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Brigadier general
Brigadier general Brig`a*dier" gen"er*al [F. brigadier, fr. brigade.] (Mil.) An officer in rank next above a colonel, and below a major general. He commands a brigade, and is sometimes called, by a shortening of his title, simple a brigadier.

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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...
- Forces, a brigadier general is a one-star general officer in the United States Army, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force. A brigadier general ranks above...
- some countries, it is a senior rank above colonel, equivalent to a brigadier general or commodore, typically commanding a brigade of several thousand soldiers...
- 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...
- generals were authorized, the Confederate States Army had four grades of general officers; they were (in order of increasing rank) brigadier general,...
- This is a list of people who have held general officer rank or the rank of brigadier (together now recognized as starred officers) in the British Army...
- Brigadier is a one-star rank in the Indian Army. Brigadier ranks above the rank of Colonel and below the two-star rank of Major General. The equivalent...
- Brigadier general (Polish: generał brygady Polish pronunciation: [ɡɛˈnɛraw brɨˈɡadɨ], abbreviated gen. bryg.) is the lowest grade for generals in the Polish...
- 102nd Air Defense Wing and shortly after, on April 6, was promoted to brigadier general. During this time, he was activated with the 102nd and served in Europe...
- In 1925, he became the Army's youngest major general. He served on the court-martial of Brigadier General Billy Mitc**** and was president of the American...