major-general

2-star rank in the British Army and Royal Marines
Intangible military_rank Q287709
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major-general

Summary

major-general is a military rank[1]. major-general draws 1,196 Wikipedia views per month (military_rank category, ranking #107 of 458).[2]

Key Facts

  • major-general is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • major-general's instance of is recorded as military rank[4].
  • major-general is a type of two-star rank[5].
  • major-general is a type of major general[6].
  • major-general's Commons category is recorded as British Army Major Generals[7].
  • major-general's said to be the same as is recorded as air vice-marshal[8].
  • major-general's said to be the same as is recorded as rear admiral[9].
  • major-general's topic's main category is recorded as Category:British Army major generals[10].
  • major-general's used by is recorded as Royal Marines[11].
  • major-general's used by is recorded as British Army[12].
  • major-general's NATO code for grade is recorded as OF-7[13].
  • major-general's native label is recorded as Major general[14].
  • major-general's next lower rank is recorded as brigadier[15].
  • major-general's next higher rank is recorded as lieutenant-general[16].

Body

Definition and Type

major-general's instance of is recorded as military rank[4]. Recorded subclass of include two-star rank[5] and major general[6].

Use and Application

Recorded used by include Royal Marines[11] and British Army[12].

Why It Matters

major-general draws 1,196 Wikipedia views per month (military_rank category, ranking #107 of 458).[2] major-general has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] major-general is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 22d ago · Ziv · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Used by → —
    Said to be the same as → air vice-marshal, rear admiral, chief controller +1
    Instance of → military rank
    Topic's main category → Category:British Army major generals
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: British Army OF-7.svg, ([[c:GR|GR]]) [[File:British Army (1920–1953) OF-7 (rounded).svg]] → [[File:British Army OF-7.svg]] → The file was renamed on Commons"
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