Air squadron general

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Air squadron general is a general officer rank in the Italian Air Force and formerly of the Royal Romanian Air Force.

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Italy

Air squadron general
Generale di squadra aerea
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Rank insignia
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Service branchFlag of Italy.svg  Italian Air Force
NATO rank code OF-8
Formation1923
Next higher rankGenerale
Next lower rankGenerale di divisione aerea
Equivalent ranks

Generale di squadra aerea equivalent to that of air marshal in the Royal Air Force. [1]

Kingdom of Romania

General de escadra aeriana rank insignia, early World War II Royal Romanian Air Force OF-6 - General de brigada aeriana (1939-1944).png
General de escadră aeriană rank insignia, early World War II

General de escadră aeriană was a rank that was used by the Royal Romanian Air Force, until the Abdication of Michael I and creation of the Socialist Republic of Romania. The rank was equivalent to that of Brigadier general. [2] [3] [4] In the modern Romanian Air Force, this rank was replaced by General de flotilă aeriană (Air flotilla general). [5]

References

  1. ↑ United States. War Department. Military Intelligence Service (1943). Handbook on the Italian Military Forces, 3 August 1943. The Service. p. 156.
  2. ↑ Moroșanu, Teodor Liviu; Melinte, Dan (2010). Romanian Fighter Colors 1941-1945. MMPBooks. p. 189. ISBN   978-83-89450-90-6.
  3. ↑ Mollo, Andrew (1981). The Armed Forces of World War II: Uniforms, insignia, and organization . New York, N.Y.: Crown Publishers. p. Plate 76. ISBN   0-517-54478-4 . Retrieved 31 March 2022.
  4. ↑ Littlejohn, David (1994b). Foreign Legions of the Third Reich. Volume 4 (2nd ed.). United States of America: R. James Publishing. p. 98-99. ISBN   0-912138-36-X.
  5. ↑ "Legea nr. 80 din 11 iulie 1995 privind statutul cadrelor militare" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 8 July 2008.
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