Vice admiral
Badges of rank sleeve insignia / command flag
Vice Admiral (English: Vice admiral; French: vice - amiral ) is a grade designation for the second highest Flaggoffiziersrang in a variety of NATO naval forces.
German Navy
The Vice Admiral is the second highest of the four Admiral ranks of the Bundeswehr. This rank corresponds in other branches of the armed forces of the Federal Armed Forces Lieutenant General. In the Bundeswehr Medical Service is the Admiral Oberstabsarzt the corresponding rank.
The rank insignia of the Vice Admirals that are worn on both sleeves of the sub Dienstjacketts consist of a golden-yellow broad-stripe, two other golden strips of single-wide and a five-pointed star. The visor shows a dual, oppositely directed tendril of golden oak leaves, hand-stitched metal fabrication.
The Vice Admiral is mostly used at senior top posts such as Deputy Inspector General, Inspector of Navy, Chief Fleet Command or as a fleet commander in integrated three -star uses NATO. The address is Mr / Mrs Admiral.
German Navy
In the German Navy Vice Admiral called the second lowest, two-star admiral rank.
⇒ picture board, Ranks of the Navy
People's Navy
The Vice Admiral was in the People's Navy of the GDR, the second lowest rank in the rank Admiral and comparable to the two- star general rank. It corresponded to the lieutenant general of the NVA. The rank insignia consisted of shoulder pieces with navy blue background and then a braided gold and silver cord on which two pentagonal silver star General ( " pimples " ) were installed. Shoulder pieces were worn on all uniform items. The sleeve insignia consisted of a broad yellow stripes and two other simple stripes. In a five-pointed star was mounted in the interior of which was the emblem of the GDR. In contrast to all other German naval forces the sleeve badges covered only about 40% of the circumference of the sleeve. The Admiral insignia showed a golden tendril, which had an angle of 90 ° at the bottom. The cap badge corresponded to that of Vice-Admiral of the German Navy.
The figure shows an example of the rank insignia: Admiralsarbesken ( 1), shoulder ( 2) sleeve insignia ( 3), leg stripes (4) and the corresponding command flag (5).
⇒ picture board, ranks of the People's Navy
Insignia
The rank insignia for Vice Admiral usually involve three star Admiral. However, deviations are possible and dargestgellt example below.
- Vice Admiral Admiral with only one star, there are: Iraq, Azerbaijan, and North Korea.
- Vice Admiral Admiral with two stars: in Russia, Bangladesh, China, Cuba, Iran, and Mexico
- Vice Admiral Admiral with four stars: in Turkey.