Lieutenant general, formerly more commonly lieutenant-general, is a senior rank in the British Army and the Royal Marines. It is the equivalent of a multinational three-star rank; some British lieuten
Lieutenant General John Cooper wearing both American three-star insignia and British lieutenant general insignia
Listed in the table below are the rank insignia of the British Army. Badges for field officers were introduced in 1810 and the insignia was moved to the epaulettes in 1880. On ceremonial or parade uni
Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)
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Bernard Montgomery in a staff car in 1944, displaying the star plate of a general and the car flag of an army group commander, the Union Flag, as GOC-in-C, 21st Army Group.
The rank insignia for officers are also differentiated by what specific stars are used. Left to right: Grenadier, Coldstream, and Welsh Guards (Garter); Scots Guards (Thistle); Irish Guards (Shamrock); other army officers (Bath).