The Brigadier General (D) or Brigadier (CH, A, GB) is lowest general rank in the army and at the Air Force.

Germany

With the German Federal Armed Forces Brigadier Generals are member of the generals. They are always career soldiers. On the shoulder strap is a golden star (also Pickel called) in golden oak leaves elbow. They are paid after the federal pay regulation (BBesO) with B-6.

The title Brigadier General lowest general rank Brigadier general comes from the angloamerikanischen area, there is called. In British armed forces however the Brigadier does not rank among the generals. In the British Air Force the air Commodore corresponds to the rank of a Brigadier General.

The rank was introduced 1955/1956 to the German Federal Armed Forces to reach over a standardization in the general ranks within NATO and corresponded thereby as lowest general rank to rank designated in former times in Germany as a major general.

A brigade is usually kommandiert by a Brigadier General. The brigade (consisting of 1.400-4.200 soldiers) is the smallest, major unit organically compound from several branches of service.

The rank was usual from 1951 to 1976 in the Federal Border Police (today federal police).

Of equal standing ranks

• • Surgeon general, general pharmacist
• German navy
  • Flotilla admiral, admiral physician

Switzerland and Austria

In Switzerland and Austria a star generals are called Brigadiere. In Swiss army the Brigadier is the lowest rank of the higher staff officers. In the Austrian federal army Brigadier is the lowest of four general ranks.

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