| Typical units |
Typical numbers |
Typical commander |
| fireteam |
2–4 |
lance corporal,
corporal |
squad,
section |
5–14 |
corporal,
sergeant,
staff sergeant |
platoon,
troop |
15–45 |
second lieutenant,
first lieutenant,
lieutenant |
company,
battery,
squadron |
80–250 |
first lieutenant,
captain,
major |
battalion,
cohort |
300–1000 |
major,
lieutenant colonel |
regiment,
brigade,
legion |
1,000–5,500 |
colonel,
brigadier general |
| division |
10,000–25,000 |
major general |
| corps |
30,000–50,000 |
lieutenant general |
| field army |
100,000–300,000 |
colonel general,
general |
army group,
front |
2+ field armies |
field marshal,
general,
admiral |
region,
theater |
4+ army groups |
marshal of the air force,
general of the army,
admiral of the fleet |
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