Brigadier General is a top rank in the army. Lowest ranking general officer in some countries, mostly from the ranks of Colonel and Major General sat. A Brigadier-General 3,000 troops (three battalions), with a brigade commanded. In some countries, the region's brigade, which is often not as General Officer rank, but generally synonymous with the forces of countries that use the field with the name of Brigadier General.

Motion Europe, where a Brigadier General, or only a brigadier general, who commanded a brigade in the army is due to. A number of options, "Brigadier" was first used in the French revolutionary armies.
In the first quarter of the 20th century, British forces and the use of a temporary or brigade was transferred to the practice in the 1920s to honor the retirement appointment appointment as Brigadier General of the Commonwealth, does not it some countries As a counterpart of normal officer.A category as four general officer ranks of Brigadier General Colonel-General with the rank used in the country which are generally classified by

Brigadier General Officer, a colonel and a major general from the top down takes. Brigadier General rank is the first of the official general to enable a star to this title. Brig is sometimes referred to as "General Star" made in this regard. Military rank is not all the armies in the world, but it is very common. Navy counterpart, Admiral (lower half) of the title.

As the title suggests, a brig a brigade, a unit of a department within the Army General Orders. Historically, the position of people instructed soldiers in the field, with the support of volunteers, said their work smoothly. Brig today to continue working in the field by serving people, while others remain in office or at headquarters, so they do not have the big picture and can see the limited area available information.