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'''Brigadier general''' or '''brigade general''' is a [[military rank]] used in many countries. The rank is usually above a [[colonel]], and below a [[major general]] or [[divisional general]]. When appointed to a field command, a brigadier general is typically in command of a [[brigade]] consisting of around 4,000 troops (two regiments or four [[battalion]]s).

==Variants==
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===Brigadier general===
'''Brigadier general''' ('''Brig. Gen.''') is a [[military rank]] used in many countries. The rank originates from the [[General officer#Old European system|Old European System]]. It is the lowest ranking [[general officer]] in some countries, usually sitting between the ranks of [[colonel]] and [[major general]]. When appointed to a field command, a brigadier general is typically in command of a [[brigade]] consisting of around 4,000 troops (four [[battalion]]s).

In some countries, this rank is given the name of ''[[brigadier]]'', which is usually equivalent to ''brigadier general'' in the armies of nations that use the rank.

The rank can be traced back to the militaries of Europe where a "brigadier general", or simply a "brigadier", would command a brigade in the field.

In the first quarter of the 20th century, British and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] armies used the rank of brigadier general as a temporary appointment, or as an honorary appointment on retirement; in the 1920s this practice changed to the use of brigadier, which was not classed as a general officer.

===Brigade general===
'''Brigade general''' is the rank of a brigade commander in countries where the [[General officer#French Revolutionary system|French Revolutionary System's]] general officer rank designation is used.

The rank name {{lang|fr|général de brigade}} ({{Translation|brigade general}}) was first used in the French revolutionary armies.

It used both brigadier general and [[major general]] because it is used for the designated rank of the general officers that the country stipulates as brigade commanders' class by law.

==By country==
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===Argentina===
{{See also|Military ranks of Argentina}}

The rank of brigadier general (with some local variations) is used in the [[Argentine Air Force]]. Unlike other armed forces of the World, the rank of ''brigadier general'' is actually the ''highest'' rank in the Air Force. This is due to the use of the rank of ''[[brigadier]]'' and its derivatives to designate all [[general officers]] in the Air Force: brigadier (lowest general officer); brigadier-major (middle); and brigadier-general (highest). The rank of brigadier general is reserved for the Chief General Staff of the Air Force, as well as the Chief of the Joint General Staff if he should be an Air Force officer.

The [[Argentine Army]] does not use the rank of brigadier-general, instead using '''brigade general''' ({{langx|es|General de brigada}}) which in turn is the lowest general officer before Divisional General ({{langx|es|General de Division}}) and Lieutenant General ({{langx|es|Teniente General}}).

===Australia===
{{See also|Australian Army officer rank insignia|List of Australian generals and brigadiers}}
[[File:Harold Pompey Elliott portrait.jpg|thumb|upright|Australian Army Brigadier General [[Harold Elliott (Australian Army officer)|Harold "Pompey" Elliott]]]]

In the [[First Australian Imperial Force|Australian Imperial Force]] during [[World War I]], the rank of '''brigadier general''' was always temporary and held only while the officer was posted to a particular task, typically the command of a brigade. (Until 1915, Australian brigades were commanded by colonels.) When posted elsewhere, the rank would be relinquished and the former rank resumed. This policy prevented an accumulation of high-ranking general officers brought about by the relatively high turnover of brigade commanders. ''Brigadier general'' was also used as an honorary rank on retirement.

The rank insignia was like that of the current [[Major General (Australia)|major general]], but without the star/pip.{{NoteTag|Australian Army rank insignia for 2LT, LT, CAPT, LTCOL, COL, BRIG, MAJGEN and GEN use the [[Order of the Bath]] star, which is commonly referred to as a "pip".|name=pip}} Brigadier generals wore the same [[gorget patches]] (a line of gold oak leaf embroidery down the centre), [[cap badge]] (crossed sword and baton within a laurel wreath, surmounted by a crown in gold embroidery)  and [[scrambled egg (uniform)|cap visor]] (two rows of gold oakleaf embroidery) as other generals.

As in the United Kingdom, the rank was later replaced by '''colonel commandant''' in 1922 and '''brigadier''' in 1928. However, those holding the rank of brigadier general continued to do so throughout the inter-war period, until the last of them retired or was promoted during the Second World War. A brigadier general was a general officer, but brigadiers were not generals, which is shown by the rank insignia being like that of a colonel, but with an extra (third) star/pip, and a brigadier wore the same gorget patches (scarlet cloth with a line of crimson gimp), cap badge (the Royal Crest in gold embroidery), and cap visor (one row of gold oakleaf embroidery) as a colonel.

===Bangladesh===
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Prior to 2001, the [[Bangladesh Army]] rank was known as ''brigadier'', in conformity with the rank structure of the [[Commonwealth Nations]]. In 2001, the Bangladesh Army rechristened the rank to brigadier general. It is the lowest [[flag officer]] order and classify as a "one-star rank". Brigadier general is equivalent to [[Commodore (rank)|commodore]] of the [[Bangladesh Navy]] and [[air commodore]] of the [[Bangladesh Air Force]].

===Belgium===
The [[Belgian Army]] uses the rank of {{lang|fr|général de brigade}} ([[French language|French]]) and {{lang|nl|brigadegeneraal}} ([[Dutch language|Dutch]], 'brigade general'). However, in this small military there are no permanent promotions to this rank, and it is only awarded as a temporary promotion to a full colonel who assumes a post requiring the rank, notably in an international context (e.g. as [[military attaché]] in a major embassy).

