At present, the regular armies of all countries in the world basically adopt the military rank system. For soldiers, the military rank is a symbol of the honor and status of the soldier, which directly represents the rank and status of the soldier. Of course, there will be slight differences in the correspondence between military ranks and job levels in different countries. For example, the rank of division commander varies from country to country. Let's take a look at what rank the division commanders in each ** team are, and see which country's division commander has the highest military rank.
First of all, let's look at the division commander rank of the United States, the first military power today, the current military rank system in the United States has basically not changed from during World War II, and the officer rank is still three classes and ten grades, and the difference with our country is that the generals of the US military have four ranks. They are generals, lieutenant generals, major generals and brigadier generals. The rank of Brigadier General is generally awarded to deputy division commanders and brigade commanders in the military, and the division commander usually holds the rank of lieutenant general. For example, Lieutenant General Ted Carmens, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division of the US Army.
The second is the division commander of the Russian army, after the reform of the Russian army, many army divisions have been changed to smaller brigade-level combat units, which has weakened the combat effectiveness of the troops to a certain extent. Currently, the rank of division commander and brigade commander in the Russian army is usually major general. For example, the division commander of the 41st Army of the Russian Army, Alexander Yakovlev, had the rank of major general.
Next is our country, and our army has had division-level units since its establishment. During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the division commanders of the three divisions under the jurisdiction of the Eighth Route Army of our army basically adopted the rank of national ** army, and the division commanders were also lieutenant generals. When the title was conferred in 1955, a small number of division commanders were also awarded the rank of major general, but most of them were colonels. And for a long time, division commanders were basically standard with the rank of colonel. At present, after the reform of the new army, all army divisions have basically been changed into brigades, and division commanders have basically ceased to exist.
The second is the United Kingdom, which is also an old capitalist country, and its army has implemented a military rank system for a long time. At that time, military ranks were both institutional and official. For example, colonel means regimental commander, which later evolved into a military rank that existed independently. And the rank of the commander of the British ** division is usually also lieutenant general. For example, the commander of the 6th Airborne Division of the British Army, John Hackett, had the rank of lieutenant general.
Looking at Germany and France, the two old enemies of the European continent, these two countries have not dealt with each other in the past few centuries, France has beaten Germany many times during the Napoleonic period, and during the Second World War, the German team directly annihilated France. However, the military rank systems of these two countries still correspond to one to a certain extent. For example, the division commanders of the French ** team and the German ** team are basically with the rank of lieutenant general. For example, François de Castry, commander of the 2nd Panzer Division of the French Army, was a lieutenant general, and Helmut Presten, commander of the 20th Panzer Division of the German Army, was also a lieutenant general.
From the above data, it can be seen that the military ranks awarded to division commanders in different countries and at different times are different. However, army divisions are the first level combat units with a large number of people. In most countries, the division commander ranks in the rank of major general or even lieutenant general. However, due to the special historical background and cultural environment of the army in our country, the rank of division commander is basically colonel, which is the lowest among division commanders in various countries.