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Generale di squadra aerea rank insignia

Air squadron general is a general officer rank in the Italian Air Force and formerly of the Royal Romanian Air Force.

Italy

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Generale di squadra aerea equivalent to that of air marshal in the Royal Air Force.[1]

Kingdom of Romania

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General de escadră aeriană rank insignia, early World War II

General de escadră aeriană was a rank that was used by the Royal Romanian Air Force, until the Abdication of Michael I and creation of the Socialist Republic of Romania. The rank was equivalent to that of Brigadier general.[2][3][4] In the modern Romanian Air Force, this rank was replaced by General de flotilă aeriană (Air flotilla general).[5]

References

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  1. ^ United States. War Department. Military Intelligence Service (1943). Handbook on the Italian Military Forces, 3 August 1943. The Service. p. 156.
  2. ^ Moroșanu, Teodor Liviu; Melinte, Dan (2010). Romanian Fighter Colors 1941-1945. MMPBooks. p. 189. ISBN 978-83-89450-90-6.
  3. ^ Mollo, Andrew (1981). The Armed Forces of World War II: Uniforms, insignia, and organization. New York, N.Y.: Crown Publishers. p. Plate 76. ISBN 0-517-54478-4. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  4. ^ Littlejohn, David (1994b). Foreign Legions of the Third Reich. Volume 4 (2nd ed.). United States of America: R. James Publishing. p. 98-99. ISBN 0-912138-36-X.
  5. ^ "Legea nr. 80 din 11 iulie 1995 privind statutul cadrelor militare" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 8 July 2008.