Commandant-General

Commandant-General is a rank in several counties and is generally equivalent to that of Commandant.

Italy

Comandante generale (Commandant general), in Fascist Italy's MVSN, was the title of the head of the Blackshirts, held by Benito Mussolini from 1922 to 1943. Nowadays, is the title held by the commander of the Carabinieri.

South Africa

Commandant-General was a military rank in South African Republic and the Orange Free State Republic as well as in the Union of South Africa and the Republic of South Africa. The Commandant-General of one of the Boer republics was the head of its armed forces. The rank of full General in the South African Army was renamed "Commandant-General" from 1956 to 1968.

Ireland

During the Irish Civil War of 1922-23, the Irregulars, or anti-Treaty IRA, applied this term to the leaders of their various brigades throughout the country. The term was acquired from the Afrikaner rank, through veterans of the Irish Transvaal Brigade.

Argentina

Commandant General is the highest rank in the Argentine National Gendarmerie, and is held by the National Director of the gendarmerie and his senior deputies. Depending on the appointment, it may be equal to any Argentine Army rank from Brigade General to the highest Argentine Army rank, Lieutenant General.

United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom, Commandant-General is a military appointment, not a rank. See the following for more details:

• Commandant General Royal Marines
• Commandant-General of the RAF Regiment