''General der Flieger'' ( en, General of the aviators) was a

General of the branch A general of the branch, general of the branch of service or general of the ... (where instead of the ellipsis an appropriate name of the military branch is being put) is a three or four-star general officer rank in some armies. Several nations d ...

rank of the

Luftwaffe 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-Fliegerabt ...

(air force) in

Nazi Germany Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...

. Until the end of

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...

in 1945, this particular general officer rank was on three-star level (

OF-8 An officer of three-star rank is a senior commander in many of the armed services holding a rank described by the NATO code of OF-8. The term is also used by some armed forces which are not NATO members. Typically, three-star officers hold the ...

), equivalent to a US

Lieutenant general Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the ...

. 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 General of the Air Force (GAF) is a five-star general officer rank and is the highest possible rank in the United States Air Force. General of the Air Force ranks immediately above a general and is equivalent to General of the Army in the Uni ...

The rank was equivalent to the

ranks of the '' Heer'' (army) as follows: ;Heer: *

General of artillery General of the Artillery is/was a general officer of artillery, and may be: *General of the Artillery (Germany) and Austria-Hungary * General of the Artillery (Imperial Russia) * General of the Artillery (Poland) *Feldzeugmeister (OF-8) of the Aust ...

* General of mountain troops * General of infantry *

General of cavalry General of the Cavalry (german: General der Kavallerie) was a General officer rank in the cavalry in various states of which the modern states of German and Austria are successors or in other armies which used the German model. Artillery officers ...

* General of the communications troops * General of panzer troops (armoured troops) *

General of engineers A general officer is an officer of high rank in the armies, and in some nations' air forces, space forces, and marines or naval infantry. In some usages the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colonel."general, adj. and n.". OED ...

* General of the medical corps * General of the veterinary corps ;Other services: The rank was also equivalent to the German three-star ranks: * Admiral of the ''

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 th ...

'', equivalent to (US Vice admiral) and * '' SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS'' in the Waffen-SS.

List of officers who were General der Flieger

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Alexander Andrae Alexander Andrae (27 April 1888 – 3 April 1979), whose first name is often mistakenly given as ''Waldemar'', was a Nazi Germany, German military officer from Kozłówki, Opole Voivodeship, Kösling, Opole Voivodeship, Upper Silesia. Initially p ...

(1888–1979)

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Karl Barlen Karl may refer to: People * Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name * Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne * Karl Marx, German philosopher and political writer * Karl of Austria, last Austr ...

(1890–1956) * Hellmuth Bieneck (1887–1972) *

Karl-Heinrich Bodenschatz Karl-Heinrich Bodenschatz (10 December 1890 – 25 August 1979) was a German general who was the adjutant to Manfred von Richthofen in World War I and the liaison officer between Hermann Göring and Adolf Hitler in World War II. Biography Ea ...

(1890–1979) *

Walter Boenicke __NOTOC__ Walter Boenicke (15 December 1895 – 21 April 1947) was a German general ( General der Flieger) in the Luftwaffe during World War II who commanded the 3. Flieger Division. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Boen ...

(1895–1947) * Rudolf Bogatsch (1891–1970) *

Alfred Bülowius __NOTOC__ Alfred Bülowius was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Awards * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 4 July 1940 as ''Oberst'' and ''Geschwaderkommodore'' o ...

(1892–1968)

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Friedrich Christiansen Friedrich Christiansen (12 December 1879 – 3 December 1972) was a German general who served as commander of the German ''Wehrmacht'' in the occupied Netherlands during World War II. Christiansen was a World War I flying ace and the only seap ...

(1879–1972) *

Friedrich Cochenhausen Friedrich may refer to: Names *Friedrich (surname), people with the surname ''Friedrich'' *Friedrich (given name), people with the given name ''Friedrich'' Other *Friedrich (board game), a board game about Frederick the Great and the Seven Years' ...

(1879–1946) *

Joachim Coeler __NOTOC__ Joachim Coeler (1 June 1891 – 14 May 1955) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Awards * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 12 July 1940 as ''General ...

(1891–1955)

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Heinrich Danckelmann Heinrich Dankelmann (2 August 1887 – 30 October 1947) was a Luftwaffe General who served as the third Military Commander for the Territory of the Military Commander in Serbia from 23rd of July to 20th of October 1941. During his tenure as comman ...

(1887–1947) *

Paul Deichmann Paul Deichmann (27 August 1898 – 10 January 1981) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Deichmann was born in Fulda on 27 August 1898. He entered the German Imperi ...

(1898–1981) *

Egon Doerstling Egon is a variant of the male given name Eugene (given name), Eugene. It is most commonly found in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Estonia, Hungary, Slovakia, Sweden, Denmark, and parts of the Netherlands and Belgium. The name can also be ...

(1890–1965) *

Eduard Dransfeld Eduard Model Accessories is a Czech manufacturer of plastic models and finescale model accessories. Formed in 1989 in the city of Most, Eduard began in a rented cellar as a manufacturer of photoetched brass model components. Following the s ...

