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'''Counter admiral''' is a [[military rank]] used for high-ranking officers in several [[Navy|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 {{lang|fr|contre-amiral}}.<ref name=oxford>{{cite dictionary |encyclopedia =Oxford English Dictionary|title=counter-admiral |edition=Second|year=1989|access-date=22 June 2011|url=http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/42655|quote= The only known use of the noun '''''counter-admiral''''' is in the late 1700s.  OED's only evidence for ''counter-admiral'' is from around 1789–96, in the writing of [[Jedidiah Morse]], geographer and clergyman.  ''counter-admiral'' is a borrowing from French.  Etymons: French ''contre-amiral''.}}</ref> Depending on the country, it is either a [[One-star rank|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, {{Lang|de|[[Flottillenadmiral]]}} ranks below {{Lang|de|Konteradmiral}}; in the [[Royal Canadian Navy]], {{lang|fr|contre-amiral}} (rear admiral in English) ranks above {{lang|fr|[[Commodore (rank)|commodore]]}}.
'''Counter admiral''' is a [[military rank]] used for high-ranking officers in several [[Navy|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 {{lang|fr|contre-amiral}}.<ref name=oxford>{{cite dictionary |encyclopedia =Oxford English Dictionary|title=counter-admiral |edition=Second|year=1989|access-date=22 June 2011|url=http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/42655|quote= The only known use of the noun '''''counter-admiral''''' is in the late 1700s.  OED's only evidence for ''counter-admiral'' is from around 1789–96, in the writing of [[Jedidiah Morse]], geographer and clergyman.  ''counter-admiral'' is a borrowing from French.  Etymons: French ''contre-amiral''.}}</ref> Depending on the country, it is either a [[One-star rank|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, {{Lang|de|[[Flottillenadmiral]]}} ranks below {{Lang|de|Konteradmiral}}; in the [[Royal Canadian Navy]], {{lang|fr|contre-amiral}} (rear admiral in English) ranks above {{lang|fr|[[Commodore (rank)|commodore]]}}.


==French speaking countries==
==French-speaking countries==


In France and other French speaking countries' navies the rank of {{lang|fr|Contre-amiral}} is used as the lowest [[flag officer]]. It is usually placed above [[ship-of-the-line captain]] ({{langx|fr|capitaine de vaisseau}}) and below [[Vice admiral#France|vice admiral]] ({{langx|fr|vice-amiral}}).
In France and other French-speaking countries' navies the rank of {{lang|fr|Contre-amiral}} is used as the lowest [[flag officer]]. It is usually placed above [[ship-of-the-line captain]] ({{langx|fr|capitaine de vaisseau}}) and below [[Vice admiral#France|vice admiral]] ({{langx|fr|vice-amiral}}).


==Germany==
==Germany==

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French-speaking countries

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Germany

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Nordic countries

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Denmark and Norway

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Finland

Counter admiral is the more direct translation of Finnish Script error: No such module "Lang"., 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

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Portuguese speaking countries

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

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

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[3] 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

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