===Brazil===
{{See also|Military ranks of Brazil}}
{{Lang|pt-BR|General de brigada}} (Brigade general) is the lowest rank amongst general officers of the [[Brazilian Army]]; i.e. like in most British Commonwealth countries, the lowest general officer rank is a [[two-star rank]], and a ''General de Brigada'' wears a two-star insignia.  Hence, it is equivalent to the [[major general]] rank of many countries.  In the [[Brazilian Air Force]], all of the senior ranks include 'Brigadeiro'; the [[two-star rank]] is ''Brigadeiro'' (Brigadier), the [[three-star rank]] is ''Major-Brigadeiro'' (Major-Brigadier), and the [[four-star rank]] is ''Tenente-Brigadeiro-do-Ar'' (Lieutenant-Air-Brigadier).

===Canada===
{{See also|Canadian Forces ranks and insignia}}
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In the [[Canadian Forces]], the rank of '''brigadier-general''' (BGen) ({{lang|fr|brigadier-général}} or {{lang|fr|bgén}} in French) is a rank for members who wear army or air force uniform, equal to a commodore for those in navy uniform. A brigadier-general is the lowest rank of [[general officer]]. A brigadier-general is senior to a colonel or [[Ship-of-the-line captain#Canada|naval captain]], and junior to a [[major-general]] or [[Rear-Admiral#Canada|rear-admiral]].

The rank title ''brigadier-general'' is still used notwithstanding that brigades in the army are now commanded by colonels. Until the late 1990s brigades were commanded by brigadier-generals. In the air force context, brigadier-generals used to command [[group (military aviation unit)|air force group]]s until these bodies were abolished in the late 1990s.

The rank insignia for a brigadier-general on air force uniforms is a single wide braid on the cuff, as well as a single silver maple leaf beneath crossed sabre and baton, all surmounted by [[St. Edward's Crown]], worn on the [[shoulder strap (insignia)|shoulder straps]] of the service dress jacket, and on slip-ons on other uniforms. The rank insignia on army uniforms is a gold maple leaf beneath crossed sword and baton, all surmounted by St. Edward's Crown, on the shoulder straps. On the visor of the service cap are two rows of gold oak leaves; the air force wedge cap features silver braid on the edges of the ear flaps. The cap insignia for a general officer is a modified version of the Canadian Forces insignia. Army brigadier-generals wear [[gorget patches]] on the collar of the service dress jacket or the service dress short-sleeved shirt.

Brigadier-generals are initially addressed verbally as "General" and name; thereafter by subordinates as "Sir" or "Ma'am" in English or "{{lang|fr|mon général}}" in French. They are normally entitled to [[staff car]]s.

Until unification in 1968 of the [[Royal Canadian Air Force]], [[Canadian Army]], and the [[Royal Canadian Navy]], rank structure and insignia followed the [[Brigadier General (United Kingdom)|British]] pattern. This system of rank insignia was reinstated in 2013, but general officers reverted to the 1968 system in 2016. In army usage, the term "brigadier" was used to denote what is now known as a brigadier-general while the air force used the rank of [[air commodore]].

===Chile===
In the [[Chilean Army]], {{lang|es|Brigadier}} is a [[one-star rank]] and {{lang|es|General de Brigada}} is the immediately superior [[two-star rank]]. While the [[Chilean Air Force]] uses {{lang|es|Comodoro}} for its one-star rank, two-star Air Force officers hold the rank of {{lang|es|General de Brigada Aérea}}{{snd}}literally 'air brigade general'.

===Colombia===
The rank of '''brigadier general''' was established in 1953 by decree 1325 on the 21st of May. With this decree, the ranks of lieutenant general and general were replaced by brigadier general and lieutenant general establishing brigadier as the first grade for generals. In the 60s these ranks were reformed once again creating a third rank, brigadier general, Major general, and general in the [[Military Forces of Colombia|''Fuerzas Militares'']],<ref>[http://www.mindefensa.gov.co/descargas2/anexos/6664_Decreto_1428_de_2007.PDF Decreto 1428 de 2007] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619212402/http://www.mindefensa.gov.co/descargas2/anexos/6664_Decreto_1428_de_2007.PDF |date=2009-06-19 }}</ref> and the [[National Police of Colombia|National Police]].<ref>[http://www.fuerzasmilitares.org/normatividad/normatividad/decreto_1791_2000_carrera_pnc.htm Decreti 1791 de 2000 (septiembre 14)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090508153651/http://www.fuerzasmilitares.org/normatividad/normatividad/decreto_1791_2000_carrera_pnc.htm |date=May 8, 2009 }}</ref>

===France===
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[[Image:De Gaulle-OWI.jpg|180px|right|thumb|[[Charles de Gaulle]] during World War II in his uniform of {{lang|fr|Général de Brigade}}]]

France uses the rank of "brigade general" ({{lang|fr|général de brigade}}). The rank contrasts with the French [[sub-officer]] rank of {{lang|fr|brigadier}}. As with all French general officers, a French brigade general is titled "general" without any implication that he is an [[army general]]; for instance General [[Charles de Gaulle]] never rose higher than brigade general.

