Admiral (Germany)#National People´s Army
{{Short description|Rank in the German Navy}}
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{{Infobox military rank
| name = Admiral
| native_name = {{lang|de|Admiral}}
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| caption = Rank flag
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| caption2 = Shoulder and sleeve insignia
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| country = {{flagu|Germany}}
| service branch = {{navy|Germany}}
| abbreviation = Adm
| rank group = Flag officer
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| NATO rank = OF-9
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| pay grade = B10
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| lower rank = {{lang|de|Vizeadmiral}}
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Admiral, short Adm, ({{langx|de|Admiral}}, {{IPA|de|ˌatmiˈʁaːl|pron|De-Admiral.ogg}}) is the most senior flag officer rank in the German Navy. It is equivalent to general in the German Army or German Air Force. In the Central Medical Services there is no equivalent. In the German Navy Admiral is, as in many navies, a four-star rank with a NATO code of OF-9. The most recent officer of the German Navy to hold the rank is Admiral Joachim Rühle, who serves as Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) in Mons, Belgium since 2020.
However, in other German speaking naval forces, e.g. Imperial German Navy, {{Lang|de|Reichsmarine|italic=no}}, Kriegsmarine, Volksmarine, and the Austro-Hungarian K.u.K. Kriegsmarine, admiral was an OF-8 three-star flag officer rank.
Address
The official manner of formal addressing of military people with the rank Admiral (OF-9) is "Herr/Frau Admiral".
However, as to German naval traditions the addressing in seamen's language of military people with any flag officer rank (OF-6 to OF-9) is "Herr/Frau Admiral". In the Imperial German Navy, an admiral would be addressed as "Eure Exzellenz" (Your Excellency)[http://www.zeno.org/Brockhaus-1911/M/Beilagen/Titulaturen Brockhaus (1911) s.v. Titulaturen]
Rank insignia and rating
Its rank insignia, worn on the sleeves and shoulders, are one five-pointed star above a big gold stripe and three normal stripes (without the star when rank loops are worn).
The rank is rated OF-9[http://rankmaven.tripod.com/NATO-92-RM.htm STANAG 2116] in NATO, and equivalent to general in Heer, and Luftwaffe. It is grade B10 in the pay rules of the Federal Ministry of Defence.
History
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File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-U1007-0049, Rostock, 30. Jahrestag DDR-Gründung, Flottenparade.jpg
Admiral was the second highest flag officer grade of the Volksmarine, equivalent to the three-star rank Generaloberst.
In the GDR Volksmarine there have been the three flag officer ranks Konteradmiral, Vizeadmiral, and Admiral. By decision of the GDR State Council from March 25, 1982, the rank Flottenadmiral was introduced.
Insignia
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! Insignia | Shoulder | Sleeve | Rank flag | Higher/lower rank |
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| 50px | 50px | 75px | {{lang|de|Großadmiral}}{{hr}}{{lang|de|Vizeadmiral}} | ||||
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| 50px | 50px | 75px | None{{hr}}{{lang|de|Vizeadmiral}} | ||||
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! {{navy|Nazi Germany}}{{sfn|Mollo|2001|p=19}} | 50px | 50px | 75px | {{lang|de|Generaladmiral}}{{hr}}{{lang|de|Vizeadmiral}} | ||||
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| 50px | 50px | 75px | {{lang|de|Flottenadmiral}}{{hr}}{{lang|de|Vizeadmiral}} | ||||
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| 50px | 50px | 75px | None{{hr}}{{lang|de|Vizeadmiral}} |
See also
References
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- {{cite book |last1=Mollo |first1=Andrew |author-link1=Andrew Mollo |title=The Armed Forces of World War II: Uniforms, Insignia & Organisation |date=2001 |publisher=Silverdale books |location=Leicester |isbn=1-85605-603-1}}
{{German military ranks}}
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Category:Naval ranks of Germany
Category:Three-star officers of Nazi Germany