Counter admiral

Counter admiral is a military rank used for high-ranking officers in several navies around the world, though the rank is not used in the English-speaking world, where its equivalent rank is rear admiral. The term derives from the French {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}.<ref name=oxford>Template:Cite dictionary</ref> Depending on the country, it is either a one-star or two-star rank. In modern navies that use it, counter admiral is generally, although not always, the lowest flag officer rank. In the German Navy, for instance, {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} ranks below {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; in the Royal Canadian Navy, {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} (rear admiral in English) ranks above {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}.

French-speaking countries

In France and other French-speaking countries' navies the rank of {{#invoke:Lang|lang}} is used as the lowest flag officer. It is usually placed above ship-of-the-line captain (Template:Langx) and below vice admiral (Template:Langx).

Germany

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Nordic countries

Template:Expand section The rank of counter admiral is used in all the Nordic countries.

Denmark and Norway

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Finland

Counter admiral is the more direct translation of Finnish {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}, a two-star rank used in the Finnish Navy and the Finnish Border Guard. However, it is usually translated as rear admiral in international use.

Sweden

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Portuguese speaking countries

In the navies of Brazil and Angola the rank of contra-almirante is the lowest of the flag officer ranks. In the navies of Portugal and Mozambique the rank of contra-almirante is the second lowest, above that of comodoro (commodore).

Until the end of the 19th century, the present rank of contra-almirante was named chefe de esquadra (chief of squadron), both in the Portuguese and in the Brazilian navies.

Russia and other former communist countries

Kontr-admiral was the lowest flag officer rank of the Soviet Navy and is the lowest flag rank of the Russian Navy, similar to an OF-6 officer.

NATO code

While the rank of counter admiral is used in a number of NATO countries, it is ranked differently depending on the country.

NATO code	Country<ref name="B-1">Template:Cite book</ref>	English equivalent
		UK	US
OF-7	Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia	Rear admiral	Rear admiral
OF-6	Albania, France, Italy, Poland, Spain	Commodore	Rear admiral (lower half)

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