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Flotilla admiral is the lowest flag rank, a rank abovecaptain, in the modern navies ofBelgium,Bulgaria,Denmark,Finland,Germany,Sweden andLithuania. It corresponds to the rank ofcommodore in the navies of the United Kingdom and certain other countries orrear admiral (lower half) in the navy of the United States.
Flottillenadmiral, shortFltlAdm in listsFADM, (en: Flotilla admiral) is the lowestflag officer rank in theGerman Navy, corresponding to command of a US NavyRear Admiral (lower half) orCommodore (Royal Navy). It is equivalent toBrigadegeneral in theBundeswehr or toAdmiralarzt/Generalarzt,Admiralapotheker/Generalapotheker in theZentraler Sanitätsdienst der Bundeswehr.
Its rank insignia, worn on the sleeves and shoulders, are one five-pointed star above a big gold stripe and a narrow one (without the star when rank loops are worn). It is grade B6 in the pay rules of theFederal Ministry of Defence.
The sequence of ranks (top-down approach) in that particular group is as follows:
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