Army general

General of the Army is in a number of countries, the highest ranking officer in the rank group of generals that may be awarded in peacetime. The comparable ranks of the Armed Forces is the General ( NATO rank code OF- 9, four- star general ). The Army General is not to be confused with the General of the Army ( USA), a rank higher than five-star rank (OF -10).

  • 2.1 Poland
  • 2.2 Russia 2.2.1 Soviet Union

Germany

Armed forces until 1945

The rank designation army general has never existed in the German armed forces until 1945. However, here the comparable four- star rank (OR -9) would have been Colonel-General.

German Democratic Republic

Army General

Commodore Volksmarine

In the National People's Army, the German People's Police and the Ministry of State Security was the army general of the highest rank of general.

The Army General was also the military rank of the Minister of National Defense of the GDR (since 1959 ) and the Minister of State Security ( since 1980) and the Minister of the Interior and Chief of the German People's Police ( since 1984).

In the case of appointment of a naval officer to the Defence Ministers of the GDR would be the same so that the carriage was connected to the Commodore of the People's Navy.

In the land forces and air forces of the National People's Army, the Border Troops of the GDR and in the civil defense of the GDR colonel general was the highest rank attainable.

In accordance with the procedure laid down in the Soviet armed forces ranking was in the armed forces of the Warsaw Pact, the sequence:

  • Major General ( 1 star, comparable OF- 6)
  • Lieutenant General (2 stars, comparable OF- 7)
  • Colonel General ( 3 stars, comparable OF- 8)
  • Army General ( 4 stars, comparable to OF- 9)

The rank of Marshal of the German Democratic Republic was a feature which was never awarded.

Army generals of the NVA (since 1959 )

Army generals and also Minister of National Defense of the GDR were:

Army General of mDI (since 1984)

General of the Army and at the same time Minister of the Interior and Chief of the German People's Police was:

Army generals of the Stasi ( since 1980)

General of the Army and at the same time Minister of State Security:

  • Erich Mielke ( Minister of State Security )

Other countries

Poland

In the Polish Armed Forces General of the Army (Polish Generał armii ) was introduced as the highest ranking generals in 1951, which was maintained until 1991 and has been classified with OF- 9 rank according to NATO Rank Code. After this time, the rank was changed to the NATO usual term general, the Distinktionsabzeichen were retained.

Russia

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have adopted the four- star general in 1991 from the armed forces of the Soviet Union with the name Generál armii (Russian генерал армии ). The Russian army general corresponds to the NATO rank OF- ninth (OF stands officer for the English name. )

  • Epaulettes army general from 1943 to 2013
  • Collar badge 1944 - 1943
  • Uniform Parade 1943 - 1955
  • Uniform Parade 1955 - 1974
  • Uniform Parade 1974 - 1994
  • Uniform Parade 1994 - 1997
  • Uniform Service 1997 - 2010
  • Uniform Service 2010 - 2013
  • Service uniform since 2013

Soviet Union

In the Red Army of the Soviet Union, the General ranks were reintroduced on May 7, 1940. General of the Army (Russian Генерал армии / General Armii ) was the second highest rank in the group of generals. The order was Soviet general ranks since 1940 and 1943:

  • Major General, in front of brigade commander ( KomBrig )
  • Lieutenant-General, before division commander ( KomDiv )
  • Colonel-General, before Corps Commander ( KomKor )
  • General of the Army, Army Commander before 2nd rank
  • Chief Marshal (from 1943), in front of army commander 1st rank

As the first Army generals of the Red Army on July 4, 1940

  • Georgi Zhukov,
  • Kirill Afanassjevitch Meretskov and
  • Ivan Vladimirovich Tjulenew appointed.

Czech Republic

  • Army General ( Armádní general)

Currently, the rank designation Army General is used only in a few countries.

In the armed forces of the Czech Republic General of the Army ( Armádní general) (OF -9 ) is the highest rank of generals.

  • General rank
  • Grade ( National People's Army )
  • Red Army
  • Warsaw Pact
  • Military (Russia)
Bundeswehr Ranks and insignia of NATO National People's Army Georgy Zhukov
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