Air squadron general

Air squadron general is a general officer rank in the Italian Air Force and formerly of the Royal Romanian Air Force.

Italy

Main article: Italian Air Force ranks

Air squadron general Generale di squadra aerea
Rank insignia
Country	Italy
Service branch	Italian Air Force
NATO rank code	OF-8
Formation	1923
Next higher rank	Generale
Next lower rank	Generale di divisione aerea
Equivalent ranks	Air marshal (UK) Lieutenant general (USA)

Generale di squadra aerea equivalent to that of air marshal in the Royal Air Force.[1]

Kingdom of Romania

Main article: Military ranks of the Kingdom of Romania

General de escadră aeriană rank insignia, early World War II

General de escadră aeriană was a rank that was used by the Royal Romanian Air Force, until the Abdication of Michael I and creation of the Socialist Republic of Romania. The rank was equivalent to that of Brigadier general.[2][3][4] In the modern Romanian Air Force, this rank was replaced by General de flotilă aeriană (Air flotilla general).[5]

References

1. United States. War Department. Military Intelligence Service (1943). Handbook on the Italian Military Forces, 3 August 1943. The Service. p. 156.
2. Moroșanu, Teodor Liviu; Melinte, Dan (2010). Romanian Fighter Colors 1941-1945. MMPBooks. p. 189. ISBN 978-83-89450-90-6.
3. Mollo, Andrew (1981). The Armed Forces of World War II: Uniforms, insignia, and organization. New York, N.Y.: Crown Publishers. p. Plate 76. ISBN 0-517-54478-4. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
4. Littlejohn, David (1994b). Foreign Legions of the Third Reich. Volume 4 (2nd ed.). United States of America: R. James Publishing. p. 98-99. ISBN 0-912138-36-X.
5. "Legea nr. 80 din 11 iulie 1995 privind statutul cadrelor militare" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 8 July 2008.