General der Fallschirmtruppe

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General of the Parachute Corps
General der Fallschirmtruppe
Luftwaffe collar tabs General der Flieger 3D.svg Luftwaffe paraman General der Flieger 3D.svg
Collar patch and flying suit insignia
WMacht Lw General 1945.svg
Luftwaffe shoulder board
CountryFlag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Nazi Germany
Service branchWar ensign of Germany (1938-1945).svg  Luftwaffe
Rank Three-star
NATO rank code OF-8
Non-NATO rank O-9
Next higher rank Generaloberst
Next lower rank Generalleutnant
Equivalent ranksSee list

General der Fallschirmtruppe (en: General of the parachute corps) was a General of the branch rank of the Deutsche Luftwaffe (en: German Air Force) in Nazi Germany. Until the end of World War II in 1945, this particular general officer rank was on three-star level (OF-8), equivalent to a US Lieutenant general.'Italic text' [1]

Contents

The "General of the branch" ranks of the Luftwaffe were in 1945:

The rank was equivalent to the General of the branch ranks of the Heer (army) as follows:

Heer
junior Rank
Generalleutnant
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(German officer rank)
General der Fallschirmtruppe

senior Rank
Generaloberst
Other services

The rank was also equivalent to the German three-star ranks:

List of officers who were General der Fallschirmtruppe

Eugen Meindl 1941 Gen meindl 1941.jpg
Eugen Meindl 1941

See also

References

  1. Villahermosa, Gilberto (12 November 2020). Hitler's Paratroopers in Normandy: The German II Parachute Corps in the Battle for France, 1944. Pen and Sword. p. 377. ISBN   978-1-4738-4711-8.