the.com/brigadier general
The general rank you get right before anyone remembers your name.
means A one-star general, the most junior general officer rank in many armed forces, ranking above colonel and below major general.
from From 'brigade,' the military unit a brigadier general traditionally commands — itself from Italian 'brigata' (a crowd, troop, or company), rooted in 'briga' meaning strife or trouble. 'Brigadier' entered English via French in the 1600s as a term for an officer who commanded a brigade. The 'general' tacked on later distinguishes the rank from mere 'brigadier' (used without 'general' in some Commonwealth armies, where it's actually a colonel-equivalent, not a general officer at all) — a quirk that still trips up anyone comparing ranks across armies.
- rank level
- one star, lowest active-duty general
- nickname
- called one-star general informally
- nato code
- OF-6 equivalent in most militaries
- origin
- named for commanding a brigade, not nations