Brigadier is a military rank.

Austria

A Colonel, who kommandiert a brigade, is carried in the Austrian federal army after a certain time to the Brigadier.

The rank Brigadier is the lowest of four general ranks in the federal army and corresponds to the Brigadier General in the German German Federal Armed Forces and/or the Brigadier general in the US army, as well as the Brigadier in the British army or the air Commodore in the British Air Force (whereby these two last service ranks do not mark after British understanding "genuine" generals).

Further the use designation becomes Brigadier for leading officials (E1) of the executive in Austria, in addition federal police and law guard belong, used. Since it concerns with the awake bodies mentioned civilian bodies, which are organized after military sample only, it does not concern however "police officers", but they lead only officer ranks as use designation.

There are different kinds of commanders of brigade. In order a mechanized brigade to kommandieren, needs a Colonel a general staff training course, whose criteria for choice are very strict however. A Colonel without general staff training course can kommandieren e.g. only one hunter brigade.

Switzerland

Up to the army reform XXI was the Brigadier was the highest military rank of Swiss army, which by Milizsoldaten one exercises. Approximately 6,000 soldiers are subordinated to the Brigadier. Today he is only dressed of occupation military.

Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand

At the ground forces of the united kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, as well as with the Royal marine designates Brigadier highest non--general rank.

See also

Air Commodore, Brigadier General, ranks in the federal army, ranks in Swiss army.

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