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The term Kommodore has several meanings in the navigation as well as in aviation:
In the Air Force of the German Federal Armed Forces as well as in the German navy a Kommodore is the commander of an airplane squadron (Geschwaderkommodore), usually in the rank of a highest one and/or a captain to sea (grade category of staff officers). Here it practices thus a vocational function out (no rank).
In anglo American marine ones Kommodore (Commodore) is the lowest rank in the grade category of the admirals. In US Navy lives this utility position today only as an escort course commander away; the rectangular command flag of the Kommodores shows a dark-blue cross in the case on white reason. In all other respects the rank of the "Commodore" has an eventful history in US Navy: 1899 it was abolished in the active navy and lent only honour for the sake of to captains to sea, who separated from the active service. 1943 became the rank for the duration 2. World war again imported and 1952 also formally again abolished. The rank flag of a "Commodore" was dark-bluer double other with a centered white star. With the Defence Officer Personnel management act of 1982 lived the rank under the new designation "Commodore admiral". The new rank flag was adapted now to that of the remaining admirals, it consists of a dark-blue rectangle flag with a centered white star. 1983 were already changed the rank again in "Commodore", in order 1986 again to be then changed. It reads since then "Rear admiral (more lower helped)". As rank insignia such a naval officer carries a broad sleeve strip (Tresse) on both undersleeves of the service jacket.
In the British Royal Navy "Commodore" is today the name for an in star admiral. The earlier distinction after the "Kommodore 1. Class" (flying a flag officer with a captain to sea under its command) and "the Kommodore 2. Class" (commander of a ship) was void since 1958. The rank insignias of the "Commodore" the Royal Navy correspond to those of the US-Kommodores, exhibit however over the broad strip still into the Royal Navy usual round loop. The rank flag of a "Commodore" RN is whiter double other with the red St Andrews cross and a red ball liekseits above. Escort course "Commodores" the Royal Naval reserve 2. World war led as "Commodore 2nd Class" the aforementioned double other with a dark-blue cross and ball, as "Commodore 1st Class" a same double other without ball.
In the war navy of the armed forces and in the imperial navy the Kommodore was the utility position of a captain to sea, who was used as commanders (smaller) of a ship federation and could other captains to sea be set forward. It was directly subordinate in rank the countering admiral. The exact service designation read "captain to sea and Kommodore" (address: Mr. Kommodore; Address for other captains to sea: Mr. With order of 13. March 1939 the rank insignias of a Kommodore were determined as follows: On both lower arms 1 strip of 5,2 cm broad as well as 2 rows oak leaves embroidery on the cap screen (like admirals). The rank flag of a Kommodore which can be led in the bulk stop was whiter double other, on a white square running out in two points an iron cross showed, whose ends affected the Liek and/or the upper and the lower edge of the Standers. and condition-hereditaryrides stood in the relationship 2:5, the condition pure cut amounted to 3/5 the This Kommodorestander finds today at the German navy as Geschwaderstander use.
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