Generaladmiral was a four-star Admiral rank, as in the traditional German ranking system until World War II an Admiral is equivalent to a British or American Vice Admiral.

• 海军大将军衔最初为四星将军，直到二战以前，与德国传统海军军衔序列中海军上将军衔采用相同星饰数量（三星）的英美海军军军衔为海军中将。