!!!Admiral

Admiral: highest rank in the (now non-existent) Austrian Navy, 
corresponds to rank of General in the Infantry; first conferred in 
Austria in 1875. The rank of "Gross-Admiral" (Fleet Admiral) was 
introduced in Austria in 1916.

!Further reading
H. Bayer v. Bayersburg, Oesterr. Admirale 1719-1866, 
1960; idem, Oesterr. Admirale 1867-1918, 1962.


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