braids with two gold pips (stars) on padding in navy blue Waffenfarbe. Cuff insignia consisted of one five-pointed star above a big gold lace. The sleeve rings encircled the lower cuffs. The sequence of ranks in decreasing order of seniority was: Konteradmiral/ Generalmajor Kommodore / no Heer or Luftwaffe equivalent Kapitän zur See / Oberst Notes References Naval ranks of Germany