General der Fallschirmtruppe

General of the paratroops was a military rank in the German Wehrmacht. It corresponded to the rank of general and was provided within the Air Force of the Armed Forces for the commanding general of a parachute corps or Luftwaffe Field Corps. The introduction of rank was made with the appointment of the commanding general of the XI. Air Corps and later Colonel General Kurt Student ( before he was General der Flieger ) on 1 May 1943. Similar rank designations were introduced by the Wehrmacht for other weapons genera ( including General of Armoured Forces, General of the mountain troops ).

Officers in this grade

  • Eugen Meindl (1892-1951), appointed on April 1, 1944
  • Bruno Bräuer (1893-1947), appointed on June 1, 1944
  • Hermann -Bernhard Ramcke (1889-1968), appointed on September 1, 1944
  • Richard Heidrich (1896-1947), appointed on October 31, 1944
  • Alfred Schlemm (1894-1986), appointed on November 4, 1944
  • Paul Conrath (1896-1979), appointed on January 1, 1945
Epaulette General der Panzertruppe World War II German Army ranks and insignia General of the Infantry General of the Cavalry (Germany) General of the Artillery (Germany) General der Flakartillerie
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