Until 1793, the rank of {{lang|fr|brigadier des armées}} ("brigadier of the armies") existed in the [[French Army]], which could be described as a senior colonel or junior brigade commander. The normal brigade command rank was {{lang|fr|[[maréchal de camp]]}} (literally "camp marshal"). When rank insignia were introduced, {{lang|fr|brigadier des armées}} wore one star and a {{lang|fr|maréchal de camp}} wore two stars. During the [[French Revolution]], the revolutionaries' drive to rationalise the state led to a change in the system of ranks. The rank of {{lang|fr|brigadier des armées}} was abolished and the normal brigade command rank, {{lang|fr|maréchal de camp}}, was replaced by brigade general. The rank of brigade general inherited the two stars of the rank of {{lang|fr|maréchal de camp}}, explaining the absence since 1793 of a French rank with only one star.<ref>{{cite web |title=Les grades dans l'armée de terre |url=https://www.servicehistorique.sga.defense.gouv.fr/Les-grades-dans-l-armee-de-terre.html |access-date=5 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716042528/https://www.servicehistorique.sga.defense.gouv.fr/Les-grades-dans-l-armee-de-terre.html |archive-date=16 July 2012 |language=fr |date=May 2009}}</ref> For this reason, in France, the rank corresponding to brigade general was changed to brigadier general after NATO was established on April 4, 1949, and before that, it corresponded to major general.{{sfn|Takai|2006|pp=78}}{{Dubious|reason=A guide to Japanese military ranks doesn't seem like a likely source for pre-war French ranks|date=January 2023}}

Nowadays, a French {{lang|fr|général de brigade}} generally commands a brigade. The rank can also be awarded in an honorary fashion to retiring colonels. The insignia are two stars, worn on the shoulder or at the sleeve of the uniform, depending on the order of dress. Two different [[kepi]]s are issued: the service kepi sports the two stars, while the formal kepi features a large band of oak leaves (the kepi of a division general has two smaller such bands).

[[Charles de Gaulle]] held the rank of brigade general. He was given a temporary promotion to this rank in May 1940 as commander of the [[4th Armored Division (France, 1940)|4th Armoured Division]] ({{lang|fr|4{{sup|e}} division cuirassée}}). However his initial authority as head of the [[Free French]] really came from being the only cabinet member (Under-Secretary of State for [[Minister of Defence (France)|National Defence and War]]) outside [[occupied France]], not from his military rank. As a reminder of his war position, he refused any further promotion.

===Ireland===
The country is divided into two areas for administrative and operational reasons, and in each area there is an infantry brigade. The two brigade group structure envisages distinct operational areas of responsibility for each of the brigades and is supported in its responsibilities by the Naval Service and Air Corps. Each of the brigade formations and the Air Corps is commanded by a brigadier general, while the Naval Service is commanded by a commodore.

===Italy===
In the [[Italian Armed Forces]] the rank has different denominations. In the [[Italian Army|Army]], the [[Military rank|rank]] for combat arms officers is {{lang|it|generale di brigata}} whilst for the [[Military logistics|logistics]] and technical corps is called {{lang|it|brigadier generale}}. In 1926, the {{lang|it|brigadiere generale}} and {{lang|it|maggior generale in comando di brigata}} were merged and renamed with their current rank designation.The rank is also present in the other armed forces, police corps and other services of [[Italy]], with different denominations, and it is associated with the lowest level within the government top management.

===Mexico===
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Within the [[Mexican Armed Forces]], there exists two grades of brigadier general. The lowest general officer is {{lang|es|General brigadier}}, with the second lowest being {{lang|es|General de brigada}}. The general officer rank higher than the two brigadier generals is [[Divisional general]].<ref name="Mexico_Army&AirForce">{{cite web |author1=Secretary of National Defense  |author1-link=Secretariat of National Defense (Mexico) |title=Manual gráfico para el uso de Uniformes, Divisas y Equipo del Ejército y F.A.M. |trans-title=Graphic manual for the use of Uniforms, Badges and Equipment of the Army and Air Force |url=http://www.sedena.gob.mx/pdf/MGUDEFAM_2019.pdf |access-date=22 May 2021 |language=es |date=27 June 2019}}</ref>

===Philippines===
In the Philippines, '''Brigadier General''' ([[Philippine Army]] [[Philippine Air Force]] and [[Philippine Marines]])/ '''Commodore''' ([[Philippine Navy]] and [[Philippine Coast Guard]])/ '''Chief Superintendent''' ([[Bureau of Fire Protection]] and [[Bureau of Jail Management and Penology]]) / '''Police Brigadier General''' ''(Chief Superintendent before)'' ([[Philippine National Police]]) / '''Gial De Brigada''' ''(1890–1902)'' ([[Philippine Revolutionary Army]]) is the lowest rank of generals but already eligible in the promotion to become ''Chief of Staff'' of the [[Armed Forces of the Philippines]] or ''PNP Chief'' of the Philippine National Police surpassing the [[Major general|Major General]] and [[Lieutenant general|Lieutenant General]] ranks.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jesus|first=Julliane Love De|date=2016-07-01|title=It's official: Dela Rosa is new PNP chief|url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/793636/its-official-dela-rosa-is-new-pnp-chief|access-date=2020-07-01|website=INQUIRER.net|language=en}}</ref>

===Poland===
Brigadier General ({{langx|pl|Generał brygady}}, abbreviated ''gen. bryg.'') is the lowest-ranking general  in the [[Polish Land Forces]] and [[Polish Air Force|Air Force]].

===Portugal===
In the [[Portuguese Army]] and [[Portuguese Air Force|Air Force]], ''brigadeiro-general'' is a temporary general rank for the colonels that have to exercise a special command. It is the equivalent of the commodore rank in the [[Portuguese Navy]].

The rank was reintroduced in 1999. Before that, simply as ''brigadeiro'', it existed from 1707 to 1864 and again from 1929 to 1947, not being considered a general rank. From 1947 to 1999, ''brigadeiro'' become the two-star general rank in the Portuguese Army. As two-star rank, it was substituted by the rank of [[major-general]] in 1999.

===Spain===
In the [[Spanish Army]], [[Spanish Air Force]], and [[Spanish Marine Infantry]] ({{lang|es|Infantería de Marina}}, a branch of the {{lang|es|Armada}}) {{lang|es|general de brigada}} is the lowest rank of general officers. Its equivalent in the Navy ({{lang|es|Armada}}) is {{lang|es|contraalmirante}}.

