Editing Army general (section)

{{Short description|Four-star general military rank}}
{{For|the army rank(s) of general, as opposed to the specific rank of army general|general officer}}
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'''Army general''' or '''General of the army''' is the highest ranked [[general officer]] in many countries that use the [[General officer#French Revolutionary system|French Revolutionary System]].<ref>{{cite web |title=French Ranks |url=https://www.overthefront.com/resources/military-ranks/french-ranks |website=Over the Front |access-date=27 December 2023}}</ref> Army general is normally the highest rank used in peacetime.

In countries that adopt the general officer four-rank system, it is the rank of a general commanding a [[field army]]. However, in some countries such as Brazil, Ecuador and Peru, which have adopted the three-rank system, the rank of army general is immediately above that of [[divisional general]]. As such, it is the rank of commander of an army [[corps]] or larger formations. The equivalent position in the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]], [[United States Army officer rank insignia|U.S.]], and several other countries is simply [[general]], [[four-star rank]], or informally "[[full general]]".