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Konteradmiral (abbreviated KAdm) is a senior naval flag officer rank in several German-speaking countries, equivalent to counter or rear admiral.
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Konteradmiral (abbreviated KAdm) is a senior naval flag officer rank in several German-speaking countries, equivalent to counter or rear admiral.
In the Austro-Hungarian K.u.K. Kriegsmarine (1849 to 1918) there were the flag officer ranks Kontreadmiral (also spelled Konteradmiral in the 20th century), Viceadmiral, Admiral and Großadmiral.
| Counter admiral Konteradmiral | |
|---|---|
  Shoulder board and mounting loop | |
 Cuff title | |
| Country |  Germany |
| Service branch |  German Navy |
| Abbreviation | KAdm |
| Rank group | Flag officer |
| NATO rank code | OF-7 |
| Pay grade | B7 |
| Next higher rank | Vizeadmiral |
| Next lower rank | Flottillenadmiral |
| Equivalent ranks | Generalmajor |
Konteradmiral, abbreviated KAdm or KADM, is the second lowest naval flag officer rank in the German Navy. It is equivalent to Generalmajor in the Heer and Luftwaffe or to Admiralstabsarzt and Generalstabsarzt in the Zentraler Sanitätsdienst der Bundeswehr .
The rank insignia, worn on the sleeves and shoulders, is a single five-pointed star above a single normal stripe and a wide stripe. The star is omitted on rank loops. Konteradmiral is a B7 grade in the pay rules of the Federal Ministry of Defence.
The sequence of ranks in decreasing seniority is:
In the Kaiserliche Marine and Kriegsmarine , Konteradmiral was an OF-6 one-star officer rank equivalent to a Heer or LuftwaffeGeneralmajor, and to an SS- Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS .
The rank insignia consisted of shoulder strap and sleeve stripes. Shoulder straps had to be worn on uniform jackets and consisted of twisted gold-braids (no pips or stars) on padding in navy blue weapon color.
Cuff insignia consisted of one golden big stripe, one normal stripe, and a five-point naval star above. The sleeve rings encircled the lower cuffs.
The last surviving KriegsmarineKonteradmiral, Eberhard Godt, died at the age of 95 on 13 September 1995.
Konteradmiral (OF-6) was the lowest flag officer grade of the Volksmarine, equivalent to the one-star rank Generalmajor (OF-6 as well).
In the GDR Volksmarine there were three flag officer ranks: Konteradmiral, Vizeadmiral, and Admiral. The GDR State Council decided from 25 March 25, 1982 to introduce the rank of Flottenadmiral .
| Name | Dates | Name | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernig, Herbert | 1931– | Lau, Wolfgang | 1929–96 | |
| Dönitz, Hans-Joachim | 1934–2010 | Miet, Peter | 1944– | |
| Elchlepp, Friedrich | 1924-2002 | Milzow, Helmut | 1932– | |
| Fischer, Richard | 1906–91 | Müller, Gerhard | 1941– | |
| Grießbach, Eberhard | 1935– | Nitz, Egon | 1934–2011 | |
| Heinecke, Lothar | 1933–85 | Partzsch, Hans | 1930–2012 | |
| Heniger, Werner | 1929– | Pöschel, Günther | 1933– | |
| Heß, Hans | 1929– | Rödel, Rolf | 1940–2013 | |
| Irmscher, Heinz | 1920–2004 | Scheffler, Felix | 1915–86 | |
| Jordt, Heinrich | 1917–87 | Städtke, Herbert | 1931–2008 | |
| Kahnt, Klaus | 1935– | Streubel, Johannes | 1921–90 | |
| Kotte, Werner | 1931– | Wegner, Rudi | 1923–95 | |
| Münch, Joachim | 1941– | Weiß, Karl | 1935–2012 | |
| Insignia | Shoulder | Sleeve | Rank flag | Higher/lower rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Imperial German Navy [1] |  |  |  | Vizeadmiral Kapitän zur See |
 Reichsmarine [2] |  |  | | |
 Kriegsmarine [3] | | | | Vizeadmiral Kommodore |
 Volksmarine [4] |  |  |  | Vizeadmiral Kapitän zur See |
| German Navy [5] | | | | Vizeadmiral Flottillenadmiral |
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