===Turkey===
In the [[Turkish Army]] and the [[Turkish Air Force]], the equivalent rank is {{lang|tr|tuğgeneral}} (the [[Turkish Naval Forces|Turkish Navy]] equivalent is {{lang|tr|tuğamiral}}). The name is derived from {{lang|tr|tugay}}, the Turkish word for a brigade. Both {{lang|tr|tugay}} and {{lang|tr|tuğ}}- as military terms may owe their origins to the older Turkish word {{lang|tr|tuğ}}, meaning horsetail, which was used as a symbol of authority and rank in Ottoman and pre-Ottoman times.

===United Kingdom===
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Brigadier-general was formerly a rank or appointment in the [[British Army]] and [[Royal Marines]], and briefly in the [[Royal Air Force]]. The appointment was abolished in the Army and the Marines in 1921; the equivalent rank today is [[Brigadier (United Kingdom)|Brigadier]].

===United States===
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In the [[United States Army]], [[United States Air Force]], [[United States Marine Corps]], and [[United States Space Force]], a brigadier general is a [[1 star rank|one-star]] [[general officer]]. It is equivalent to the rank of [[Rear admiral (United States)#Rear admiral (lower half)|rear admiral (lower half)]] in the other [[Uniformed services of the United States|uniformed services]].

=== Uruguay ===
In the [[Uruguayan Air Force]], a brigadier general is the second highest rank in its hierarchy, behind the air general, and the first of the general officers to be achieved.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ley N° 19775 |url=https://www.impo.com.uy/bases/leyes/19775-2019 |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=www.impo.com.uy}}</ref> It is equivalent to the rank of general in the [[National Army (Uruguay)|Army]] and [[counter admiral]] in the [[National Navy of Uruguay|Navy]]. Each brigadier general is appointed by the Executive with the approval of the [[Senate of Uruguay|Senate]], in accordance with Article 168 of the [[Constitution of Uruguay|Constitution of the Republic]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Constitución de la República Oriental del Uruguay |url=https://www.impo.com.uy/bases/constitucion/1967-1967/168 |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=www.impo.com.uy}}</ref>

