Lieutenant General in the United States Army

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general officer rank military rank

Lieutenant General in the United States Army is a senior three-star general officer rank responsible for high-level command and leadership within the U.S. Army.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Lieutenant General (United States Army)	11
Lieutenant General	8
Lieutenant General (United States Marine Corps)	1
Lieutenant General in the United States Army canonical	1
U.S. Lieutenant General	1
US Army lieutenant general	1
United States Army general	1
United States Army lieutenant general	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T625874 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Lieutenant General in the United States Army
Context triple: [Ulysses S. Grant, positionHeld, Lieutenant General in the United States Army]

A. Senior Officer of the United States Army
The Senior Officer of the United States Army is the highest-ranking Army leader responsible for overseeing the service’s operations, readiness, and strategic direction under civilian authority.
B. Sergeant Major of the Army
The Sergeant Major of the Army is the senior enlisted advisor to the U.S. Army Chief of Staff, representing the interests and welfare of all enlisted soldiers.
C. Commanding General of the United States Army
The Commanding General of the United States Army was the highest-ranking officer and professional head of the U.S. Army before the creation of the modern Chief of Staff role.
D. General of the Army
General of the Army is the highest active military rank in several countries, typically bestowed on top commanders with overarching authority over land forces.
E. Lieutenant General (Confederate States Army)
Lieutenant General (Confederate States Army) was a high-ranking commissioned officer grade in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, typically commanding corps-sized formations and serving directly under full generals.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Lieutenant General in the United States Army
Target entity description: Lieutenant General in the United States Army is a senior three-star general officer rank responsible for high-level command and leadership within the U.S. Army.

A. Senior Officer of the United States Army
The Senior Officer of the United States Army is the highest-ranking Army leader responsible for overseeing the service’s operations, readiness, and strategic direction under civilian authority.
B. Sergeant Major of the Army
The Sergeant Major of the Army is the senior enlisted advisor to the U.S. Army Chief of Staff, representing the interests and welfare of all enlisted soldiers.
C. Commanding General of the United States Army
The Commanding General of the United States Army was the highest-ranking officer and professional head of the U.S. Army before the creation of the modern Chief of Staff role.
D. General of the Army
General of the Army is the highest active military rank in several countries, typically bestowed on top commanders with overarching authority over land forces.
E. Lieutenant General (Confederate States Army)
Lieutenant General (Confederate States Army) was a high-ranking commissioned officer grade in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, typically commanding corps-sized formations and serving directly under full generals.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	general officer rank ⓘ military rank ⓘ
abbreviation	LTG ⓘ
appointmentMethod	confirmed by the United States Senate ⓘ nominated by the President of the United States ⓘ
authorityScope	high-level operational command ⓘ strategic leadership responsibilities ⓘ
commandFlag	three-star flag ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
equivalentRank	Lieutenant General (United States Air Force) ⓘ Lieutenant General (United States Marine Corps) ⓘ Lieutenant General (United States Space Force) ⓘ Vice Admiral (United States Navy) ⓘ
higherRank	General (United States Army) ⓘ General of the Army (United States) ⓘ linked to: General of the Army
historicalPrecursor	Continental Army lieutenant general rank ⓘ
legalBasis	Title 10 of the United States Code ⓘ
lowerRank	Major General (United States Army) ⓘ linked to: Major-General
NATOCode	OF-8 ⓘ
partOf	United States Army rank structure ⓘ
payGrade	O-9 ⓘ
rankCategory	senior officer ⓘ
rankClass	field-grade general officer ⓘ
rankGroup	flag officer ⓘ general officer ⓘ
rankInsignia	three silver stars in a horizontal line ⓘ
rankOrder	second-highest regular general officer rank in the U.S. Army ⓘ
responsibility	management of major Army commands and agencies ⓘ planning and execution of large-scale operations ⓘ training and readiness of large Army formations ⓘ
serviceBranch	United States Army ⓘ
starRank	three-star rank ⓘ
styleOfAddress	General ⓘ
typicalCommandLevel	corps ⓘ field army ⓘ major Army command ⓘ
typicalPosition	Army Service Component Command Commander ⓘ linked to: Army service component command Corps Commander ⓘ Deputy Commanding General of a major command ⓘ Director of the Army Staff ⓘ Superintendent of the United States Military Academy ⓘ Surgeon General of the United States Army ⓘ
uniformType	Army Combat Uniform ⓘ Army Service Uniform ⓘ
usedIn	peacetime ⓘ wartime ⓘ
wearsInsigniaOn	Army combat uniform ⓘ shoulder straps ⓘ

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