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General of the branch
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<p>A general of the branch, general of the branch of service or general of the ... (where instead of the ellipsis an appropriate name of the military branch is being put) is a <a href="/facts/Three-star_rank/RBQJs9Kk">three</a> or <a href="/facts/Four-star_rank/rxDa9Fsw">four-star</a> general officer rank in some armies. Several nations divide — or used to divide — their senior <a href="/facts/General_officer/0xmYEU4a">general officer</a> ranks by the branch of troops they are qualified to command, or simply as an honorific title. </p>