Brigadegeneral


 * For the use of this One-star rank in other countries, see Brigadier general.

Brigadegeneral, short BrigGen, (en: brigadier general) is the lowest general officer rank in the armed forces of Germany (Bundeswehr), e.g. Heer, and Luftwaffe.

Rank
The rank is rated OF-6 in NATO, and is grade B6 in the pay rules of the Federal Ministry of Defence. It is equivalent to Flottillenadmiral in the German Navy or to Generalarzt, Generalapotheker and Admiralarzt in the Zentraler Sanitätsdienst der Bundeswehr.

Rank insignia
On the shoulder straps (Heer, Luftwaffe) there is one golden pip (star) in golden oak leaves.