page_title: Three-star rank
section_title: United States
hierarchical_section_title: Three-star rank / United States
caption_attribution_description: English: Photograph shows Lieut.-General George Patton, half-length, facing right, wearing leather jacket and helmet with three stars. The city of Luxembourg served as headquarters for Gen. George S. Patton's U.S. Third Army. Gen. Patton is buried here. George S. Patton Jr. born on November 11, 1885 in San Gabriel, California, U.S.A. is considered to have been one of the best and most successful combat generals in the history of the United States. In World War Two, Patton was a major contributor to the Allied victory during the invasion of Sicily as well the liberation of Germany from Adolf Hitler’s Nazi government. He died in Heidelberg, Germany on December 21, 1945. His wish was to be buried beside many of his former soldiers who passed away during the Battle of the Bulge. Picture originally from the Library of Congress
context_page_description: An officer of three-star rank is a senior commander in many of the armed services holding a rank described by the NATO code of OF-8. The term is also used by some armed forces which are not NATO members. Typically, three-star officers hold the rank of vice admiral, lieutenant general, or in the case of those air forces with a separate rank structure, air marshal.
context_section_description: Vice admiral (United States Navy, Coast Guard, Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps,  three-star rank)
  Lieutenant general (United States Army, Marine Corps and Air Force three-star rank)
  A vice admiral typically commands a numbered fleet which is responsible for all naval ships within its area of responsibility. An Army or Marine Corps lieutenant general typically commands a corps-sized unit (20,000 to 45,000 soldiers), while an Air Force lieutenant general commands a large Numbered Air Force consisting of several wings. Additionally, lieutenant generals and vice admirals of all services serve as high-level staff officers at various major command headquarters and the Pentagon, often as the heads of their departments.
caption: Lieutenant General Patton during World War II
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