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General admiral oradmiral general was first a Dutch then Danish, German, Russian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish navalrank. Its historic origin is a title high military or naval dignitaries of early modern Europe sometimes held, for example the (nominal)commander-in-chief of theDutch Republic's navy (usually thePrince of Orange).
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In Denmark, the General Admiral (Danish:Generaladmiral) was the term for the commander-in-chief of theDano-Norwegian navy. The rank below the General Admiral wasLieutenant General Admiral (Danish:Generaladmiralløjtnant).[1]
| Portrait | Name (birth–death) | Term of office | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appointed | Dismissed | Time in office | |||
 | Cort Adeler (1622–1675) | 1665 | 5 November 1675 † | 9–10 years | [2] |
 | Cornelis Tromp (1629–1691) | 8 May 1676 | 1678 | 1–2 years | [3] |
 | Jens Juel (1631–1700) | 21 October 1699 | 17 April 1700 | 178 days | [4] |
 | Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve, Count of Samsø (1678–1719) | 4 May 1700 | 8 December 1719 † | 19 years, 235 days | [5] |
| General admiral Generaladmiral | |
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| Country |  Nazi Germany |
| Service branch |  Kriegsmarine |
| Abbreviation | GenAdm |
| Rank group | Flag officer |
| Formation | 1936 |
| Abolished | 1945 |
| Next higher rank | Großadmiral |
| Next lower rank | Admiral |
| Equivalent ranks | Generaloberst |
In the GermanKriegsmarine of theSecond World War,Generaladmiral was a rank senior to anAdmiral, but junior to aGroßadmiral.Generaladmiral was a four-star admiral rank, equivalent to a full admiral in the British and American navies. In the traditional German ranking system untilWorld War II, an admiral was equivalent to a British or American vice admiral.
The sleeve insignia for aGeneraladmiral was the same as that of a regular admiral, being a thick rank stripe below three regular stripes (Kolbenringe in German naval parlance).Generaladmirals wore a third pip on their shoulder boards to differentiate them from regular admirals. The German Army and Air Force equivalent ofGeneraladmiral was the rankcolonel general (Generaloberst).
In 1943, a directive was issued that should theOberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine ("commander of the navy") hold the rank ofGeneraladmiral, he would wear the sleeve insignia of a grand admiral, but the shoulder boards of aGeneraladmiral.
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 afield marshal.
The rank ofGeneraladmiral was first given to the futuregrand admiralErich Raeder on 20 April 1936.
Other holders of the rank were:
Notably,Karl Dönitz was promoted to grand admiral without becoming aGeneraladmiral first.
| junior rank Admiral | .svg) (Ranks Kriegsmarine) Generaladmiral Generaloberst | senior rank Großadmiral |
Almirante-general was the highest rank in thePortuguese Navy, from 1808 to 1812 and again, from 1892 to 1910. It was the naval equivalent to the rank ofmarechal-general ("general field marshal") of thePortuguese Army.
The rank was initially introduced in 1808, to be assigned to the commander-in-chief of the navy. Thealmirante-general had similar functions to those of the formercapitão-general da armada (captain general of the navy) which had been extinguished in 1796 and whose functions passed to the Board of the Admiralty. The rank was only given toInfante Pedro Carlos de Bragança, being extinguished when he died in 1812.
In 1892, thealmirante-general rank was reintroduced as a mere ceremonial rank to be held by the King of Portugal in his constitutional function of supreme commander of the navy. As supreme commander of the army, the king also held the ceremonial rank ofmarechal-general. The last holder of the rank was KingManuel II.
General-admiral (Russian:генера́л-адмира́л) was the highest rank of theImperial Russian Navy as established by theTable of Ranks and equivalent tofield marshal. This was purely an honorific rank and for much of its existence, it was awarded only to a person on active duty, usually for the head of the naval department, and typically a descendant of theRomanov royal family.
There were only ten holders of this rank:
The general admiral rank was abolished with the fall of the Empire and was not revived when rank distinctions were reintroduced during 1935–40. The rank ofadmiral of the fleet of the Soviet Union can be considered as a modern equivalent.
Almirante general is a rank in theSpanish Navy that is above an admiral, but subordinate to acaptain general.
Generalamiral is the highest rank of admiral that has existed in theSwedish Navy, created byCharles XI in the name of Admiral General (Amiralgeneral).Gustav III revived the rank in 1780, and the same year issued instructions for the General Admiral, which alone was theKing in Council's responsible for naval existence and betterment. The rank has been held byHenrik af Trolle (1780–84),Carl August Ehrensvärd (1792–94),Johan af Puke (1812),Victor von Stedingk (1818) andRudolf Cederström (1823–28).[6]
"Admiral General" Aladeen fromThe Dictator (2012) is a parody of leaders who appoint themselves grandiose military ranks.
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