==Insignia==

===Army insignia===
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File:Argentina-Army-OF-7.svg|{{lang|es|General de brigada}}<br />([[Argentine Army]])<ref name="Argentina_Army">{{cite web |title=Grados |url=https://www.argentina.gob.ar/ejercito/grados |website=argentina.gob.ar |date=14 February 2018 |publisher=Government of Argentina |access-date=27 May 2021 |language=es}}</ref>
File:Bangladesh-army-OF-6.svg|Brigadier general<br />{{small|({{langx|bn|ব্রিগেডিয়ার জেনারেল|Brigēḍiẏāra jēnārēla}})}}<br />([[Bangladesh Army]])<ref name="Bangladesh_Army">{{cite web |title=Ranks & insignia |url=https://joinbangladesharmy.army.mil.bd/home/page/ranks-insignia |website=joinbangladesharmy.army.mil.bd |access-date=11 October 2020}}</ref>
File:13.BDF-BG.svg|Brigadier general<br />([[Barbados Regiment]])
File:Belize-Army-OF-6.svg|Brigadier general<br />([[Belize Defence Force]])
File:blank.svg|{{lang|fr|Général de brigade}}<br />([[Benin Armed Forces|Benin Army]])<ref name="Benin">{{cite web |title=LOI N° 2005-43 DU 26 JUIN 2006 |url=https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/docs/ELECTRONIC/94851/111467/F-404511779/BEN-94851.pdf |website=ilo.org |publisher=National Assembly (Benin) |access-date=13 June 2021 |pages=19-20, 35-36 |language=fr |date=26 June 2006}}</ref>
File:GenBrigEB.svg|{{lang|es|General de brigada}}<br />([[Bolivian Army]])<ref>{{Cite tweet |author=Ministry of Defense (Bolivia) |author-link=Ministry of Defense (Bolivia) |user=mindefbolivia |number=1204529006906945544 |date=10 December 2019 |title=Conoce la jerarquía de los grados del #Ejército |language=es |access-date=28 May 2021}}</ref>
File:Bosnia&Herzegovina-Army-OF-6.svg|{{lang|bs|Brigadni general}}<br />([[Bosnian Ground Forces]])<ref name="Bosnia&Herzegovina">{{cite web |title=OBILJEŽJA I ČINOVI OS BIH |url=http://os.mod.gov.ba/vojna-oprema-naoruzanje-i-simboli-os-bih/oznake-cinova-i-uniforme-u-os-bih/Obilje%c5%beja_i_cinovi_OS_BiH/default.aspx?id=1737&langTag=bs-BA&template_id=181&pageIndex=1 |website=os.mod.gov.ba |publisher=Oružane snage Bosne i Hercegovine |access-date=30 September 2019 |language=bs}}</ref>
File:Brazil-Army-OF-7.svg|{{lang|pt-BR|General de brigada}}<br />([[Brazilian Army]])<ref name="Brazil_Army">{{cite web |title=Postos e Graduações - Exército |url=https://www.eb.mil.br/postos-e-graduacoes/-/asset_publisher/DQlwhsMH8YR7/content/exercito?inheritRedirect=false&redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eb.mil.br%3A443%2Fpostos-e-graduacoes%3Fp_p_id%3D101_INSTANCE_DQlwhsMH8YR7%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_p_col_id%3Dcolumn-1%26p_p_col_count%3D1 |website=eb.mil.br |publisher=Brazilian Army |access-date=7 May 2021 |language=pt}}</ref>
File:16.RBrLF-BG.svg|{{lang|ms|Brigedier jeneral}}<br />([[Royal Brunei Land Force]])<ref name="Brunei_Army">{{cite web |title=Akta angkatan bersenjata diraja Brunei (Penggal 149) |url=http://www.agc.gov.bn/AGC%20Images/LAWS/Gazette_PDF/2013/BM/b088.pdf |website=agc.gov.bn |access-date=14 July 2021 |pages=1999–2000 |language=ms |date=16 December 2013}}</ref>
File:15. Burkina Faso Army - BG.svg|{{lang|fr|Général de brigade}}<br />([[Burkina Faso Armed Forces|Burkina Faso Ground Forces]])<ref name="BurkinaFaso1">{{cite web |title=LOI N° 037-2016/AN PORTANT CONDITIONS D'AVANCEMENT DES PERSONNELS D'ACTIVE DES FORCES ARMEES NATIONALES |url=https://lavoixdujuristebf.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/loi_037_avancement_personnel_fan.pdf |date=2015 |access-date=3 June 2021 |pages=17–21 |language=fr |archive-date=31 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831104305/https://lavoixdujuristebf.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/loi_037_avancement_personnel_fan.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
File:Blank.svg|{{lang|fr|Général de brigade}}<br />{{small|({{langx|rn|Jenerai wa birigade}})}}<br />([[Burundi Army]])<ref name="Burundi">{{cite web |title=Loi organique N°1/ 04 du 20 février 2017 portant Missions, Organisation, Composition, Instruction, Conditions de service et Fonctionnement de la Force de Défense Nationale du Burundi |url=http://fdnb.bi/sites/default/files/loi-04-2017.pdf |website=fdnb.bi/ |publisher=Government of Burundi |access-date=27 June 2021 |page=45 |language=fr}}</ref>
File:Cameroon-Army-OF-6.svg|{{lang|fr|Général de brigade}}<br />([[Cameroon Armed Forces|Cameroon Ground Forces]])
File:Canadian Army OF-6.svg|Brigadier-general<br />{{small|({{langx|fr|Général de brigade}})}}<br />([[Canadian Army]])<ref name="Canada">{{cite web |title=Ranks and appointment |url=https://www.canada.ca/en/services/defence/caf/military-identity-system/rank-appointment-insignia.html |website=canada.ca |date=23 November 2017 |publisher=Government of Canada |access-date=28 May 2021}}</ref>
File:16.CAGF-BG.svg|{{lang|fr|Général de brigade}}<br />([[Central African Armed Forces|Central African Ground Forces]])
File:Chile-Army-OF-7.svg|{{lang|es|General de brigada}}<br />([[Chilean Army]])<ref name="Chile_Army">{{cite web |url=http://www.ejercito.cl/grados-y-distintivos.php |title=Distintivos de grados |access-date=2012-01-20 |website=ejercito.cl |publisher=Chilean Army |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120051649/http://www.ejercito.cl/grados-y-distintivos.php |archive-date=2012-01-20 }}</ref>