(1883–1964) *

Karl Drum Karl may refer to: People * Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name * Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne * Karl Marx, German philosopher and political writer * Karl of Austria, last Austr ...

(1893–1968)

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* Karl Eberth (1877–1952)

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* Hellmuth Felmy (1885–1965) *

Martin Fiebig Martin Fiebig (7 May 1891 – 23 October 1947) was a German Luftwaffe general who commanded several air corps and equivalent-sized formations during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. After W ...

(1891–1947) *

Johannes Fink Johannes Fink (28 March 1895 – 1 June 1981) was a German general during World War II. He became a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Awards and decorations * Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 20 June 19 ...

(1895–1981) *

Veit Fischer Veit is a personal name. Notable people with the name include: Surname *Gustav Veit (1824–1903), German gynecologist and obstetrician, a native of Leobschütz *Johann Veit (1852–1917), German gynecologist * Mario Veit (born 1973), German boxe ...

(1890–1966) * Helmuth Förster (1889–1965) * Stefan Fröhlich (1889–1978) * Heribert Fütterer (1894–1963)

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* Hans Geisler (1891–1966) *

Ulrich Grauert __NOTOC__ Ulrich Grauert (6 March 1889 – 15 May 1941) was a general in the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany during World War II who commanded 1st Air Corps. He was killed on 15 May 1941 when his Junkers Ju 52 aircraft was shot down by F/Lt Jerzy Jan ...

(1889–1941) later promoted to ''

Generaloberst A ("colonel general") was the second-highest general officer rank in the German ''Reichswehr'' and ''Wehrmacht'', the Austro-Hungarian Common Army, the East German National People's Army and in their respective police services. The rank was ...

H

Wilhelm Haehnelt Wilhelm Haehnelt (12 March 1875 – 10 March 1946) was a Luftwaffe ''General der Flieger'' (General of Aviators) in World War II. Life Haehnelt graduated on 14 February 1895 as an ensign in the 4th Lower Silesian Infantry Regiment no. 51 of the P ...

(1875–1946) *

Hans Halm Hans may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Hans (name), a masculine given name * Hans Raj Hans, Indian singer and politician ** Navraj Hans, Indian singer, actor, entrepreneur, cricket player and performer, son of Hans Raj Hans ** Yuvraj Hans, Punjabi ...

(1879–1957) * Friedrich-Carl Hanesse (1892–1975) *

Willi Harmjanz Willi is a given name, nickname (often a short form or hypocorism of Wilhelm) and surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Willi Apel (1893–1988), German-American musicologist * Willi Boskovsky (1909–1991), Austrian violin ...

(1893–1983) * Otto Hoffmann von Waldau (1898–1943)

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* Hans Jeschonnek (1899–1943), then a ''

'' (1942)

K

Josef Kammhuber Josef Kammhuber (August 19, 1896 – January 25, 1986) was a career officer in the Luftwaffe and post-World War II German Air Force. During World War II, he was the first general of night fighters in the Luftwaffe. Kammhuber created the night ...

(1896–1986) *

Erich Karlewski The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, or Eirik is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Norse ''* ...

(1874–1947) * Gustav Kastner-Kirdorf (1881–1945) *

Leonhard Kaupisch Leonhard Kaupisch (1 September 1878 – 26 September 1945) was a German general during World War II who served as Supreme Military Commander of occupied Denmark. World War I and interwar period Kaupisch entered the army in 1898; from 1907 to 1909 ...

(1878–1945) *

Albert Kesselring Albert Kesselring (30 November 1885 – 16 July 1960) was a German ''Generalfeldmarschall'' of the Luftwaffe during World War II who was subsequently convicted of war crimes. In a military career that spanned both world wars, Kesselring becam ...

(1885–1960) later promoted to ''

Generalfeldmarschall ''Generalfeldmarschall'' (from Old High German ''marahscalc'', "marshal, stable master, groom"; en, general field marshal, field marshal general, or field marshal; ; often abbreviated to ''Feldmarschall'') was a rank in the armies of several ...

'' * Ulrich Kessler (1894–1983) *

Karl Kitzinger Karl may refer to: People * Karl (given name), including a list of people and characters with the name * Karl der Große, commonly known in English as Charlemagne * Karl Marx, German philosopher and political writer * Karl of Austria, last Austria ...

(1886–1962) *

Waldemar Klepke Waldemar, Valdemar or Woldemar is an Old High German given name. It consists of the elements ''wald-'' "power", "brightness" and ''-mar'' "fame". The name is considered the equivalent of the Slavic name Vladimir, Volodymyr, Uladzimir or Wł ...

(1882–1945) * Robert Knauss (1892–1955) * Karl Koller (1898–1951) *

Werner Kreipe Werner Kreipe (12 April 1904 – 7 September 1967) was a German World War II Luftwaffe General der Flieger. Luftwaffe career Kreipe joined the Luftwaffe in 1934. Kreipe held various staff positions until the winter 1939/40, when he was selecte ...

