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rank. For other countries that use a Rear
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was appointed. It was not until 1569 that a permanent
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239:. Rear admiral is equivalent to the rank of
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56:Flag of the rear admiral,
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405:Government of Sweden
401:Swedish Armed Forces
321:Admiral of the Realm
299:"), amiralgeneral ("
281:Admiral of the Realm
261:Council of the Realm
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119:Abbreviation
113:Swedish Navy
58:Swedish Navy
44:Rear admiral
36:Rear admiral
32:Swedish Navy
18:Konteramiral
1185:Lybeck 1945
1173:Lybeck 1945
1161:Lybeck 1945
925:Meijer 1904
718:, Chief of
285:underamiral
269:underamiral
187:(1972–2000)
1366:Categories
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1094:, p.
1067:, p.
834:References
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602:Peaked cap
313:överamiral
305:storamiral
277:riksamiral
235:and below
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866:17 August
793:Footnotes
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141:rank code
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131:Two-star
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414:Uniform
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190:Captain
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