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rather than a junior general, was not well received and was replaced with brigadier after six years. Colonel-commandant was only ever used for officers commanding brigades, depots or training establishments. Officers holding equivalent rank in administrative appointments were known as "colonels on
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the staff", also replaced by brigadier in 1928. Colonel-commandants and colonels on the staff wore the same rank badge later adopted by brigadiers.
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3208:. Sri Lanka Army. January 2019. pp. 10-4–10-11
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2701:(in German). Federal Ministry of Defence (Austria)
3421:(in French). 2015. pp. 17–21. Archived from
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1332:-speaking countries (in which the rank is called
893:The word and rank of "Brigadier" originates from
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2255:Mobile Brigade corps
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248:army corps general
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3281:on 14 August 2021
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3173:"Rank structure"
3169:
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3144:
3138:
3137:
3135:
3133:
3123:
3119:"Badges of Rank"
3115:
3109:
3108:
3106:
3104:
3089:
3083:
3082:
3080:
3078:
3063:
3057:
3056:
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3052:
3037:"BADGES OF RANK"
3033:
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3007:
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2945:
2939:
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2936:
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2908:
2898:
2894:"Badges of rank"
2890:
2884:
2879:
2873:
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2860:
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2818:
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2691:
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2206:
2198:
2188:
2180:
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2162:
2152:
2122:Chief brigadier
2114:
2107:
2095:
2088:
2081:
2074:
2062:
2055:
2048:
2041:
2007:
1995:
1989:
1972:
1966:
1956:
1948:
1882:
1864:
1846:
1828:
1810:
1792:
1774:
1756:
1738:
1723:
1721:
1708:
1697:New Zealand Army
1690:
1675:
1660:
1642:
1624:
1606:
1591:
1589:
1576:
1558:
1540:
1525:
1518:
1500:
1482:
1404:
1398:
1277:New Zealand Army
1189:
1182:
1167:
1160:
1145:
1138:
1123:
1116:
1101:
1094:
1079:
1072:
1057:
1050:
1030:
1018:
1009:
1003:
1001:maréchal de camp
997:
991:
978:
968:
966:maréchal de camp
962:
952:
949:maréchal de camp
940:
911:Maréchal de camp
886:
879:
875:
872:
866:
864:
823:
799:
791:
781:non-commissioned
756:
752:
747:
746:
743:
742:
739:
736:
733:
730:
727:
724:
721:
718:
697:
690:
683:
603:Lance bombardier
433:First lieutenant
387:Corvette captain
311:flotilla admiral
287:Air vice-marshal
176:
157:
145:
144:
134:
133:
127:
120:
116:
113:
107:
105:
64:
40:
32:
3562:
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2409:brigadiere capo
2397:vice brigadiere
2378:In the Italian
2376:
2356:general officer
2297:Brigadir Polisi
2236:
2230:
2224:
2204:Brigadier-major
2134:
2132:National police
1933:
1928:
1920:
1904:
1899:
1892:
1886:
1883:
1874:
1868:
1865:
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1526:
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1504:
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1492:
1489:Australian Army
1486:
1483:
1474:
1447:brigade general
1427:Central America
1419:
1365:
1349:Canadian Forces
1289:brigade general
1273:Sri Lankan Army
1265:Bangladesh Army
1261:Australian Army
1232:or most junior
1222:
1208:
1203:
1196:
1190:
1183:
1174:
1168:
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1152:
1146:
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1130:
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1117:
1108:
1102:
1095:
1086:
1080:
1073:
1064:
1058:
1051:
1042:
1037:
984:brigade general
971:brigade general
957:, the ranks of
918:Marshal Turenne
887:
876:
870:
867:
824:
822:
812:
800:
789:
754:
750:
715:
711:
701:
665:
660:
645:
640:
635:
621:
606:
601:
577:
539:Warrant officer
532:
529:Warrant officer
522:
519:Warrant officer
477:
467:
448:
444:
436:
398:Squadron leader
392:
380:
361:
358:Frigate captain
338:
309:
299:
282:Counter admiral
280:
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246:
222:
219:colonel general
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117:
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108:
65:
63:
53:
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28:
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11:
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2370:respectively.
