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Brigadier is a rank in the British military and the Australian Army ranking above Colonel and immediately below Major General . It was introduced in 1928 to replace the rank of Colonel Commandant that had briefly replaced the rank of Brigadier General in 1922.

A Brigadier is properly considered the most senior field rank and is therefore more a senior colonel rather than the lowest rank of general (much like a Commodore is to an Admiral in the navy). It has been awarded the equivalent NATO status as a Brigadier General in the United States military, where it is a general officer rank.

The rank insignia is a crown placed over three diamond-shaped pips (sometimes called "stars") arranged pyramidically with one directly over the other two.

See also

British comissioned officer ranks

  Student Officer OF(D) OF-1 OF-2 OF-3 OF-4 OF-5 OF-6 OF-7 OF-8 OF-9 OF-10
Royal Navy: OCdt Mid SLt Lt Lt Cdr Cdr Capt Cdre RAdm VAdm Adm Admiral of the Fleet
Royal Marines: OCdt 2Lt - Lt Capt Maj Lt Col Col Brig Maj Gen
Army: OCdt OD 2Lt - Lt Capt Maj Lt Col Col Brig Maj Gen Lt Gen Gen FM
Royal Air Force: OCdt OD PO - FO Flt Lt Sqn Ldr Wg Cdr Gp Capt ACdre AVM AM ACM MRAF

Military ranks

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