Please see "Lieutenant General" for other countries which use this rank

Lieutenant-General (Lt Gen) is a senior rank in the British Army and the Royal Marines.

A lieutenant-general is superior to a major-general but subordinate to a full general. The rank has a NATO rank code of OF-8, equivalent to a vice-admiral in the Royal Navy or an air marshal in the Royal Air Force (RAF) or the air forces of many Commonwealth countries.

From 1 April 1918 to 31 July 1919, the Royal Air Force maintained the rank of lieutenant-general. It was superseded by the rank of air marshal on the following day. Interesting, although Sir David Henderson was an RAF lieutenant-general, the then Chief of the Air Staff, Sir Hugh Trenchard never held this rank.

The rank insignia is a crown over a crossed sword and baton.

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v • d • e Commissioned Officer ranks of the British Armed Forces
	Student Officer	OF(D)	OF-1		OF-2	OF-3	OF-4	OF-5	OF-6	OF-7	OF-8	OF-9	OF-10
Royal Navy	O Cdt	Mid	SLt		Lt	Lt Cdr	Cdr	Capt	Cdre	RAdm	VAdm	Adm	Adm of the Fleet
Royal Marines			2Lt	Lt	Capt	Maj	Lt Col	Col	Brig	Maj-Gen	Lt Gen	Gen
Army	O Cdt		2Lt	Lt	Capt	Maj	Lt Col	Col	Brig	Maj-Gen	Lt Gen	Gen	FM
Royal Air Force	OC		APO / Plt Off	Fg Off	Flt Lt	Sqn Ldr	Wg Cdr	Gp Capt	Air Cdre	AVM	Air Mshl	Air Chf Mshl	MRAF