File:Colombia-Army-OF-6.svg|{{lang|es|Brigadier general}}<br />([[Colombian National Army]])<ref name="Colombia_Army">{{cite book |title=RGE 4-20.1: Reglamento de Uniformes, Insignias y Distinciones |publisher=National Army of Colombia |location=Colombia |pages=301–331 |edition=7th |url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Unzse7pR7eJe3cJcNcEpV9ouphDSn3uU/view |access-date=28 May 2021 |language=es |chapter=Capítulo V: Insignias militares}}</ref>
File:DR Congo Army OF-6.svg|{{lang|fr|Général de brigade}}<br />([[Land Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|Land Forces of the DR Congo]])
File:14-ROCongo Army-BG.svg|{{lang|fr|Général de brigade}}<br />([[Armed Forces of the Republic of the Congo|Congolese Ground Forces]])<ref name="RepublicoftheCongo">{{cite web |title=Grades appellations distinctions |url=https://defense.gouv.cg/gradesappellationsdistinctions/ |website=defense.gouv.cg |publisher=Ministry of National Defense (Republic of the Congo) |access-date=7 June 2021 |language=fr}}</ref>
File:Cuba-Army-OF-6.svg|{{lang|es|General de brigada}}<br />([[Cuban Revolutionary Army]])<ref name="Cuba_Army&AirForce">{{cite web |title=Grados militares |url=https://www.minfar.gob.cu/far/grados-militares?field_clasificacion_value=tropas |website=minfar.gob.cu |publisher=Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (Cuba) |access-date=28 May 2021 |language=es}}</ref>
File:Djibouti-Army-OF-6.svg|{{lang|fr|Général de brigade}}<br />([[Djiboutian Army]])
File:Capona General de Brigada Ejercito Nacional.svg|{{lang|es|General de brigada}}<br />([[Dominican Army]])<ref name="DominicanRepublic_Officers">{{cite web |title=Insignias |url=https://www.mide.gob.do/detail.aspx?id=477&sl=96 |website=mide.gob.do |publisher=Ministry of Defense (Dominican Republic) |access-date=28 May 2021 |language=es |archive-date=26 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226162440/https://www.mide.gob.do/detail.aspx?id=477&sl=96}}</ref>
File:15.ECA-BG.svg|{{lang|es|General de brigada}}<br />([[Ecuadorian Army]])<ref name="Ecuador">{{cite web |title=Resolución No. MRL-2012 |url=https://www.trabajo.gob.ec/wp-content/plugins/download-monitor/download.php?id=887&force=1 |website=trabajo.gob.ec |publisher=Government of Ecuador |access-date=29 May 2021 |language=es |date=2012}}</ref>
File:13. EGLF-BG.svg|{{lang|es|General de brigada}}<br />([[Armed Forces of Equatorial Guinea|Army of Equatorial Guinea]])
File:15.EA-BG.svg|{{lang|am|ብርጋዴር ጄኔራል}}<br />{{lang|am-Latn|Birigadēri jēnērali}}<br />([[Ethiopian Ground Forces]])<ref name="Ethiopia_ranks">{{cite AV media |date=6 December 2020 |title=Wetaderawī ma'iregochi # fana k'elemati |script-title=am:ወታደራዊ ማዕረጎች # ፋና ቀለማት |trans-title=Military titles #Fana Colors |language=am |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4I4XFzgwEio&ab_channel=FanaTelevision |access-date=21 December 2021 |location=YouTube |publisher=Fana Television}}</ref>
File:France-Army-OF-6 Sleeve.svg|{{lang|fr|Général de brigade}}<br />([[French Army]])<ref name="France_Army">{{cite book |title=Instruction N° 10300/DEF/EMAT/LOG/ASH |date=13 June 2005 |publisher=Staff of the French Army |url=https://rescue18.fr/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/INSTRUCTION-N-10300_DEF_EMAT_LOG_ASH-DEF_DCCAT_LOG_REG.pdf |access-date=30 May 2021 |language=fr}}</ref>
File:20.GLF-BG.svg|{{lang|fr|Général de brigade}}<br />([[Gabonese Army]])
File:13.Gambian Army-BG.svg|Brigadier general<br />([[Gambian National Army]])
File:Guatemala-army-OF-6.svg|{{lang|es|General de brigada}}<br />([[Guatemalan Army]])<ref name="Guatemala">{{cite web |title=Grados Militares |url=https://www.mindef.mil.gt/grados_militares/grados_militares.html |website=mindef.mil.gt |publisher=Ministry of Defence (Guatemala) |access-date=29 May 2021 |language=es |archive-date=16 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516165430/https://www.mindef.mil.gt/grados_militares/grados_militares.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
File:Mali-Army-OF-6.svg|{{lang|fr|Général de brigade}}<br />([[Republic of Guinea Armed Forces|Guinea Ground Forces]])
File:12. Guinea-Bissau BG.svg|{{lang|pt|Brigadeir-general}}<br />([[Military of Guinea-Bissau|Army of Guinea-Bissau]])
File:HON-army-OF-6.svg|{{lang|es|General de brigada}}<br />([[Honduran Army]])<ref name="Honduras">{{cite book |last1=Flores |first1=Edmundo |editor1-last=Merrill |editor1-first=Tim |title=Honduras: a country study |series=Area Handbook |date=1995 |publisher=Library of Congress |location=Washington, D.C. |lccn=94043036 |pages=232–233 |edition=3rd |url=https://www.loc.gov/resource/frdcstdy.hondurascountrys00merr_0/?sp=278 |access-date=21 October 2021 |chapter=National Security}}</ref>
File:19-TNI Army-BG.svg|{{lang|id|Brigadir jenderal}}<br />([[Indonesian Army]])<ref name="Indonesia">{{cite web |title=Pangkat Harian |url=https://www.tni.mil.id/pages-39-pangkat-harian.html |website=tni.mil.id |access-date=4 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124202839/https://www.tni.mil.id/pages-39-pangkat-harian.html |publisher=Indonesian National Armed Forces |archive-date=24 November 2020 |language=id}}</ref>
File:Ivory Coast-Army-OF-6.svg|{{lang|fr|Général de brigade}}<br />([[Armed Forces of the Republic of Ivory Coast|Ivory Coast Ground Forces]])<ref name="IvoryCoast">{{cite web |title=GRADES / APPELLATIONS / DISTINCTIONS |url=http://www.defense.gouv.ci/culture/grades |website=defense.gouv.ci |publisher=Ministère de la Défense |access-date=23 September 2020 |language=fr}}</ref>
File:Kosovo-Army-OF-6 2024.svg|{{lang|sq|Gjeneralbrigade}}<br />([[Kosovo Security Force]])<ref name="Kosovo">{{cite web |title=Gradat |url=https://fsk-rks.org/Page/14 |website=Forca e Sigurisë së Kosovës |access-date=10 March 2024 |language=sq}}</ref>
