Lieutenant-General (Sri Lanka)
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- Please see "lieutenant generalLieutenant GeneralLieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages where the title of Lieutenant General was held by the second in command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a Captain General....
" for other countries which use this rank
Lieutenant-general (Lt-Gen) is the highest rank at present in the Sri Lanka Army. It is the equivalent of a multinational three-star rank and the Commander of the Army
Commander of the Army (Sri Lanka)
Commander of the Army is the title of the professional head of the Sri Lanka Army. The current Commander of the Army is Lieutenant General Jagath Jayasuriya...
since the 1970s have been of this rank.
Lieutenant-general is a superior rank to major-general
Major-General (Sri Lanka)
Major general 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...
, but subordinate to a full general
General (Sri Lanka)
General is currently the highest rank in the Sri Lankan Army and is a four-star rank. The rank is held by a Chief of the Defence Staff or is mostly awarded as a ceremonial rank to retiring Commanders of the Army. The serving Commander of the Army since the 1970s have head the rank of...
which is mostly awarded as a ceremonial rank. The rank has a NATO rank code of OF-8, equivalent to a vice-admiral in the Sri Lanka Navy and an air marshal
Air Marshal
Air marshal is a three-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
in the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) and the air forces of many Commonwealth
Commonwealth of Nations
The Commonwealth of Nations, normally referred to as the Commonwealth and formerly known as the British Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of fifty-four independent member states...
countries. The rank insignia for rank is a Sri Lanka emblem over a crossed sabre and baton.
See also
- List of Sri Lankan Generals
- Sri Lanka Army rank insigniaMilitary ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka ArmyThe following tables present the military ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka Army. These ranks generally correspond with those of Western or Commonwealth Nations militaries, and reflect those of the British Warrant Officer, Non Commissioned Officer and enlisted ranks and the Commissioned officer...
- Sri Lanka Navy rank insigniaMilitary ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka NavyThe following tables present the military ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka Navy. These ranks generally correspond with those of Western or Commonwealth Nations militaries, and reflect those of the British Warrant Officer, Non Commissioned Officer and enlisted ranks and the Commissioned officer...
- Sri Lanka Air Force rank insigniaMilitary ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka Air ForceThe following tables present the military ranks and insignia of the Sri Lanka Air Force. Upon the formation of the Sri Lanka Air Force in 1951, rank titles and badges for ORs were adopted from the Royal Air Force officer ranks and enlisted ranks, specifically the Royal Flying Corps...
- Sri Lanka Army
- Military of Sri Lanka
- Comparative military ranksComparative military ranksThis article is a list of various states' armed forces ranking designations. Comparisons are made between the different systems used by nations to categorize the hierarchy of an armed force compared to another. Several of these lists mention NATO reference codes. These are the NATO rank reference...
- Military rankMilitary rankMilitary rank is a system of hierarchical relationships in armed forces or civil institutions organized along military lines. Usually, uniforms denote the bearer's rank by particular insignia affixed to the uniforms...