(1904–1967)

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* Otto Langemeyer (1883–1950) * Hermann von der Lieth-Thomsen (1867–1942)

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* Alfred Mahnke (1888–1979) * Wilhelm Mayer (1886–1950) *

Rudolf Meister Rudolf Meister (1 August 1897 – 11 September 1958) was a German general ( General der Flieger) in the Luftwaffe during World War II who commanded the 4th Air Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. M ...

(1897–1958) *

Erhard Milch Erhard Milch (30 March 1892 – 25 January 1972) was a German general field marshal ('' Generalfeldmarschall'') of Jewish heritage who oversaw the development of the German air force (''Luftwaffe'') as part of the re-armament of Nazi Germany fo ...

(1892–1972) later promoted to ''

'' * Max Mohr (1884–1966) *

Walter Musshoff Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born ...

(1885–1971)

P

* Erich Petersen (1889–1963) *

Kurt Pflugbeil __NOTOC__ Kurt Leopold Pflugbeil (9 May 1890 – 31 May 1955) was a German general ( General der Flieger) in the Luftwaffe during World War II who commanded 4th Air Corps and Luftflotte 1. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cro ...

(1890–1955) *

Maximilian Ritter von Pohl __NOTOC__ Maximilian Ritter von Pohl (15 April 1893 – 26 July 1951) was a general in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Awards and decorations * Knight's Cross of the ...

(1893–1951) *

Richard Putzier Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'str ...

(1890–1979)

Q

* Erich Quade (1883–1959)

R

Georg Rieke Georg may refer to: * ''Georg'' (film), 1997 * Georg (musical), Estonian musical * Georg (given name) * Georg (surname) George is a surname of Irish, English, Welsh, South Indian Christian, Middle Eastern Christian (usually Lebanese), French, o ...

(1894–1970) *

Hans Ritter Hans may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Hans (name), a masculine given name * Hans Raj Hans, Indian singer and politician ** Navraj Hans, Indian singer, actor, entrepreneur, cricket player and performer, son of Hans Raj Hans ** Yuvraj Hans, Punjabi ...

(1893–1991)

S

Hugo Schmidt Hugo or HUGO may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Hugo'' (film), a 2011 film directed by Martin Scorsese * Hugo Award, a science fiction and fantasy award named after Hugo Gernsback * Hugo (franchise), a children's media franchise based on a ...

(1885–1964) *

Wilhelm Schubert Wilhelm may refer to: People and fictional characters * William Charles John Pitcher, costume designer known professionally as "Wilhelm" * Wilhelm (name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or surname Other uses * Mount ...

(1879–1972) *

Julius Schulz The gens Julia (''gēns Iūlia'', ) was one of the most prominent patrician families in ancient Rome. Members of the gens attained the highest dignities of the state in the earliest times of the Republic. The first of the family to obtain the ...

(1889–1975) * Karl Friedrich Schweickhard (1883–1968) *

Hans-Georg von Seidel Hans-Georg von Seidel (11 November 1891Prisoners of Special Camp 11 Retrieved on 18 December 2009. – 10 November 1955) was a Nazi Germany, German military leader who served in the German Army (German Empire), German Army during World War I an ...

(1891–1955) * Hans Seidemann (1902–1967) *

Hans Siburg Hans may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Hans (name), a masculine given name * Hans Raj Hans, Indian singer and politician ** Navraj Hans, Indian singer, actor, entrepreneur, cricket player and performer, son of Hans Raj Hans ** Yuvraj Hans, Punjabi ...

(1893–1976) * Wilhelm Speidel (1895–1970)

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Albert Vierling Albert may refer to: Companies * Albert (supermarket), a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic * Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands * Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia * Albert Productions, a record label * Alber ...

(1887–1969)

W

Bernhard Waber Bernhard Anton Waber (20 May 1884 – 6 February 1945) was a general officer of the German Air Force (German: Luftwaffe) in World War II. He was executed by the Nazi regime shortly before the end of the war. Career Waber was born on 20 May 1884 ...

(1884–1945) *

Walther Wecke Walther is a masculine given name and a surname. It is a German form of Walter, which is derived from the Old High German '' Walthari'', containing the elements ''wald'' -"power", "brightness" or "forest" and ''hari'' -"warrior". The name was fi ...

(1885–1943) * Rudolf Wenninger (1890–1945) * Helmuth Wilberg (1880–1941) * Wilhelm Wimmer (1889–1973) *

Bodo von Witzendorff Bodo may refer to: Ethnicity * Boro people, an ethno-linguistic group mainly from Northwest Assam, India * Bodo-Kachari people, an umbrella group from Nepal, India and Bangladesh that includes the Bodo people Culture and language * Boro cu ...

(1876–1943) * Ludwig Wolff (1886–1950)

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Konrad Zander Konrad is a Germans, German (with variants ''Kunz'' and ''Kunze'') given name and surname that means "bold counselor" and may refer to: People Given name Surname *Alexander Konrad (1890–1940), Russian explorer *Antoine Konrad (born 1975), bir ...

(1883–1947)

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