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All information gleaned from the following website: www.history.navy.mil/trivia/triv4-5m.htm Originally the King was the ultimate commander in times of war. He appointed Captains to run the wars. They were termed " Captain Generals" to denoted their rank of head of the war effort in an overall or "general" sphere of operations. If the Captain Generals had too much on their plate, they appoint assistants or Lieutenants. They took the name Lieutenant Generals. The suppley and administration of small units were usually done by the Sergeant Major, sooo when the Captain General needed some good admin guys he appointed men as Sergeant Major Generals. Colonels ran Regiments. When there were too many Regiments for the existing Generals to have effective control , they created Brigades who were then commanded by Brigadiers General. Over the years as the scope and specifics of the various duties changed, the prefixes were many times dropped, so we had Generals, Lieutenant Generals Major Generals and Brigadier Generals.
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What were the US military ranks in 1945?
Answer: The U.S. military ranks in 1945 from lowest in command to highest in command are: Private Private 1st class Corporal Sergeant Staff Sergeant Sergeant 1st class Master Sergeant First Sergeant Sergeant Major Command Sergeant Major Sergeant Major of the Army 2nd Lieuteneant 1st Lieutenant Captain Major Lieutenant Colenol Colenol Briggader General Major General Liutenant General General (full General/ Four Star General) Generam of the Army Field Marshal(head of the army)
List of army ranks?
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What was the ranking system for enlisted men in the Army during World War 1?
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What is the Proper salutation for military personel?
If currently on active duty, the proper way is (rank)(last name). Example; Sergeant Jones, Major General Smith.
What is the order of ranks in a land army?
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