Colonel general Colonel general is a three or four-star rank in some armies, usually equivalent to that of a full general in other armies. North Korea and Russian Federation have used the rank in that fashion throughout their histories. The rank is also closely associated with Germany, where "Generaloberst" has formerly been a
Major general general is the army rank of "generale di divisione". In the army, the "generale di divisione" is the commander of a division. Because no brigadier-general rank is used in Japan, major-general is the rank of brigade commander. For this reason, the French are represented in the manner as and some countries, such as Brazil and Chile, follow it also words of some countries of the Italian and Spanish, and the like. In the past, "rikugun-shōshō"(陸軍少将) in the Imperial Japanese Army was equivalent to major-general, in the current,"rikushōho"(陸将補) in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and "kūshōho"(空将補) in the Japan Air Self-Defense