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2332:, abbreviated
2320:
2313:, abbreviated
2301:
2288:
2281:, abbreviated
2226:Main article:
2223:
2220:
2219:
2218:
2200:
2186:Brigadier-chef
2182:
2164:
2150:Sous-brigadier
2133:
2130:
2127:
2126:
2123:
2120:
2116:
2115:
2108:
2105:Brigadier-chef
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2089:
2082:
2075:
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2035:
2031:
2030:
2027:
2024:
2021:
2017:
2016:
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2010:
1964:brigadier-chef
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1929:
1927:
1924:
1919:
1916:
1903:
1902:United Kingdom
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1898:
1895:
1894:
1893:
1884:
1877:
1875:
1866:
1859:
1857:
1848:
1841:
1839:
1830:
1823:
1821:
1812:
1805:
1803:
1799:Sri Lanka Army
1794:
1787:
1785:
1776:
1769:
1767:
1758:
1751:
1749:
1740:
1733:
1731:
1710:
1703:
1701:
1692:
1685:
1683:
1662:
1655:
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1513:
1511:
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1495:
1493:
1484:
1477:
1473:
1470:
1418:
1415:
1367:The rank of a
1364:
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1338:gorget patches
1311:senior colonel
1226:British Empire
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1204:
1202:
1199:
1198:
1197:
1184:
1177:
1175:
1162:
1155:
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1133:
1131:
1127:Norwegian Army
1118:
1111:
1109:
1096:
1089:
1087:
1074:
1067:
1065:
1052:
1045:
1041:
1038:
1036:
1033:
998:inherited the
907:Mestre de camp
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888:
803:
801:
794:
788:
785:
703:
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626:
625:
623:Air specialist
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598:Lance corporal
595:
592:
591:
586:
584:Leading seaman
581:
571:
568:
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565:Enlisted ranks
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560:
555:
550:
545:
542:
541:
536:
526:
524:sergeant major
516:
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500:
495:
490:
487:
486:
481:
471:
461:
458:
457:
455:Flying officer
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450:sub-lieutenant
440:
430:
427:
426:
421:
416:
411:
408:
407:
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384:
374:
371:
370:
368:Wing commander
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350:
347:
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341:
334:
329:
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129:
44:
42:
35:
15:
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6:
4:
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3017:. Indian Army
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2361:
2358:ranks in the
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2321:
2317:
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2298:
2293:
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2274:
2270:
2269:
2268:
2265:
2260:
2256:
2251:
2245:
2241:
2235:
2229:
2215:
2210:
2205:
2201:
2197:
2196:adjudant-chef
2192:
2187:
2183:
2179:
2174:
2169:
2165:
2161:
2156:
2151:
2147:
2146:
2145:
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2113:
2106:
2099:
2098:
2094:
2090:
2087:
2083:
2080:
2076:
2073:
2069:
2066:
2065:
2061:
2057:
2054:
2050:
2047:
2043:
2040:
2036:
2033:
2032:
2028:
2025:
2022:
2019:
2018:
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2005:
2002:
1999:
1994:
1993:sous-officier
1988:
1982:
1980:
1976:
1971:
1965:
1960:
1955:
1954:
1947:
1942:
1938:
1923:
1915:
1913:
1910:ranks in the
1909:
1890:
1881:
1876:
1872:
1863:
1858:
1854:
1845:
1840:
1836:
1835:Eswatini Army
1827:
1822:
1818:
1809:
1804:
1800:
1791:
1786:
1782:
1773:
1768:
1764:
1755:
1750:
1746:
1737:
1732:
1728:
1727:Pakistan Army
1717:
1707:
1702:
1698:
1689:
1684:
1680:
1679:Army of Malta
1673:
1669:
1659:
1654:
1650:
1641:
1636:
1632:
1623:
1618:
1614:
1613:Jamaican Army
1605:
1600:
1596:
1585:
1575:
1570:
1566:
1557:
1552:
1548:
1539:
1534:
1530:
1524:
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1512:
1508:
1499:
1494:
1490:
1481:
1476:
1475:
1469:
1467:
1463:
1459:
1455:
1450:
1448:
1444:
1440:
1436:
1432:
1431:Latin America
1428:
1424:
1417:Latin America
1414:
1412:
1408:
1403:
1397:
1396:
1390:
1386:
1385:Iberoamerican
1382:
1378:
1374:
1370:
1360:
1358:
1354:
1350:
1346:
1345:Canadian Army
1341:
1339:
1335:
1331:
1327:
1322:
1320:
1315:
1312:
1307:
1303:
1300:
1298:
1294:
1290:
1286:
1282:
1281:Pakistan Army
1278:
1274:
1270:
1266:
1262:
1258:
1257:Royal Marines
1254:
1249:
1247:
1246:major general
1243:
1239:
1235:
1231:
1227:
1221:
1217:
1213:
1194:
1188:
1181:
1176:
1172:
1166:
1159:
1154:
1150:
1144:
1137:
1132:
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1115:
1110:
1106:
1100:
1093:
1088:
1084:
1078:
1071:
1066:
1062:
1056:
1049:
1044:
1043:
1032:
1029:
1028:
1022:
1017:
1011:
1008:
1002:
996:
990:
985:
980:
977:
972:
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961:
956:
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950:
944:
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