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Brigadier

Brigadier is a rank in the British military ranking above Colonel and immediately below Major General . It was introduced in 1928 to replace a senior Colonel grade that had briefly replaced the rank of Brigadier General in 1922.

Although a Brigadier is properly considered the most senior field rank rather than the lowest rank of general, it has the equivalent NATO status as a Brigadier General in the United States military

The rank insignia is a crown placed over three diamond-shaped pips (sometimes called "stars") arranged pyramidically with one directly over the other two.

See also: Comparative military ranks

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