counter admiral
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rank found in many navies of the world, but not used in English-speaking countries
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Vinony's link graph records 680 inbound references to counter admiral, and connects out to captain, German Navy and flotilla admiral.
Vinony files it under Admirals and Naval ranks.
Vinony links it to 30 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- flag officer
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- Harry Sidebottom
- Commons category
- Counter admirals
- next lower rank
- flotilla admiral
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Encyclopedic overview
Counter admiral is a military rank used for high-ranking officers in several navies around the world, though the rank is not used in the English-speaking world, where its equivalent rank is rear admiral. The term derives from the French contre-amiral. 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
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “counter admiral” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.