Counter admiral
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Counter admiral is a rank found in many navies of the world, but no longer used in English-speaking countries, where the equivalent rank is rear admiral. The term derives from the French contre-amiral.[1] Depending on the country, it is either a one-star or two-star rank.
In modern navies that use it, counter admiral is generally, although not always, the lowest flag officer rank. In the German Navy, for instance, Flottillenadmiral ranks below Konteradmiral; in the Royal Canadian Navy, contre-amiral (rear admiral in English) ranks above commodore.
French speaking countries
[edit]In France and other French speaking countries' navies the rank of Contre-amiral is used as the lowest flag officer. It is usually placed above ship-of-the-line captain (French: capitaine de vaisseau) and below vice admiral (French: vice-amiral).
Germany
[edit]Konteradmiral is a NATO OF-7 (two-star rank) of the Deutsche Marine (German Navy), equivalent to the Generalmajor ("major general") in the German Army and the German Air Force.
Nordic countries
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The rank of counter admiral is used in all the Nordic countries.
Denmark and Norway
[edit]In 1771, the rank of Schout-bij-nacht was removed and replaced with the rank of counter admiral (Danish/Norwegian: kontreadmiral).
Finland
[edit]Counter admiral is the more direct translation of Finnish kontra-amiraali, a two-star rank used in the Finnish Navy and the Finnish Border Guard. However, it is usually translated as rear admiral in international use.
Sweden
[edit]Portuguese speaking countries
[edit]In the navies of Brazil and Angola the rank of contra-almirante is the lowest of the flag officer ranks. In the navies of Portugal and Mozambique the rank of contra-almirante is the second lowest, above that of comodoro (commodore).
Until the end of the 19th century, the present rank of contra-almirante was named chefe de esquadra (chief of squadron), both in the Portuguese and in the Brazilian navies.
Russia and other former communist countries
[edit]Kontr-admiral was the lowest flag officer rank of the Soviet Navy and is the lowest flag rank of the Russian Navy, similar to an OF-6 officer.
NATO code
[edit]While the rank of counter admiral is used in a number of NATO countries, it is ranked differently depending on the country.
| NATO code | Country[2] | English equivalent | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK | US | ||
| OF-7 | Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia | Rear admiral | Rear admiral |
| OF-6 | Albania, France, Italy, Poland, Spain | Commodore | Rear admiral (lower half) |
Gallery
[edit]![Kundëradmiral (Albanian Naval Force)[3]](/enwiki/wiki/File:Generic-Navy-10.svg)
![Contra-almirante (Angolan Navy)[4]](/enwiki/wiki/File:Angola-Navy-OF-6.svg)
![Kontr-admiral (Azerbaijani Navy)[6]](/enwiki/wiki/File:Azerbaijan-Navy-OF-6.svg)
![Contre amiral (Benin Navy)[7]](/enwiki/wiki/File:Blank.svg){kind=small}
![Contraalmirante (Bolivian Navy)[8]](/enwiki/wiki/File:Generic-Navy-(star)-O9.svg)
![Контраадмирал Kontraadmiral (Bulgarian Navy)[10]](/enwiki/wiki/File:Bulgaria-Navy-OF-7_sleeve.svg)
![Contre-amiral (Congolese Navy)[14]](/enwiki/wiki/File:14-ROCongo_Navy-CDRE.svg)
![Kontraadmiral (Croatian Navy)[15]](/enwiki/wiki/File:Croatia-Navy-OF-7.svg)
![Contralmirante (Cuban Revolutionary Navy)[16]](/enwiki/wiki/File:Cuba-Navy-OF-6.svg){kind=small}
![Contralmirante (Dominican Navy)[18]](/enwiki/wiki/File:Contralmirante_Marina_de_Guerra_Dominicana_(Mango_y_Pala).svg)
![Contralmirante (Ecuadorian Navy)[19]](/enwiki/wiki/File:Ecuador-Navy-OF-7.svg)
![Contralmirante (Navy of El Salvador)[20]](/enwiki/wiki/File:US_Navy_O8_shoulderboard.svg)
![Kontra-amiraali Swedish: Konteramiral (Finnish Navy)[22]](/enwiki/wiki/File:Finland-Navy-OF-7.svg)
![Contre-amiral (French Navy)[23]](/enwiki/wiki/File:France-Navy-OF-6_Sleeve.svg)
![Konteradmiral (German Navy)[24]](/enwiki/wiki/File:Germany-Navy-OF-7.svg)
![Contralmirante (Honduran Navy)[25]](/enwiki/wiki/File:US_Navy_O7_shoulderboard.svg)
![Contrammiraglio (Italian Navy)[26]](/enwiki/wiki/File:Rank_insignia_of_contrammiraglio_of_the_Italian_Navy.svg)
![Contre-amiral (Navy of Ivory Coast)[27]](/enwiki/wiki/File:Ivory_Coast-Navy-OF-6.svg){kind=small}
![Контр-адмирал Kontr-admïral (Kazakh Naval Forces)[28]](/enwiki/wiki/File:17-RKN-MG.svg){kind=small}
![Contre-amiral (Madagascar Navy)[31]](/enwiki/wiki/File:16._Madagascar_Navy_-_RADM.svg)
![Contraalmirante (Mexican Navy)[32]](/enwiki/wiki/File:Mexico-Navy-OF6_sleeve.svg)
![Kontra admiral (Montenegrin Navy)[33]](/enwiki/wiki/File:Montenegro-Navy-OF-7.svg)
![Contre-amiral (Royal Moroccan Navy)[34]](/enwiki/wiki/File:Morocco-Navy-OF-6.svg)
![Contralmirante (Nicaraguan Navy)[35]](/enwiki/wiki/File:12-Nicaragua_Navy-CDRE.svg){kind=small}
![Contraalmirante (Paraguayan Navy)[37]](/enwiki/wiki/File:Generic-Navy-(star)-O10.svg)
![Contraalmirante (Peruvian Navy)[38]](/enwiki/wiki/File:Peru-Navy-OF-7.svg)
![Kontradmirał (Polish Navy)[39]](/enwiki/wiki/File:Poland-Navy-OF-6.svg)
![Contraamiral (Romanian Naval Forces)[41]](/enwiki/wiki/File:Romania-Navy-OF-7-Sleeve.svg)
![Contraamiral de flotilă (Romanian Naval Forces)[41]](/enwiki/wiki/File:Romania-Navy-OF-6-Sleeve.svg)
![Контр-адмирал Contre-admiral (Russian Navy)[42]](/enwiki/wiki/File:Russia-Navy-OF-6-Sleeve.svg)
![Kontraadmiral (Slovenian Navy)[44]](/enwiki/wiki/File:Generic-Navy-11.svg)
![Contra almirante (Spanish Navy)[45]](/enwiki/wiki/File:Spain-Navy-OF-6.svg)
![Kontr-admiral (Turkmen Naval Forces)[49]](/enwiki/wiki/File:Russia-Navy-OF-6-1994-everyday.svg){kind=small}
![Контр-адмірал Kontr-admiral (Ukrainian Navy)[50]](/enwiki/wiki/File:Ukraine-Navy-OF-7.svg)
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