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Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries.
A Lieutenant General ranks immediately below a General and above a Major General.
In the US Army, US Marine Corps and US Air Force a Lieutenant General is a three-star general. In the British Army a Lieutenant General wears a pip over a crossed sword and baton
A Lieutenant General is equivalent to a Vice Admiral in both the US Navy and Royal Navy. Its equivalent rank in the Royal Air Force and air forces of many Commonwealth countries is Air Marshal.