Flotilla admiral
Flotilla admiral is the lowest flag rank, a rank above captain, in the modern navies of Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, Germany and Sweden. It corresponds to the ranks of commodore or rear admiral (lower half) in the navies of the United States, United Kingdom, and certain other countries.
- Insignias of flotilla admirals
Bulgarian флотилен адмирал
Danish flotilleadmiral
Finnish lippueamiraali
Swedish flottiljamiral
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Germany
| Flotilla admiral Flottillenadmiral | |
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  Shoulder board and mounting loop | |
 Cuff title | |
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| Abbreviation | FltlAdm |
| Rank | General officer group |
| NATO rank | OF-6 |
| Non-NATO rank | B6 |
| Next higher rank | Konteradmiral |
| Next lower rank | Kapitän zur See |
| Equivalent ranks | Brigadegeneral |
Flottillenadmiral, short FltlAdm in lists FADM, (en: Flotilla admiral) is the lowest flag officer rank in the German Navy, corresponding to command of a US Navy Rear Admiral (lower half) or Commodore (Royal Navy). It is equivalent to Brigadegeneral in the Bundeswehr or to Admiralarzt/Generalarzt, Admiralapotheker/Generalapotheker in the Zentraler Sanitätsdienst der Bundeswehr.
Its rank insignia, worn on the sleeves and shoulders, are one five-pointed star above a big gold stripe and a narrow one (without the star when rank loops are worn). It is grade B6 in the pay rules of the Federal Ministry of Defence.
The sequence of ranks (top-down approach) in that particular group is as follows:
- OF-9:[1] Admiral (Germany) / General (Germany)
- OF-8: Vizeadmiral / Generalleutnant
- OF-7: Konteradmiral / Generalmajor
- OF-6: Flottillenadmiral / Brigadegeneral
 German Navy officer rank | ||
| junior rank Kapitän zur See |
Flotilla admiral | senior rank Konteradmiral |
See also
References
- The abbreviation "OF" stands for de: "Offizier / en: officer / fr: officier / ru: офицер"