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General Der Fallschirmtruppe
''General der Fallschirmtruppe'' (en: ''General of the parachute corps'') was a General of the branch rank of the Deutsche Luftwaffe (en: German Air Force) in Nazi Germany. Until the end of World War II in 1945, this particular general officer rank was on three-star level (OF-8), equivalent to a US Lieutenant general. The "General of the branch" ranks of the Luftwaffe were in 1945: * General of parachute troops * General of anti-aircraft artillery * General of the aviators * General of air force communications troops * General of the air force The rank was equivalent to the General of the branch ranks of the '' Heer'' (army) as follows: ;Heer: * General of artillery * General of mountain troops * General of infantry * General of cavalry * General of the communications troops * General of panzer troops (armoured troops) * General of engineers * General of the medical corps * General of the veterinary corps ;Other services: The rank was also equivalent to the German t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luftwaffe Collar Tabs General Der Flieger 3D
The ''Luftwaffe'' () was the aerial-warfare branch of the German ''Wehrmacht'' before and during World War II. Germany's military air arms during World War I, the ''Luftstreitkräfte'' of the Imperial Army and the '' Marine-Fliegerabteilung'' of the Imperial Navy, had been disbanded in May 1920 in accordance with the terms of the 1919 Treaty of Versailles which banned Germany from having any air force. During the interwar period, German pilots were trained secretly in violation of the treaty at Lipetsk Air Base in the Soviet Union. With the rise of the Nazi Party and the repudiation of the Versailles Treaty, the ''Luftwaffe''s existence was publicly acknowledged on 26 February 1935, just over two weeks before open defiance of the Versailles Treaty through German rearmament and conscription would be announced on 16 March. The Condor Legion, a ''Luftwaffe'' detachment sent to aid Nationalist forces in the Spanish Civil War, provided the force with a valuable testing grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Of The Artillery (Germany)
General der Artillerie ( en: General of the artillery) may mean: 1. A rank of three-star general, comparable to modern armed forces OF-8 grade, in the Imperial German Army and its contingency armies of Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony and Württemberg. It also was used in the Reichswehr and the Wehrmacht. The second-highest regular rank below Generaloberst; cavalry officers of equivalent rank were called ''general of the cavalry'', and infantry officers of equivalent rank ''general of the infantry''. The Wehrmacht also had ''General der Panzertruppen'' (tank troops), ''General der Gebirgstruppen'' (mountain troops), ''General der Pioniere'' (engineers), ''General der Nachrichtentruppen'' (communications troops) and several branch variants for the Luftwaffe. Today in the Bundeswehr, the rank of lieutenant general corresponds to the traditional rank of general of the artillery. There was no equivalent rank in the army of East Germany, where it was merged into that of Generaloberst. 2. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kriegsmarine
The (, ) was the navy of Germany from 1935 to 1945. It superseded the Imperial German Navy of the German Empire (1871–1918) and the inter-war (1919–1935) of the Weimar Republic. The was one of three official branches, along with the and the , of the , the German armed forces from 1935 to 1945. In violation of the Treaty of Versailles, the grew rapidly during German naval rearmament in the 1930s. The 1919 treaty had limited the size of the German navy and prohibited the building of submarines. ships were deployed to the waters around Spain during the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) under the guise of enforcing non-intervention, but in reality supported the Nationalists against the Spanish Republicans. In January 1939, Plan Z, a massive shipbuilding program, was ordered, calling for surface naval parity with the British Royal Navy by 1944. When World War II broke out in September 1939, Plan Z was shelved in favour of a crash building program for submarines (U-boat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Admiral (Germany)
Admiral, short Adm, (german: Admiral) is the most senior flag officer rank in the German Navy. It is equivalent to General in the German Army or German Air Force. In the Central Medical Services there is no equivalent. In the German Navy ''Admiral'' is, as in many navies, a four-star rank with a NATO code of OF-9. There is currently one admiral in the German Navy, Admiral Manfred Nielson, serving as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation in Norfolk, Virginia. However, in other German speaking naval forces, e.g. Imperial German Navy, Reichsmarine, Kriegsmarine, Volksmarine, and the Austro-Hungarian K.u.K. Kriegsmarine, Admiral was an OF-8 three-star flag officer rank. Address The official manner of formal addressing of military people with the rank ''Admiral'' (OF-9) is "Herr/Frau Admiral". However, as to German naval traditions the addressing in seamen's language of military people with any ''flag officer rank'' (OF-6 to OF-9) is "Herr/Frau Admiral". In the Imp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Ranks Of The Luftwaffe (1935–45)
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct military uniform. It may consist of one or more military branches such as an army, navy, air force, space force, marines, or coast guard. The main task of the military is usually defined as defence of the state and its interests against external armed threats. In broad usage, the terms ''armed forces'' and ''military'' are often treated as synonymous, although in technical usage a distinction is sometimes made in which a country's armed forces may include both its military and other paramilitary forces. There are various forms of irregular military forces, not belonging to a recognized state; though they share many attributes with regular military forces, they are less often referred to as simply ''military''. A nation's military may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luftwaffe Eagle
