- Counter Admiral
Counter Admiral is an
Anglicisation of anaval rank found in most navies of the world. This Anglicisation is, however, rarely used, as the rank is usually kept in the original language or translated toRear Admiral or in theUnited States , Commodore.Traditionally the commander of a fleet, the
Admiral usually stationed his flagship in the middle of the formation, with his primary deputy, theVice Admiral , in the vanguard and his second deputy, the Counter Admiral, in the rear, leading the reserve. The reason for the designation was that in the event the formation had to reverse (or "counter") direction, the Counter Admiral would lead it.In most modern navies, "Counter Admiral" is generally, although not always, the lowest flag officer rank (in the German navy, for instance, "Flotillenadmiral" ranks below "Konteradmiral").
Examples
* Albanian: "Kundëradmiral"
* Azeri: "kontr-admiral"
* Bulgarian: "Контраaдмирал" ("kontraadmiral")
* Croatian: "Kontraadmiral"
* Danish: "Kontreadmiral"
* Estonian: "Kontradmiral"
* Finnish: "Kontra-amiraali"
* French: "Contre-amiral" [Rank instituted in 1791 - previously known as "chef d'escadre ".]
* Georgian "კონტრ-ადმირალი" ("kontr-admirali") [http://www.uniforminsignia.net/?p=show&id=99&sid=130]
* German: "Konteradmiral" (KAdm)
* Hungarian: "Ellentengernagy" ("ellen-" "anti-, counter-" + "tengernagy" "admiral")
* Italian: "Contrammiraglio" [The current rank titles in the Italian navy are "Ammiraglio di Squadra" ("Admiral of Squadron") and "Ammiraglio Ispettore Capo" ("Admiral Chief Inspector")]
* Latvian: "Kontradmirālis"
* Lithuanian: "Kontradmirolas"
* Norwegian: "Kontreadmiral"
* Polish: "Kontradmirał"
* Portuguese: "Contra-Almirante"
* Romanian: "Contraamiral"
* Russian: "Контр-адмирал" ("kontr-admiral")
* Serbian: "Контраадмирал" ("kontraadmiral")
* Slovenian: "Kontraadmiral"
* Spanish: "Contraalmirante"
* Swedish: "Konteramiral"
* Ukrainian: "Контр-адмірал" ("kontr-admiral")References
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