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THIRD REICH In the German , but junior to a Grand Admiral . General Admiral was a four-star Admiral rank, as in the traditional German ranking system until WWII an Admiral is equivalent to a British or American Vice Admiral. The sleeve insignia for a General Admiral was the same as that of a regular Admiral, being a thick rank stripe below three regular stripes. General Admirals wore a third pip on their shoulder boards to differentiate them from regular Admirals. The German Army and Air Force equivalent of ''Generaladmiral'' was the rank Colonel General (''Generaloberst''). In 1943, a directive was issued that should the Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine (Commander of the Navy) hold the rank of General Admiral, he would wear the sleeve insignia of a Grand Admiral, but the shoulder boards of a General Admiral. A similar practice was used in the German Army, allowing Colonel Generals to wear four pips on the shoulder board when engaged in duties befitting a Field Marshal . The rank of General Admiral was first given to the future Grand Admiral Erich Raeder on 20 April 1936 . Other holders of the rank were: It it interesting to note that Karl Dönitz was made Grand Admiral without becoming a General Admiral first. RUSSIAN EMPIRE General-admiral () was the highest rank of the Russian Navy as established by the Table Of Ranks and equivalent to Field Marshal . This was purely honorific rank and for the most time of its existence, it was awarded to the only person in active duty, typically a descendant of Romanov Royal Family . There were only six holders of this rank:
General Admiral rank was abolished with the fall of Empire. Admiral Of The Fleet Of The Soviet Union can be considered as a modern equivalent. |
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