The rank system of the Republic of China Army (中華民國陸軍 - Zhōnghuá Mínguó Lùjūn) was originally based on that of the Wehrmacht during the era of Sino-German cooperation in the 1930s. Since the 1950s, the rank structure is getting closer to the one used by the United States Army. The Republic of China Army rank of one-star general does not use the French-style title of Brigadier General, but the German-style title of Major General.
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