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Vizeadmiral

Rank in the German Navy

Field	Value
name	Vice admiral
native_name	Vizeadmiral
image
caption	Shoulder board and mounting loop
image2	MDJA 63 Vizeadmiral Trp Lu.svg
image_size2	50px
caption2	Cuff title
country	Germany
service branch
abbreviation	VAdm
rank group	Flag officer
NATO rank	OF-8
pay grade	B8
higher rank	Admiral
lower rank	Konteradmiral
equivalents	Generalleutnant

Vizeadmiral (; abbreviated VAdm) is a senior naval flag officer rank in several German-speaking countries, equivalent to Vice admiral.

Austria-Hungary

In the Austro-Hungarian Navy there were the flag-officer ranks Kontreadmiral (also spelled Konteradmiral in the 20th century), Viceadmiral , and Admiral, as well as Großadmiral.

Belgium

In the Belgian Navy, the rank is known as Vizeadmiral , vice-admiraal and vice-amiral .

Germany

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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''

In the Kaiserliche Marine and Kriegsmarine, Vizeadmiral was a flag officer rank equivalent to a Heer or Luftwaffe Generalleutnant, and to an SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant 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

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.

Insignia

Insignia		Shoulder		Sleeve		Rank flag		Higher/lower
rank
90}}"[[File:Vizeadmiral (OF-7).gif	120x50px]]
[[File:Vizeadmiral der Deutschen Kriegsmarine.png	50px]]
[[File:Vizeadmiral der Deutschen Kriegsmarine.png	50px]]
[[File:OF-7 Vizeadmiral VM.png	50px]]
[[File:MDS 63 Vizeadmiral Trp.svg	50px]]

References

ru:Вице-адмирал

References

"Marinecomponent".
"Dienstgrade und Uniformen".
(1925). "Die Uniformen des Reichsheeres und der Reichsmarine nebst amtlichen Uniformtafeln; mit Genehmigung des Reichswehrministeriums". Verlag "Offene Worte, ".
(1988). "East Germany: a country study". Library of Congress.
(August 2025). "Dienstgradabzeichen Marine". Bundeswehr.

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