File:Liberia-Army-OF-6.svg|Brigadier general<br />([[Armed Forces of Liberia|Liberian Ground Forces]])<ref name="Liberia">{{cite web |url=http://www.vertic.org/media/National%20Legislation/Liberia/LR_Defense%20Act%20of%202008.pdf |title=Defense Act of 2008 |date=3 September 2008 |page=8 |access-date=20 November 2017}}</ref>
File:Madagascar-Army-OF-6.svg|{{lang|fr|Général de brigade}}<br />([[Madagascar People's Armed Forces|Madagascar Ground Forces]])<ref name="Madagascar">{{cite web |title=LOI N° 96-029 portant Statut Général des Militaires |url=http://www.defense.gov.mg/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/LOI-96-029.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710195555/http://www.defense.gov.mg/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/LOI-96-029.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 July 2021 |website=defense.gov.mg |publisher=Ministry of Defence (Madagascar) |access-date=10 July 2021 |pages=2 |language=fr |date=15 November 1996}}</ref>
File:Malaysia-army-OF-6.svg|{{lang|ms|Brigedier jeneral}}<br />([[Malaysian Army]])<ref name="Malaysia_Officer">{{cite web |title=Pangkat |url=http://www.mafhq.mil.my/index.php/my/mengenai-kami/kerjaya/pangkat |website=mafhq.mil.my |publisher=Malaysian Armed Forces |access-date=4 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429231449/http://www.mafhq.mil.my/index.php/my/mengenai-kami/kerjaya/pangkat |archive-date=29 April 2020 |language=ms}}</ref>
File:13.Mali Army-BG.svg|{{lang|fr|Général de brigade}}<br />([[Mali Army]])<ref name="Mali">{{cite web|title=2011 - Plaquette sur les insignes et blasons des Forces Armées du Mali|url=http://www.memoriamali.com/webdossier/2011-parcours-historique-de-la-region-de-segou/|language=fr|date=23 April 2011 |access-date=17 October 2020 }}</ref>
File:Mexico army OF6.svg|{{lang|es|General brigadier}}<br />([[Mexican Army]])<ref name="Mexico_Army&AirForce" />
File:Mexico army OF7.svg|{{lang|es|General de brigada}}<br />(Mexican Army)<ref name="Mexico_Army&AirForce" />
File:Mongolian Army-BRG-service.svg|{{lang|mn|Бригадын генерал}}<br />{{lang|mn-Latn|Brigadyn gyenyeral}}<br />([[Mongolian Ground Force]])<ref name="Mongolia">{{cite web |author1=Chief of General Staff |author1-link=Chief of General Staff (Mongolia) |title=Order of the Chief of the General Staff: Number A / 595 |date=25 November 2019 |website=gsmaf.gov.mn |pages=20–26 |url=https://www.gsmaf.gov.mn/gsmaf/onePost/1331 |access-date=18 September 2021 |language=mn}}</ref>
File:17-Moroccan Army-BG.svg|{{lang|fr|Général de brigade}}<br />([[Royal Moroccan Army]])<ref name="Morocco">{{cite book |last1=Ehrenreich |first1=Frederich |editor1-last= Nelson |editor1-first=Harold D. |title=Morocco: a country study |series=Area Handbook |date=1985 |location=Washington, D.C. |lccn=85600265 |pages=350–351 |edition=5th |chapter=National Security}}</ref>
File:17.Nepalese Army-BG.svg|Brigadier general<br />{{small|({{langx|ne|सहायक रथी|Sahaayak rathee}})}}<br />([[Nepalese Army]])<ref name="Nepal">{{cite web |author1=Nepali Army |author-link1=Nepali Army |title=Nepali Army Rank Structure |url=https://www.nepalarmy.mil.np/page/ranks |website=Nepalarmy.mil.np |publisher=Nepali Army |access-date=25 August 2018}}</ref>
File:14-Nicaragua Army-BG.svg|{{lang|es|General de brigada}}<br />([[Nicaraguan Army]])<ref name="Nicaragua">{{cite web |title=Insignias de Grados Militares |url=https://www.ejercito.mil.ni/contenido/ejercito/grados/grados.html |website=ejercito.mil.ni |publisher=Nicaraguan Armed Forces |access-date=29 May 2021 |language=es}}</ref>
File:Blank.svg|{{lang|fr|Général de brigade}}<br />([[Niger Army]])<ref name="Niger">{{cite web |author1=Bureau international des droits des enfants |title=État des Lieux: Formation des forces de défense et de sécurité sur les droit de l'enfant au Niger |url=http://www.ibcr.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/%C3%89tat-des-lieux-Niger.pdf |access-date=28 September 2020 |page=34 |language=fr |date=December 2012}}</ref>
File:Nigeria-Army-OF-6.svg|Brigadier general<br />([[Nigerian Army]])<ref name="Nigeria">{{cite book |last1=Smaldone |first1=Joseph P. |editor1-last=Metz |editor1-first=Helen Chapin |editor1-link=Helen Chapin Metz |title=Nigeria: a country study |series=Area Handbook |date=1992 |publisher=Library of Congress |location=Washington, D.C. |lccn=92009026 |pages=296–297 |edition=5th |url=https://www.loc.gov/resource/frdcstdy.nigeriacountryst00metz_0/?sp=340 |access-date=21 October 2021 |chapter=National Security}}</ref>
File:Paraguay-Army-OF-7.svg|{{lang|es|General de brigada}}<br />([[Paraguayan Army]])<ref name="Paraguay">{{cite book |last1=Cooke |first1=Melinda W. |editor1-last=Hanratty  |editor1-first=Dennis M. |editor2-last=Meditz |editor2-first=Sandra W. |title=Paraguay: A Country Study |series=Area Handbook Series |date=1990 |edition=2nd |publisher=Library of Congress |pages=216–217 |chapter-url=https://www.loc.gov/resource/frdcstdy.paraguaycountrys00hanr_0/?sp=252 |access-date=5 October 2021 |chapter=Chapter 5: National Security |lccn=89600299}}</ref>
File:Peru-Army-OF-7.svg|{{lang|es|General de brigada}}<br />([[Peruvian Army]])<ref name="Peru">{{cite web |title=Grados Militares |url=https://www.ccffaa.mil.pe/cultura-militar/grados-militares/ |website=ccffaa.mil.pe |publisher=Joint Command of the Armed Forces of Peru |access-date=29 May 2021 |language=es}}</ref>
