Brigadier
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The brigadier (short: Brig or Bgdr ; English brigadier ) is a senior officer in the armed forces or other organizations similar to the military, such as the police . In the military hierarchy according to the NATO rank code, it is usually classified as OF-6 . He is the lowest general rank as a one-star general in most armed forces; in this case, the term Brigadier General also exists as a synonym .
In some exceptions (see below), however, he is not a general rank, but a rank for staff officers one rank above the colonel .
In France there are also two exceptions: In formerly mounted units of the army, the corporal (NATO rank code OR-3 ) is referred to as brigadier and in the Police nationale there is the rank Brigadier de police (roughly OR-8 ) for officials of the Middle service . Similarly, in the Dutch police, the rank of brigadier corresponds to the German police chief (grade A8).
France
In France, brigadier or brigadier-chief refers to the two highest ranks ( corporals ) of so-called mounted units of the army. In the Police nationale, the Brigadier de police corresponds to the adjudant of the paramilitary organized Gendarmerie nationale , a higher non-commissioned officer (such as a sergeant major or police chief ).
In the Ancien Régime , brigadier was understood to mean the lowest rank of non-commissioned officer in the cavalry . A senior officer and commander of a brigade, on the other hand, was the Brigadier des armées du roi between 1657 and 1788 , he ranked above the Colonel and below the Maréchal de camp and was thus the second highest military rank in the army.
Great Britain, Commonwealth and Arab States
In the British Army and the Royal Marines as well as the Australian Army , New Zealand Army , Pakistan Army and some other armies, Brigadier designates the highest non-general rank, directly above the Colonel and below the Major General .
This rank was introduced in the British Army in 1928 and replaced the previously used rank of Colonel-Commandant (German about "Oberstkommandeur"), which in 1922 had replaced the rank of Brigadier General. In these armies too, brigadiers usually command brigades . Before 1922, the term brigadier was often used for the commanders of a brigade, which meant the brigadier-general.
The brigadier is the most senior staff officer here and is therefore something of a senior colonel, similar to the Commodore of the Royal Navy . Until shortly after the Second World War it was only a usage name for colonels and not an actual rank.
In many Arabic-speaking countries, the brigadier is called Amid .
Austria
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Suit 75/03 | Skirt collar | Plate cap |
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| Rank group | Generals |
| NATO rank code | OF-6 |
| Rank Army / Air Force | Brigadier |
| Marine rank | none |
| Abbreviation (in lists) | Bgdr |
| Grade | ... |
A colonel who commands a brigade is promoted to brigadier in the Austrian armed forces after three years.
In addition, the usage designation Brigadier is also used for senior officials (E1) of the executive in Austria; this includes the federal police and the judiciary . Since these guards are civil bodies that are only organized according to the military model, they are not "police officers", but only use officer ranks as a designation.
- further distinction badges single star general
Paroli Major General Austro-Hungarian Army
Brigadier field suit Federal Army
Brigadier postponement of the Federal Police
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Lower rank colonel |
Brigadier rank
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Higher rank major general |
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Classification: recruits - batches - NCOs - officers All ranks at a glance: Army ranks |
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Switzerland
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| Rank group | senior staff officer |
| NATO rank code | OF-6 |
| Rank Army / Air Force | Brigadier |
| Marine rank | none |
| Abbreviation (in lists) | Br |
| Grade | CHF 25 per day |
The brigadier (Br; brigadier, brigadiere) was the highest military rank in the Swiss Army that militia officers could achieve until the XXI Army Reform .
Since the reform, brigades have formed the largest unit in the Swiss Army. They are each commanded by a brigadier . In the infantry brigades, around 8,700 soldiers are subordinate to the brigadier, in the tank brigades there are around 10,000 members of the army. Some brigadiers exercise their duties in militia functions. In dealings with other countries, a brigadier is referred to as a Brigadier General (Brig Gen). NATO rank code : OF-6.
Until 1977 the degree was referred to as a Colonel Brigadier . Until 1969 there was also the degree of brigadier without command for uniformed chief officers . He was marked by gray instead of black shoulder pieces and wore a uniform cap with a laurel wreath on a gray background. In the Swiss Army, the rank badge shows a star bordered with golden laurel leaves on the armpit loop and a simple laurel wreath on the uniform cap.
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Lower grade colonel |
Brigadier officer level
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Higher degree of divisional officer |
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Classification: crews - NCOs - higher NCOs - subaltern officers - captains - staff officers - higher staff officers - commander in chief of the army All degrees at a glance: degrees of the Swiss Army |
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See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ The abbreviation "OF" stands for "Officer", "OR" for "Other Ranks" (for example: "Other ranks") see: NATO glossary abbreviations used in NATO documents and publications / Glossaire OTAN des abréviations utilisées dans les documents et publications OTAN ( Memento of May 8, 2010 in the Internet Archive ), pages 234 and 237
- ↑ Swiss Army pay table ( Memento of the original from April 20, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. : accessed on March 13, 2016
