Army general (Russia)

Common card · No. 272438

Army general or general of the army is the second highest military rank in Russia, the equivalent of a four-star rank, subordinate only to a marshal of the Russian Federation and superior to a colonel general. It is a direct counterpart of the Soviet rank of army general. At present, general of the army is the equivalent of a four-star rank in the Russian Ground Forces (SV), Aerospace Forces (VKS), Strategic Rocket Forces (RVSN), Airborne Forces (VDV), and the Federal Security Service (FSB). The corresponding rank to general of the army in the Russian Navy is admiral of the fleet. Several other government agencies of Russia have their own equivalents (e.g. general of the police, general of the judiciary). On appointment as minister of defense on 7 May 1992, Pavel Grachev was the first officer in the Russian Federation to have been promoted to this rank.

Read on Wikipedia