!!!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. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Admiral|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]