Brigadgeneral

Brigadgeneral
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Brigadgeneral is an officer's rank in Sweden, immediately above Överste and below Generalmajor. The rank was introduced in 2000 to replace the old rank of Överste av 1:a graden (Colonel 1st Class) and is translated officially by the Swedish Army to Brigadier General. However, almost all officers in this rank do not command brigades, regemints or battalions; but take up senior tasks related to admininstration, staff, education, planning. The reason for this is the current huge surplus of officers consisting of some 24 with the rank of Brigadgeneral with an army merely consisting of two to three battalions. [Ref. Personnel department of the National Defense at Lidingovagen Stockholm “Bastionen”].

Among the two to three troop commanding Brigadgenerals is the commander of the Nordic Battle Group (2800 soldiers) with one assault mechanized battalion (800) as its core. Colonel of the USMC or USA typically commands a brigade of 4000 to 5000 troops,^{citation needed} which means that a Colonel greatly outranks a Swedish Brigadgeneral. A Lieutenant Colonel commands up to 1500 troops. Conclusion: the ranks should be located between a Lieutenant Colonel and Colonel.

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