Major General
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| Nato code | OF-7 |
|---|---|
| Next higher rank | Lieutenant general |
| Next lower rank | Brigadier |
| Equivalent rank | Rear admiral |
| Air vice-marshal | |
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| ID | 525813 |
About Major General
Major general is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparently confusing phenomenon whereby a lieutenant general outranks a major general while a major outranks a lieutenant.
Israel screens unseen Hamas bodycam footage of attack
... Speaking to the assembled international media after the screening, Major General Michael Edelstein, a former IDF Gaza division commander, said he had been " shocked" by the coverage...
Israel-Gaza conflict proves treacherous ground for US politicians
... Mr Trump also said that Israel had initially agreed to work with the US on a 2020 drone strike that killed Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani, but that they backed out at the last minute...
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... Major General Amos Gilead, a veteran of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) and previous operations inside Gaza, says the first task for Israel was to create a unity government to get public backing for what happens next...
Inside Kfar Aza where Hamas militants killed families in their homes
... Major General Itai Veruv, who was about to retire when he led the fight to take back the kibbutz, insisted that Israel was respecting its obligations under the laws of war...
Syria: New Captagon drug trade link to top officials found
... The BBC spoke to various high-level sources in Syria who confirmed that the number belonged to Major General Ghassan Bilal...
Living on the frontlines of a US-China flashpoint
... " The goal of our campaign in this region is to deter conflict from ever occurring, " says Major General Joseph Ryan, the commanding general of the 25th Infantry Division...
Australian former SAS soldier held over alleged war crime in Afghanistan
... The investigation was carried out by the Office of the Special Investigator (OSI), the body set up to investigate alleged war crimes following a four-year inquiry led by an Army Reserve Major General and NSW Supreme Court judge Paul Brereton...
Scammers profit from Turkey-Syria earthquake
... Greek newspaper OEMA that it was created by the Major General of the Aegean fire brigade Panagiotis Kotridis using Artificial Intelligence software Midjourney...
Australian former SAS soldier held over alleged war crime in Afghanistan
By Simon AtkinsonBBC News, Australia
A former Australian SAS soldier has been arrested and will be charged with murder, following an investigation into alleged War Crimes in Afghanistan.
The 41-year-old man was detained on Monday in New South Wales (NSW).
He is expected to be charged with one count of " war Crime - murder" and will face court later on Monday, Australian Federal Police said.
The Offence carries a maximum sentence of life in jail.
The arrested man has Not Yet been officially identified by authorities. The Australia Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) says he is the person referred to as Soldier C in a 2020 ABC Four Corners documentary exposing alleged War Crimes .
Footage showed Soldier C shooting an Afghan man in a Wheat Field in Uruzgan Province in southern Afghanistan in 2012.
The Investigation was carried out by The Office of the Special Investigator (OSI), The Body Set Up to investigate alleged War Crimes following a four-year inquiry led by an Army Reserve Major General and NSW Supreme Court judge Paul Brereton .
The Brereton Report - Released in 2020 - Found there was " credible evidence" that Australian elite soldiers unlawfully killed 39 people during The Afghan war.
It said 19 current or ex-special forces soldiers should be investigated by police over killings of " prisoners, farmers or civilians" from 2009 to 2013.
This is believed to be The First arrest linked to that inquiry.
At The Time , the Australian Defence Force blamed crimes on an unchecked " warrior culture" among some soldiers.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
