Brigadegeneral (; , ) is the Germanic variant of Brigadier general.

Belgium

The rank of (; ) is used by the

Belgian Land Component The Land Component (, ), historically and commonly still referred to as the Belgian Army (, ), 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 i ...

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Denmark

is the lowest

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rank in the

Royal Danish Army The Royal Danish Army (; ; ) is the land-based branch of the Danish Armed Forces, together with the Danish Home Guard. For the last decade, the Royal Danish Army has undergone a massive transformation of structures, equipment and training methods ...

and

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, 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

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and 2nd Brigade, or to on extended international missions, as a temporary rank. The

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and the commander of the Health Services are also s. The rank of was used sporadically in the Danish army in the

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Germany

, short ''BrigGen'', is the lowest

rank in the

German Army The German Army (, 'army') is the land component of the armed forces of Federal Republic of Germany, Germany. The present-day German Army was founded in 1955 as part of the newly formed West German together with the German Navy, ''Marine'' (G ...

(''Heer''),

German Air Force The German Air Force (, ) is the aerial warfare branch of the , the armed forces of Germany. The German Air Force (as part of the ) was founded in 1956 during the era of the Cold War as the aerial warfare branch of the armed forces of West Ger ...

(''Luftwaffe''). The rank is rated OF-6 in

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, and is grade B6 in the pay rules of the Federal Ministry of Defence. It is equivalent to '' Flottillenadmiral'' in the

German Navy The German Navy (, ) is part of the unified (Federal Defense), the German Armed Forces. The German Navy was originally known as the ''Bundesmarine'' (Federal Navy) from 1956 to 1995, when ''Deutsche Marine'' (German Navy) became the official ...

(''Marine'') or to , Generalapotheker and in the .

Rank insignia

On the shoulder straps (Heer, Luftwaffe) there is one golden pip (star) in golden oak leaves.

References

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Belgium

Denmark

Germany

Rank insignia

See also

References