A major general (or two-star general ) is a rank in an army . It is between the ranks of lieutenant general and brigadier general . A major general usually commands a division . ^[1] It comes from the older rank of sergeant major general . The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparently confusing system whereby a lieutenant general outranks a major general (although a major outranks a lieutenant, a lieutenant outranks a sergeant-major.) A Major general is addressed as "general". ^[2]

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