minus-squarelemmy___user@lemmy.worldto> Greentext@lemmy.ml•Anon is the very model of a Russian Major Generallinkfedilinkarrow-up19·1 year agoAnother fun fact: Major General was originally Sergeant Major General, which is why Lieutenant General is a higher rank even though Majors outrank Lieutenants. linkfedilink
Another fun fact: Major General was originally Sergeant Major General, which is why Lieutenant General is a higher rank even though Majors outrank Lieutenants.