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Brigadier | |
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Abbreviation | Brig |
Rank group | Field officer |
Rank | One-star |
NATO rank code | OF-6 |
Formation | c. 1685–1688 |
Next higher rank | Major-general |
Next lower rank | Colonel |
Equivalent ranks |
Brigadier (Brig) is a senior rank in the British Army and the Royal Marines. Brigadier is the superior rank to colonel, and subordinate to major-general. It corresponds to the rank of brigadier general in many other nations.
The rank has a NATO rank code of OF-6, placing it equivalent to the Royal Navy commodore and the Royal Air Force air commodore ranks and the brigadier general (1-star general) rank of the United States military and numerous other NATO nations.