Generaladmiral

Admiral was the supreme military commander in the Navy. It was introduced in the early modern period in different navies. After the Grand Admiral, he was the second highest rank of the Navy of the German Wehrmacht. It corresponded to the Colonel-General in the Army and Air Force.

History

For the first time this rank was awarded in 1588 in the Dutch navy to Prince Maurice of Nassau. It was the title of the commander of all naval forces to 1650th As a special flag rank was built here later the Luitenant - admiraal - generaal for the commander of the Dutch fleet, which was only awarded twice. It has been created for Michiel de Ruyter 1673, the Cornelis Tromp in 1679 followed, which was also the Danish Navy since 1676 Admiral - General. The Imperial Russian Navy knew that rank ( генерал - адмирал ), he was there as equivalent to the Field Marshal. In the Portuguese Navy, it was the highest rank between the years 1892-1910 and reserved for the king as supreme commander.

The Spanish Navy knows the title under Admiral. Similarly, it was previously in the Swedish Navy, where he was but often awarded the Commander of the Navy.

German Navy

General admirals of the Navy

On the sleeve, a German Admiral was wearing the same golden badge as an Admiral - three stripes on the broad Admiral stripes - but on the shoulder pieces he wore a third star. Acted a General Admiral, however, as Commander in Chief of the Navy ( Erich Raeder on 20 April 1936 to April 1, 1939 ), he wore the sleeve insignia of a Grand Admiral ( four strips to admiral stripes). The shoulder piece, however, not changed.

The first Admiral was the later Grand Admiral Erich Raeder, who received this rank on 20 April 1936.

Complete list ( without Erich Raeder, who was still promoted to Admiral of the Fleet ):

Equivalent in the German Navy

In the army there is not the rank of General Admiral; the corresponding rank in the German Navy, the Admiral (NATO Code: OF- 9).

Naval forces of other states

Imperial Russian Navy

The highest rank in the Imperial Russian Navy was that of General Admiral, which, however, was equivalent to the Field Marshal. He was only rarely awarded:

To some extent, the general admirals also expected:

  • François Le Fort (1656-1699), from 1695 also called General - Admiral; it is debatable whether it has acted as a service rather than a position Serves Ranges
  • Ivan Grigoryevich Chernyshev, 1796 General-Field Marshal of the fleet
  • Fyodor Alekseyevich Golovin (1650-1706), from 1700 the first Russian Field Marshall at the same time General - Admiral of the Fleet

Swedish Navy

The Swedish Navy had the rank Admiral in the forms amiralgeneral and generalamiral, he solved the of 1561/71 bis 1676/80 existing Office of the Reich from Admirals.

Danish Navy

For the first time in 1663 was with Cort Adeler the Vice President of the Admiralty College, whose president was the imperial admiral, appointed Generadmiral and commander of the fleet - a position previously held by the Imperial Admiral, which was finally abolished in 1680. The Danish Admiral corresponded from 1700 but only an admiral; under him there were the ranks of Lieutenant General Admiral (Vice Admiral ) and Schoutbynacht ( Rear Admiral ).

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