General of the branch

General ( with the addition of the type of weapon ), and the branch of service, such as general of infantry, designated a historic, applicable to 1945 rank group of generals in the imperial army, in the Reichswehr and the Wehrmacht as well as in the Joint Army of Austria - Hungary or the Imperial Russian Army.

In the German armed forces the general was usually at the same time commanding general of a corps, army corps or similar major military association. In the Imperial Navy and the Navy this rank corresponded to the Admiral, in the Waffen- SS SS- Obergruppenführer.

According to today's NATO rank code of OF- 8 rank with ( three- star general ) would be comparable.

History

In the 18th century it was in Prussia and other German States customary to give the rank of General with the addition of the branch of service from which the General had emerged and the originally determined the character of the troops he commands. In part, the older terms such as " Feldzeugmeister " in the armed forces of Austria-Hungary until the 20th century received. Also in the Russian army rank these designations were introduced first by Peter I.

Until the mid- 1930s there was in the German armed forces only general of infantry, cavalry and artillery. Only the Wehrmacht led this rank also for generals of other branches of service.

Generals of the army in this grade group were provided for the instruction-level Army Corps. Who actually held the position, led the additional designation corps commander or commanding general (eg Infantry General and Commanding General of X Corps ). This function designation was introduced in Prussia in 1816 with the permanent army corps structure. About the general state of the field marshal, until 1854, the shunting between rank Colonel-General was introduced in Prussia.

The equivalent to General ( with the addition of the type of weapon ) in the Navy was the Admiral.

Reichswehr and Wehrmacht

Army

  • General of the Infantry
  • General of Artillery, historically also Feldzeugmeister
  • General of Cavalry
  • General of Panzer troops (from 1935)
  • General of the pioneers (from 1938)
  • General of the mountain troops (from 1940)
  • General of the Signal Corps (from 1940)
  • Surgeon General
  • Army, Arabesque
  • Army, shoulder piece
  • General Surgeon
  • General Senior Staff Veterinary
  • General Senior Staff Judge
  • Camouflage battle dress

Air force

  • General der Flieger
  • General of the paratroops
  • General of the flak
  • General of the Air Force News
  • General of the Air Force

Collars

Patches aviator blouse

  • Ranks of the Luftwaffe (1935-1945)

Waffen-SS

In the Waffen- SS, the higher SS ranks were treated as general ranks of the Wehrmacht and carried the corresponding shoulder pieces. Equivalent to the general one type of weapon was SS -Obergruppenführer with the addition " and General of the Waffen -SS ". There were also about the rank " SS -Obergruppenführer and General of the Police."

Lapels ( 1942-45 )

Camouflage battle dress

Police

Lapels ( 1942-45 )

Austro-Hungarian armed forces

In the k.u.k. Army, there was until 1918 the following Generlasränge with the addition of the branch of service:

  • General of the Infantry ( hu: Gyalosági Tábornok )
  • General of Cavalry ( hu: Lovassági Tábornok )
  • Feldzeugmeister ( hu: Táborszernagy )

Bundeswehr

In the army there is this rank no longer, as they took on the ranking of the generals in accordance with NATO standards.

The usual in the army, like in earlier German armies designation of certain service positions (Official ) with a prominent task, function or responsibility, eg for training, equipment, or security of the armed forces, such as General Aviation Safety (Bundeswehr GenFlSichhBw ) General armament of the Bundeswehr ( GenRüstBw ) or General of Panzer troops, is not tied to a particular rank or grade. So the GenFlSichhBw can also be an officer with rank of colonel.

Poland

Similar rank designations is also available in other countries, such as in Poland. There is the Force General (Polish Generał broni - gen.bron. ) In the Polish Armed Forces is the second highest military rank or degree to which an officer can be promoted in peacetime. The rank is comparable to the Lieutenant General in other NATO forces.

Russia

The Imperial Russian Army, Imperial Russian Army or even Tsarist Army (Russian: Русская императорская армия - РИА ) traditional independent Ranks used and Distinktionsabzeichen, which is where the German - and anglophone forces oriented. So there was also the OF8 ranking general of the type of weapon. The successor armed force, the Red Army managed rigorously 1917 all previous ranks and also this rank, while parts of the old army, which passed to the White Army, selbige still used during the years of civil war until 1923.

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