The ''Luftwaffe'' () was the aerial-warfare branch of the German ''Wehrmacht'' before and during World War II. Germany's military air arms during World War I, the ''Luftstreitkräfte'' of the Imperial Army and the '' Marine-Fliegerabteilung'' of the Imperial Navy, had been disbanded in May 1920 in accordance with the terms of the 1919 Treaty of Versailles which banned Germany from having any air force. During the interwar period, German pilots were trained secretly in violation of the treaty at Lipetsk Air Base in the Soviet Union. With the rise of the Nazi Party and the repudiation of the Versailles Treaty, the ''Luftwaffe''s existence was publicly acknowledged on 26 February 1935, just over two weeks before open defiance of the Versailles Treaty through German rearmament and conscription would be announced on 16 March. The Condor Legion, a ''Luftwaffe'' detachment sent to aid Nationalist forces in the Spanish Civil War, provided the force with a valuable testing grou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Generaloberstabveterinär
''Generaloberstabsarzt'' and ''Admiraloberstabsarzt'' are the top Joint Medical Service OF8-ranks of the German ''Bundeswehr''. The equivalent to this ranks in the ''Heer'' is ''Generalleutnant'' and in the German Navy the ''Vizeadmiral''. ''Bundeswehr'' In accordance with traditions in German armed forces, both ranks might be used in ''Bundeswehr medical service''. Normally the ''Bundeswehr'' ''Surgeon General of the medical service'' (de: ''Inspekteur des Sanitätsdienstes''), or the ''Chief of Medical Operation´s Command'' (de: ''Kommandeur Sanitätsführungskommando'') might be assigned. However, in future the Chief position might remain vacant, because the Deputy ''Surgeon General'' is mandated to command the ''Medical Operation´s Command''. Equivalent to that three-star ranks ( NATO-Rangcode OF-8) are ''Generalleutnant'' ("Lieutenant general") of the ''Heer'' or ''Luftwaffe'', and the ''Vizeadmiral'' (en: Vice admiral) of the ''Marine''. Address The manner of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Generaloberstabsarzt
''Generaloberstabsarzt'' and ''Admiraloberstabsarzt'' are the top Joint Medical Service OF8-ranks of the German ''Bundeswehr''. The equivalent to this ranks in the ''Heer'' is ''Generalleutnant'' and in the German Navy the ''Vizeadmiral''. ''Bundeswehr'' In accordance with traditions in German armed forces, both ranks might be used in ''Bundeswehr medical service''. Normally the ''Bundeswehr'' ''Surgeon General of the medical service'' (de: ''Inspekteur des Sanitätsdienstes''), or the ''Chief of Medical Operation´s Command'' (de: ''Kommandeur Sanitätsführungskommando'') might be assigned. However, in future the Chief position might remain vacant, because the Deputy ''Surgeon General'' is mandated to command the ''Medical Operation´s Command''. Equivalent to that three-star ranks ( NATO-Rangcode OF-8) are ''Generalleutnant'' ("Lieutenant general") of the ''Heer'' or ''Luftwaffe'', and the ''Vizeadmiral'' (en: Vice admiral) of the ''Marine''. Address The manner of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Der Pioniere
''General der Pioniere'' (en: ''General of the engineers'') was a General of the branch rank of the German Army in Nazi Germany. Until the end of World War II in 1945, this particular general officer rank was on three-star level (OF-8), equivalent to a US Lieutenant general. The rank was introduced in 1938. The '' General of the branch '' ranks of the ''Heer'' were in 1945: * General of artillery * General of mountain troops * General of infantry * General of cavalry * General of the communications troops * General of panzer troops (armoured troops) * * General of the medical corps * General of the veterinary corps The rank was equivalent to the General of the branch ranks of the Deutsche Luftwaffe (en: German Air Force): ;Luftwaffe: * General of parachute troops * General of the anti-aircraft artillery * General of the aviators * General of air force communications troops * General of the air force ;Other services: The rank was also equivalent to the German t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Der Panzertruppe
General der Panzertruppe () was a General of the branch OF8 rank of the German Army, introduced in 1935. A ''General der Panzertruppe'' was a Lieutenant General, above Major General (Generalleutnant), commanding a Panzer corps. Rank and rank insignia The rank was equivalent to the long established ''General der Kavallerie'', ''General der Artillerie'' and ''General der Infanterie''. The Wehrmacht also introduced ''General der Gebirgstruppe'' (mountain troops), ''General der Pioniere'' (engineers), ''General der Fallschirmtruppe'' (parachute troops), ''General der Flieger'' (aviators), ''General der Nachrichtentruppe'' (communications troops) and ''General der Luftnachrichtentruppe'' (air communications troops). Position In the present-day German Army, there is a ''General der Panzertruppen'', which is not a ''rank'' but a ''position'', who is usually a brigadier general (''Brigadegeneral''). The General der Panzertruppen commands the Armoured Corps Training Centre. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
General Der Nachrichtentruppe
General der Nachrichtentruppe (Literally: General of the Communications Troops) was a General of the branch OF8-rank of German Army, introduced by the Wehrmacht in 1940. The rank was equivalent to the long established ''General der Kavallerie'', ''General der Artillerie'' and ''General der Infanterie''. The Wehrmacht also introduced ''General der Gebirgstruppe'' (mountain troops), ''General der Pioniere'' (engineers), ''General der Flieger'' (aviators), ''General der Fallschirmtruppe'' (parachute troops) and ''General der Panzertruppe'' (armored troops). Only two officers held the rank; Erich Fellgiebel (1886-1944) from 1 August 1940 until his dismissal following the 20 July Plot assassination attempt and Albert Praun (1894-1975) who was appointed on 1 October 1944 and served until he was taken into captivity in May 1945. See also *General (Germany) *Comparative officer ranks of World War II The following table show comparative officer ranks of World War II, with the ranks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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