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{{Italic title}}{{Short description|Rank in the German Navy}}{{refimprove|date=July 2022}} (abbreviated VAdm) is a senior naval flag officer rank in several German-speaking countries, equivalent to Vice admiral.

Austria-Hungary

{{see also|Ranks in the Austro-Hungarian Navy}}In the Austro-Hungarian Navy there were the flag-officer ranks Kontreadmiral (also spelled Konterdmiral in the 20th century), Viceadmiral , and Admiral, as well as Großadmiral.{{multiple image| align = right| direction = horizontal| header = K.u.K. Kriegsmarinerank| caption_align = center| image1 = Flag of an Austro-Hungarian Vice-Admiral (1915).svg| caption1 = Command flag| width1 = 80| image2 = KUK-Navy-Vizeadmiral.svg| caption2 = Cuff title| width2 = 50| footer = K.u.K. Konteradmiral| footer_align = center| footer_background = #007}}

Belgium

{{see also|Belgian military ranks}}In the Belgian Navy, the rank is known as {{In lang|de}}, {{In lang|nl-BE}} and {{In lang|fr-BE}}.WEB, Marinecomponent,weblink mil.be, 25 November 2021,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20050220083946weblink">weblink 20 February 2005, nl,

Germany

{{see also|Ranks of the German Bundeswehr|Rank insignia of the German Bundeswehr|List of admirals of Germany#Vizeadmirale}}

factoids

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Rank insignia and rating

Its rank insignia, worn on the sleeves and shoulders, are one five-pointed star above a big gold stripe and two normal ones (without the star when rank loops are worn). It is grade B8 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: Admiral (Germany) / General (Germany)
• OF-8: Vizeadmiral / Generalleutnant
• OF-7: Konteradmiral / Generalmajor
• OF-6: Flottillenadmiral / Brigadegeneral

History

Imperial German Navy and Kriegsmarine

{{see also|Uniforms and insignia of the Kriegsmarine#Commissioned Officer ranks}}In the Kaiserliche Marine and Kriegsmarine, Vizeadmiral was a flag officer rank equivalent to a Heer or Luftwaffe Generalleutnant, and to an of the Waffen-SS.The rank insignia consisted of shoulder strap and sleeve stripes. Shoulder straps had to be worn on uniform jackets and consisted of twisted gold-braids (one pip or star) on padding in navy blue weapon color.Cuff insignia consisted of one golden big stripe, two normal stripes, and a five-point naval star above. The sleeve rings encircled the lower cuffs.

National People's Army

{{see also|Ranks of the National People's Army#Volksmarine}}Vizeadmiral was the second lowest flag officer grade of the Volksamarine, equivalent to the Generalleutnant.In the GDR Volksmarine there were 3 flag officer ranks: Konteradmiral, Vizeadmiral, and Admiral. The GDR State Council decided 25 March 1982 to introduce the rank of Flottenadmiral.

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style="background-color:#CCCCCC; text-align:center;"! Insignia || Shoulder || Sleeve || Rank flag || Higher/lowerrank style="text-align:center;"! {{navy|German Empire}}WEB, Dienstgrade und Uniformen,weblink kleiner-kreuzer-dresden.de, 3 April 2022,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170730143716weblink">weblink 30 July 2017, de, 120x50px)50px)border|75px) {{hr}} style="text-align:center;"! {{navy|Weimar Republic}}BOOK, Hoyer, K,weblink Die Uniformen des Reichsheeres und der Reichsmarine nebst amtlichen Uniformtafeln; mit Genehmigung des Reichswehrministeriums, Brennecke, F, 1925, Verlag "Offene Worte, ", Charlottenburg, de, 44571687, 50px)50px)border|75px) style="text-align:center;"! {{navy|Nazi Germany}}{{sfn|Mollo|2001|p=19}}50px)50px)border|75px) style="text-align:center;"! {{navy|East Germany}}BOOK, Luft, Kathleen, Burant, Stephen R., East Germany: a country study, Area Handbook, 1988, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 87600490, 264–265, 3rd,weblink 19 October 2021, National Security, 50px)50px)75px) style="text-align:center;"! {{navy|Germany}}WEB, Dienstgradabzeichen Marine,weblink bundeswehr.de, Bundeswehr, 30 May 2021, de, 50px)50px)border|75px)

References

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• BOOK, Mollo, Andrew, Andrew Mollo, The Armed Forces of World War II: Uniforms, Insignia & Organisation, 2001, Silverdale books, Leicester, 1-85605-603-1,

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