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Carl Fredrik Johannes Bødtker, a military officer whose highest rank was Major General, presided over the Norwegian Order of Freemasons?
Union forces under Major General William T. Sherman set the South Carolina State House (detail pictured) on fire during the burning of Columbia in 1865?
Hugh Stockwell rose from the rank of Major to that of Major General in fewer than five years?
brothers Johan and Werner Christie both obtained the rank of Major General in the Royal Norwegian Air Force?
the British officer Henry Lindsay Bethune became a Major General in the Persian Army of Mohammad Shah and received the Order of the Lion and the Sun for his services?
in World War II, David M. Jones, later a U.S. Air Force Major General, participated in events that formed the basis for two Hollywood movies: Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo and The Great Escape?
retired Major General Charles D. Metcalf is the current Director of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, the world’s oldest and largest military aviation museum?
Prince Rupert's white poodle Boye was given the rank of Sergeant-Major-General, and was believed by some to be the Devil in disguise?
Lt. General Charles Roadman II (pictured), the son of U.S. Air Force flight surgeon and command pilot Major General Charles Roadman, was the Air Force's 16th Surgeon General?
French Major General René Cogny, who later commanded French forces during the First Indochina War, was captured in June 1940 by the German army, and had to escape by crawling naked through a drainpipe?
Major General Douglas Alexander Graham was once rescued by Victoria Cross recipient Henry May?
Major General George F. Hopkinson was the only British airborne general to be killed during the Second World War?
Major General Robert Lee Howze (pictured) once threatened to dismiss an entire class from the United States Military Academy?
Filipino Major General Jovito Palparan is credited with reducing communist insurgencies on the island of Samar by 80 percent?

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Halo

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Major General

Affiliation	UNSC Army UNSC Marine Corps UNSC Air Force
Higher Rank	Lieutenant General
Lower Rank	Brigadier General
Command	Division (probable but unconfirmed)
Known Major Generals	Nicolas Strauss

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Major General is a general-grade commissioned officer of the UNSC Marine Corps, UNSC Army, and UNSC Air Force, equal in rank to Rear Admiral (Upper Half) in the UNSC Navy.

Given that other officer ranks command the same unit groupings as their modern day U.S. counterparts, a Major General probably commands division sized units. This has yet to be observed in the Halo universe though. They may also serve as high-level staff officers at major commands.

In informal settings, Major Generals are typically referred to simply as "General".

A Major General may be also referred to as a "two-star General" to distinguish it from the other ranks of General; so named for the two star rank insignia worn on the uniform.

UNSC Defense Force commissioned officer ranks
	O-1	O-2	O-3	O-4	O-5	O-6	O-7	O-8	O-9	O-10	Special (Wartime Only)
Air Force:	2nd Lt	1st Lt	Capt	Maj	Lt Col	Col	Brig Gen	Maj Gen	Lt Gen	Gen	GOAF
Army:	2LT	1LT	CPT	MAJ	LTC	COL	BG	MG	LTG	GEN	GA
Marine Corps:	2ndLt	1stLt	CPT	Maj	LtCol	Col	BGen	MajGen	LtGen	Gen
Navy:	ENS	LTJG	LT	LCDR	CDR	CAPT	RDML	RADM	VADM	ADM	FADM

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ST Expanded

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Major general is a military rank used by various different organisations.

In the Romulan Ground Forces the rank of Major-General was given to the officer who had overall command of the entire RGF and was only answerable to the High Tribunal. (The Dominion War Sourcebook: The Fires of Armageddon)

		Enlisted personnel			Non-commissioned officers						Etc	Officers						Flag officers
MACO		PV1	PV2	PFC	CPL	SGT	SSG	SFC	MSG	SGM CSM	WO	2LT	1LT	CPT	MAJ	LTC	COL	BG	MG	LTG	GEN	MSHL
Romulan ranks	Ground forces	Trooper			Sergeant							SubLt	Lt	Capt	Maj		Cent Col	Gen				Major general
	Romulan Star Navy	Uhlan			Petty officer							SubLt	Lt	Cent	SCdr		Cdr	Cgen		Adm (Ar'nal)
	Tal Shiar	Uhlan			Petty officer							2^nd Lt	1^st Lt	Capt	Maj		Col	General
Kellarian System Defense Force	Navy	CR		CN	PO2	PO1		CPO	SCPO	MCPO		ENS	LT	SCDR		CDR	CAPT	CDRE	VADM	ADM		FADM
Kellarian System Defense Force	Ground Forces	PVT		PFC	CPL	SGT		SSG	MSG	SGM		SLT	LT	SCDR		CDR	COL	MGEN	LGEN	GEN		CGEN
Federation Marine Corps		Pvt	PFC	LCpl	Cpl	Sgt	SSgt	GySgt	MSgt 1^st Sgt	MGySgt SgtMaj SMOMC	WO Cdt	2^nd Lt	1^st Lt	Capt	Maj	LtCol	Col	BGen	MajGen	LtGen	Gen	GenCorps

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Starwars

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A Major General within the Rebel Alliance.

Major General was a military rank, a junior or mid-ranking grade of General.

In the Imperial Army, Major Generals usually commanded a Corps or a garrison Corps HQ. Some officers of this rank, however, appear to have served as the High Colonels of Battlegroups, such as Tessala Corvae of the 1st Tapani Assault Battlegroup.

Maximilian Veers, the senior Army officer assigned to Executor and Death Squadron, was perhaps the most famous officer to hold the rank of Major General. Freja Covell also held the same rank, before being subsequently promoted to commanding General of the entire Army force under Grand Admiral Thrawn's direct command.

The rank of Major General was also used in other military forces, including those of the New Republic and Galactic Alliance: Eldo Davip was promoted from Commander to this rank after the Battle of Borleias.