General der Pioniere

The General of the engineering corps in the army the capacities of responsible for certain issues of troop training and equipment of the engineering corps officer, usually at the rank of brigadier general.

The official position of general engineering corps is connected to the commander Pioneer School and Technical School of the Army for Civil Engineering. Corresponding service positions also exist for the other branches of the army. As this is a service position, sometimes called " the General " is a colonel respective branch of service. The Salutation Mr. General or Colonel is common; the Title Mr. General of the engineering corps is unusual because it is no rank.

The term is not to be confused with the rank of General of the pioneers, the there were in the Wehrmacht.

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