Brigadier general ( da, Brigadegeneral; german: Brigadegeneral) is the
Germanic variant of
Brigadier general
Brigadier general or Brigade general is a military rank used in many countries. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries. The rank is usually above a colonel, and below a major general or divisional general. When appointe ...
.
Belgium
The rank of ( nl-BE, Brigadegeneraal; french: Général de Brigade) is used by the
Belgian Land Component
The Land Component ( nl, Landcomponent, french: Composante terre) is the land branch of the Belgian Armed Forces. The King of the Belgians is the commander in chief. The current chief of staff of the Land Component is Major-General Pierre Gérard ...
,
Air Component and
Medical Component.
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File:BE-Air Force-OF6.svg, Air Component
File:Belgium Med comp OF-6.svg, Medical Component
Denmark
is the lowest
general officer
A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry.
In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED ...
rank in the
Royal Danish Army
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and
Royal Danish Air Force, placed above the rank and below the rank of . The rank was introduced in 1983, following the adaptation of the
STANAG 2116. It is ranked OF-6 within NATO and has a paygrade of M403, it is equivalent to . The rank is either given to commanders of
1st
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and
2nd Brigade, or to on extended international missions, as a temporary rank.
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File:RDAF Brig Gen.svg, Air Force
Germany
, short ''BrigGen'', is the lowest
general officer
A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry.
In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED ...
rank in the
German Army
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(''Heer''),
German Air Force
The German Air Force (german: Luftwaffe, lit=air weapon or air arm, ) is the aerial warfare branch of the , the armed forces of Germany. The German Air Force (as part of the ''Bundeswehr'') was founded in 1956 during the era of the Cold War as ...
(''Luftwaffe'').
The rank is rated
OF-6
An officer of one-star rank is a senior commander in many of the armed services holding a rank described by the NATO code of OF-6. The term is also used by some armed forces which are not NATO members. Typically, one-star officers hold the rank ...
in
NATO
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, and is grade B6 in the pay rules of the
Federal Ministry of Defence. It is equivalent to ''
Flottillenadmiral
Flotilla admiral is the lowest flag rank, a rank above captain, in the modern navies of Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, Germany and Sweden. It corresponds to the ranks of commodore or rear admiral (lower half) in the navies of the United ...
'' in the
German Navy
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(''Marine'') or to
Generalarzt ''Generalarzt'' (short: ''GenArzt'' or ''GA'') is the designation of a military rank as well as the official title in German speaking armed forces. It is equivalent to the ''Admiralarzt'' / ''Generalapotheker'' and Brigadegeneral / Flottillenadmiral ...
,
Generalapotheker ''Generalarzt'' (short: ''GenArzt'' or ''GA'') is the designation of a military rank as well as the official title in German speaking armed forces. It is equivalent to the ''Admiralarzt'' / ''Generalapotheker'' and Brigadegeneral / Flottillenadmiral ...
and
Admiralarzt in the ''
Zentraler Sanitätsdienst der Bundeswehr''.
Rank insignia
On the shoulder straps (Heer, Luftwaffe) there is one golden pip (star) in golden oak leaves.
See also
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Comparative military ranks of World War I
The following table shows comparative officer ranks of several Allied and Central powers during World War I.
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Comparative military ranks of World War II
References
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Military ranks of Germany
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