Surgeon General of the United States Army

General Surgeon and Surgeon- Admiral in the German armed forces, the rank designations for the respective top ranking officer of the rank of the group of generals and flag officers.

  • 2.1 army
  • 2.2 Navy
  • 2.3 Air Force

Bundeswehr

M: AdmOStArzt ( AOSA )

The tradition in the German armed forces following find these two rank names also used in the medical corps or military medical area of the Bundeswehr.

Typically, this service level reached only the Chief of Medical Services and the commander of the Medical Forces Command, the latter post remains vacant in the future ( which is still existing command is led by the deputy).

Equivalent to this three- star general rank is lieutenant general in the Army and Air Force and the vice-admiral in the German Navy. The rank is comparable to the NATO rank code OF- 8.

Speech

All military doctors of the Bundeswehr rank Surgeon General, Surgeon General and General Surgeon to be addressed as " Sir / Madam Surgeon General ", and doctors in the rank Admiral doctor, Admiral medical officer and Admiral Oberstabsarzt be addressed as " Sir / Madam Admiral doctor ".

Insignia

On the shoulder flap ( Army, Air Force ) located three golden stars in golden oak bow and the raceway badge as a symbol of the medical profession or the particular field of study. In the Navy, this badge is on both sleeves in mid sleeves, 3 cm above the sleeve insignia on epaulettes between stripes and button.

  • General upper rod doctor ( Medicine )
  • General upper rod doctor (Dentistry)
  • General upper rod doctor ( Medicine )
  • General upper rod doctor (Dentistry)
  • Admiral top - bar- doctor ( Medicine )
  • Aufschiebeschlaufe

( Admiral Surgeon )

Wehrmacht 1933-1945

Army

In the Wehrmacht reached the rank of General Surgeon Siegfried Handloser, from the July 28, 1942 Chief of the Wehrmacht medical service in the High Command of the Wehrmacht was at the same time. The Surgeon General was ranked equal the general of the type of weapon and the Obergruppenführer and General of the Waffen-SS.

Navy

The equivalent of the Surgeon- General of the Wehrmacht was the medical chief of the Navy with the rank to Admiral Medical Corps of the Navy.

But with additional staff of Aesculapius

Air force

The equivalent of the Army Medical Inspector and medical chief of the Navy were the responsibility of the Air Force of the Medical Inspector of the Luftwaffe.

But with additional staff of Aesculapius

See also: Ranks of the Wehrmacht

Other forces

In the U.S. armed forces, there is the following similar Ranks:

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