Brigadier general
The Brigadier (English Brigadier general) referred to a number of armed forces an officer who is the lowest rank of general or one-star general and is rated in order of precedence according to NATO Rank Code with OF- 6.
The rank is also not to be confused with the Brigadier, which is usually rated between OF- 5 and OF -6. Differing classifications example, there is the Swiss army and the Austrian army, where the Brigadier is equivalent to the one-star General OF- 6.
In the NATO countries of brigadier general is usually found at the management level as a commander of a brigade.
In the Russian armed forces, there was this rank designation, however, at any time. Here, the lowest rank of general (OF -6 ) is the major general.
Germany
Rank insignia on service dress
Brigadier General ( Abbr: BrigGen / in lists: BG), General Practitioner ( Abbr: eye specialist / in lists: GA ) and General pharmacist (abbr.: Genap / in lists: CAP) component of the military forces and organizational areas of the Bundeswehr (except the Germans Marine ) members of the generals. They are always professional soldiers. On the shoulder flap is a golden star in golden oak bow.
The rank was 1955/1956 introduced in the Armed Forces to achieve a standardization of the General ranks within NATO, and thus corresponded to the lowest rank of general rank formerly designated as a major general in Germany. Like all general ranks of brigadier general is not addressed by his rank but with Mr. or Mrs. General General.
The rank was from 1951 to 1976 in the Federal (now Federal Police ) are common.
Surgeon-General
BrigGen the Air Force
FltlAdm the German Navy
Admiral doctor
Parity Ranks:
- Rear Admiral, Admiral doctor in the Navy
- Major General in the NPA and the armed forces ( the Wehrmacht without star ).
Brigadier generals and Flottillenadmirale and the corresponding ranks of the medical condition according to the Federal pay scale ( BBesO ) a base salary of grade B6. Since 1 August 2011, the monthly basic salary is in B6 € 8,051.58 gross. According to personnel budget of the individual plan 14 of the draft federal budget law 2012 126 posts for the soldiers of the grade B6 are provided. Of this total, 26 of the Federal Ministry of Defence and 100 to the Armed Forces ( subordinate military area).
Brigadiers are used primarily as Deputy Division Commanders and (besides rare Supreme Grade B3) as commanders of brigades and schools.
France
France knows compared to Brigadier General in the Général de brigade.
This lowest rank of general is above the Colonel ( Oberst ) and under the Général de division.
Poland
Generał Brygady ( Heer)
Generał Brygady ( Air Force )
In Poland, the brigadier general, Polish Generał Brygady ( gen.bry. ) In the armed forces of the first (lowest ) General rank or degree to which an officer may be appointed in peacetime.
USA
The United States Army, the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Marine Corps know the rank of Brigadier General. In the hierarchy of these stands over the Colonel and Major General. The U.S. Sold stage is O -7, the NATO rank code OF- but 6th
A Brigadier General surgery leads a brigade of six to seven battalions and thus 3000-4000 soldiers.
In the United States the Brigadier General is (for example, as deputy division commander ) usually used as a substitute for a higher-ranking general. His task are the mission preparation and the troops division. The Brigadier General is the lowest of five ranks of General of the United States.