File:PA Brig. Gen.png|Brigadier general<br />([[Philippine Army]])<ref name="Philippines_Army">{{cite web |title=Ranks and insignia |url=http://www.army.mil.ph/About_the_army/army/history/Ranks_and_Insignias.html |website=army.mil.ph |publisher=Philippine Army |access-date=20 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100428163644/http://www.army.mil.ph/About_the_army/army/history/Ranks_and_Insignias.html |archive-date=28 April 2010}}</ref>
Army-POL-OF-06.svg|{{lang|pl|Generał brygady}}<br />([[Polish Land Forces]])<ref name="Poland_Army&AirForce">{{cite web |title=Sposób noszenia odznak stopni wojskowych na umundurowaniu wojsk Lądowych i sił Powietrznych |url=https://www.wojsko-polskie.pl/iwsp/u/14/fc/14fc23f7-28a0-4a42-9ac0-287d512ffcb9/08b_oznaki_stopni_wojskowych_na_umundurowaniu_wl_i_sp_ok.pdf |website=wojsko-polskie.pl |publisher=Armed Forces Support Inspectorate |access-date=23 October 2024 |language=pl}}</ref>
File:13-Rwanda Army-BG.svg|Brigadier general<br />([[Rwanda Defence Force|Rwandan Land Forces]])<ref name="Rwanda">{{cite web |title=RDF Insignia |url=https://www.mod.gov.rw/rdf/insignia |website=mod.gov.rw |publisher=Government of the Republic of Rwanda |access-date=12 June 2021}}</ref>
File:E 4 16 GB.png|{{lang|es|General de brigada}}<br />([[Salvadoran Army]])<ref name="ElSalvador">{{cite web |title=Grados Militares |url=https://www.fuerzaarmada.mil.sv/?page_id=734 |website=fuerzaarmada.mil.sv |publisher=Ministry of National Defense of El Salvador. |access-date=29 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304153314/https://www.fuerzaarmada.mil.sv/?page_id=734 |archive-date=4 March 2021 |language=es}}</ref>
File:Senegal-Army-OF-6.svg|{{lang|fr|Général de brigade}}<br />([[Armed Forces of Senegal|Senegalese Army]])
File:08-RSA-OF06.svg|Brigadier general<br />([[Singapore Army]])<ref name="Singapore">{{cite web |title=SAF Rank Insignias |url=https://www.mindef.gov.sg/web/portal/mindef/about-us/saf-rank-insignias |website=mindef.gov.sg |publisher=Ministry of Defence (Singapore) |access-date=7 June 2021}}</ref>
File:SAA-OF-6.svg|Brigadier general<br />([[South African Army]])<ref name="SouthAfrica_Army">{{cite web |title=Uniform: Rank insignia |url=http://www.army.mil.za/aboutus/uniform/rankinsignia.htm |website=army.mil.za |publisher=Department of Defence (South Africa) |access-date=29 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020110337/http://www.army.mil.za/aboutus/uniform/rankinsignia.htm |archive-date=20 October 2020}}</ref>
File:14-Tanzania Army-BG.svg|{{lang|sw|Brigedia jenerali}}<br />([[Tanzania People's Defence Force|Tanzanian Army]])
File:Timor-Leste-Army-OF-6.svg|{{lang|pt|Brigadeiro-general}}<br />([[Timor Leste Defence Force|Timor-Leste Army]])
File:Togo-Army-OF-6.svg|{{lang|fr|Général de brigade}}<br />([[Togolese Armed Forces|Togolese Army]])<ref name="Togo">{{cite web |title=Journal officiel de la république togolaise |date=12 February 2008 |volume=5 |url=http://jo.gouv.tg/sites/default/files/annee/2008/jo%202008-5.pdf |access-date=16 June 2021 |language=fr}}</ref>
File:TaT-Army-OF-6.svg|Brigadier general<br />([[Trinidad and Tobago Regiment]])<ref name="Trinidad&Tobago_Officer">{{cite web |title=Rank Chart (Commissioned Officers) |url=http://69.0.195.188/HQ/Our-Organisation/Ranks-Chart-(Commissioned-Officers).aspx |website=69.0.195.188 |publisher=Trinidad and Tobago Defence Force |access-date=27 May 2021 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
File:Grade Terre tunisienne O8.png|{{lang|fr|Général de brigade}}<br />{{small|({{langx|ar|أمير لواء|'amir liwa'}})}}<br />([[Tunisian Army]])
File:Uganda-Army-OF-8.svg|Brigadier general<br />([[Uganda People's Defence Force|Ugandan Land Forces]])<ref name="Uganda">{{cite journal |title=Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces Act |journal=The Uganda Gazette |date=18 September 2019 |volume=CXII |issue=46 |pages=1851-1854 |url=https://www.updf.go.ug/Gazette.pdf |access-date=29 May 2021 |publisher=Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721023139/https://www.updf.go.ug/Gazette.pdf |archive-date=21 July 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
File:US Army O7 (Army greens).svg|Brigadier general<br />([[United States Army]])<ref name="US_Army">{{cite web |title=U.S. Army Ranks |url=https://www.army.mil/ranks/ |website=army.mil |publisher=United States Army |access-date=27 May 2021}}</ref>
File:GBEJB-GNB.png|{{lang|es|General de brigada}}<br />([[Venezuelan Army]])<ref name="Venezuela_Officer1">{{cite web |title=Grados de Generales y Almirantes |url=http://www.ejercito.mil.ve/grados-de-generales-y-almirantes/ |website=ejercito.mil.ve |publisher=Government of Venezuela |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190717185821/http://www.ejercito.mil.ve/grados-de-generales-y-almirantes/ |archive-date=17 July 2019 |date=28 August 2017}}</ref>
File:blank.svg|Brigadier general<br />([[Zambian Army]])
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[British Army officer rank insignia]]
* [[Comparative military ranks]]
* [[History of Russian military ranks]]
* [[Military unit]]
* [[Ranks and insignia of NATO Air Forces Officers|NATO Air Force officers]]
* [[Ranks and insignia of NATO armies officers|NATO Army officers]]
* [[U.S. Army officer rank insignia]]
* [[United Kingdom and United States military ranks compared]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
{{Reflist}}

'''Bibliography'''
* {{cite book |last1=Takai |first1=Mitsuo| title=Consise guide to modern military terms in Japanese |date=2006 |publisher=Sanshūsha Co., ltd |isbn=4-384-04095-4}}

== External links ==
* {{Wiktionary-inline|brigadier general}}

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