Brigadier General Brigadgeneral
Country	Sweden
Service branch	Army Air Force Amphibious Corps
Abbreviation	Bgen (Swedish),[1] BGen (English)[2]
Rank	One-star[a]
NATOrank code	OF-6
Non-NATO rank	O-7
Formation	1 July 2000
Next higher rank	Major general
Next lower rank	Colonel[b]
Equivalent ranks	Rear admiral (lower half)

Brigadier General (BGen) (Swedish:Brigadgeneral, Bgen) is aone-star commissionedofficer rank in theSwedish Army,Swedish Air Force andSwedish Amphibious Corps. A Brigadier general ranks immediately above acolonel and below amajor general. The rank is equivalent torear admiral (lower half) in theSwedish Navy.^[3]

In 1972, the so-called employment reform (tjänstställningsreformen) was implemented. In connection with theSwedish Armed Forces' increasing involvement in international operations with UN battalions and observers, it became increasingly clear that the Swedish service system did not quite correspond to what was common in other countries. A Swedishcaptain had the same training and service as amajor in other countries' defense forces. In many cases, a Swedishcolonel had tasks that in other armed forces were performed by brigadier generals. During the 1960s, this was solved many times by the Swedish officers being given a higher rank during their service abroad. TheSupreme Commander suggested to the Swedish government that the Swedish service system should be changed, so that the captains would receive the rank of major and the majors would receive the rank oflieutenant colonel. He further proposed that a new general, brigadier general, be introduced. The government approved the Supreme Commander's proposal regarding captains and majors. No new general rank was introduced. The motivation for the government not following the Supreme Commander's proposal in this respect was that it did not want to contribute to an increase in the number of generals and admirals in the Swedish Armed Forces. However, the government decided to introduce the rank oföverste av 1. graden (senior colonel) for the army andkommendör av 1. graden (senior captain) for the navy. The reform was implemented on 1 July 1972.^[4]

During the 1990s, the Swedish government raised the issue of introducing a rank for professional officers called brigadier general and flotilla admiral, respectively, and stated there, among other things, the following. For a few years, the Swedish Armed Forces had in various ways announced that they wished to change the current rank level system for professional officers. The idea was that the rank oföverste av 1. graden andkommendör av 1. graden would be abolished and instead replaced with the rank of brigadier general andrear admiral (lower half). The reason for this was stated to be that then almost only Sweden did not have this rank. The increased international cooperation was thus considered to have been made more difficult.Denmark,Norway andFinland had recently introduced the brigadier general's rank. The government stated in the same bill that the issue should be prepared further before a position was taken on the proposal. In 1999, the government stated that the said rank should now be introduced and intended to make changes to the bill (1994:642) with instructions for the Swedish Armed Forces and the Officers Ordinance (1994:882) with effect from 1 July 2000.^[5]

The rank was finally introduced in 2000 and replaced the old rank oföverste av 1. graden. Anyone who, according to older regulations, held the rank oföverste av 1. graden would continue to hold that rank until otherwise decided. Thus, the rank oföverste av 1. graden was placed between the rank of brigadier general and the rank of colonel.^[3] Unlikemajor generals,lieutenant generals,vice admirals andrear admirals which are appointed by the government, brigadier generals are appointed by the Swedish Armed Forces.^[6] In everyday speech, generals of all ranks are addressed as generals.^[7][8]

The rank is translated officially by theSwedish Armed Forces to Brigadier General. However, almost all officers in this rank do not command brigades, regiments or battalions; but take up senior tasks related to administration, staff, education, and planning. Each of the (F)HQ units available (see Swedish Armed Forces) supports a unit which is commanded by a Brigadier General.

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  Collar patch on field uniformM90 for a brigadier general^[c]
  (2002–present)
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  Collar patch m/58 (gold) onuniform m/58-m/59 andfield uniformM90
  (2000–2002)

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  Collar patch on field uniformM90 for a general of any rank^[d]
  (2002–present)
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  Collar patch on field uniformM90 for a general of any rank
  (?–2002)

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  Shoulder mark (Army)^[e]
  (2000–present)
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  Shoulder mark (Air Force)
  (2000–present)
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  Shoulder mark (Air Force)^[f]
  (2000–present)
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  Shoulder mark (Navy)^[g]
  (2000–present)

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  Sleeve insignia for a brigadier general^[h]
  (2003–present)
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  Sleeve insignia for a brigadier general
  (2000–2003)

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  Mess jacket sleeve insignia for a brigadier general^[i]
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  Flight suit sleeve insignia for a brigadier general^[j]
  (2000–present)

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  Clasp (agrafe) for a general of any rank^[k]
  (?–2002)
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  Clasp (agrafe) for a general of any rank^[l]
  (c. 2002–2009)

The command flag of a brigader general (and arear admiral (lower half)) is a doubleswallowtailedSwedish flag. In the first blue field 1 five-pointed white star.^[19]

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  Brigadier general/rear admiral (lower half) flag^[20][m]
  (2000–present)

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