Army general (France)

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Army General Général d'armée
Sleeve insignia for the army, air force and the gendarmerie
Country	France
Service branch	Army Air Force Gendarmerie
Rank group	General officer
NATO rank code	OF-9
Formation	6 June 1939
Next higher rank	Army Marshal of France[a] Air Force & Gendarmerie None
Next lower rank	Corps general[b]
Equivalent ranks	Admiral

Army general (French: Général d'armée) is the highest active military rank of the French Army and the National Gendarmerie. It is also used in the Air and Space Force, where it is called Général d'armée aérienne.

Officially, it is not a rank but a position and style bestowed on some divisional generals, which is the highest substantive rank, in charge of important commands, such as Chief of Staff of the French Army or Chief of the Defence Staff. It is an OF–9 NATO rank, equivalent to the French Navy rank of admiral.

In the army, only a Marshal of France has precedence; however, Marshal of France is not a rank but a dignity in the State, and the last Marshal of France died in 1967.
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