''General der Pioniere'' (en: ''General of the engineers'') was a General of the branch rank of the German Army in

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. Until the end of

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in 1945, this particular general officer rank was on three-star level ( OF-8), 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 th ...

. 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 the Infantry is a military rank of a General officer in the infantry and refers to: * General of the Infantry (Austria) * General of the Infantry (Bulgaria) * General of the Infantry (Germany) ('), a rank of a general in the German Im ...

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 o ...

* General of the communications troops * General of panzer troops (armoured troops) * ''General der Pioniere / General of the engineers * General of the medical corps * General of the veterinary corps The rank was equivalent to the General of the branch ranks of the

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(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 three-star ranks: * ''Admiral'' of the Kriegsmarine, equivalent to (US Vice admiral) and * '' SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS'' in the ''Waffen-SS''.

List of officers who were General der Pioniere

* Otto-Wilhelm Förster (1885–1966) *

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(1890–1960) * Alfred Jacob (1883–1963) * Walter Kuntze (1883–1960) *

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(1886–1952/53) (died in Soviet gulag) *

Otto Tiemann Heinrich Andreas Otto Tiemann (12 February 1890 – 20 April 1952) was a German general during World War II who commanded several corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Promotions * 3. or 8.3.1908 Fahnenjunker *17 ...

(1890–1952)

List of officers who were General der Pioniere

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