Brigadegeneral
- For the use of this One-star rank in other countries, see Brigadier general.
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| Rank insignia | German officer rank | |||
| Introduction | 1956 | |||
| Rank group | General officers | |||
| Army / Air Force | Brigadegeneral | |||
| Navy | Flottillenadmiral | |||
| NATO equivalent |
OF-6 | |||
| Army | Brigadier general | |||
| Air force | Air commodore | |||
| Navy | Commodore | |||
Brigadegeneral, short BrigGen, (en: brigadier general) is the lowest general officer rank in the German Army (Heer), German Air Force (Luftwaffe).
Rank
The rank is rated OF-6 in NATO, and is grade B6 in the pay rules of the Federal Ministry of Defence. It is equivalent to Flottillenadmiral in the German Navy (Marine) or to Generalarzt, Generalapotheker 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.
| Heer | Luftwaffe |
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| junior Rank Oberst |
 
(German officer rank) |
senior Rank Generalmajor |
See also
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