General of the Cavalry (german: General der Kavallerie) was a

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OF8-rank in the Imperial Army, the interwar

Reichswehr ''Reichswehr'' () was the official name of the German armed forces during the Weimar Republic and the first years of the Third Reich. After Germany was defeated in World War I, the Imperial German Army () was dissolved in order to be reshape ...

, and the

Wehrmacht The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the ''Heer'' (army), the '' Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previo ...

. It was the second-highest General officer rank below Generaloberst. Artillery officers of equivalent rank were called ''

General der Artillerie 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 Württembe ...

'', and infantry officers of equivalent rank '' General der Infanterie''. The Wehrmacht also created ''

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 ran ...

n'' (tank troops), ''

General der Gebirgstruppe General der Gebirgstruppe (Literally: General of the Mountain Troops) was a category of German Army three-star, a new example of the traditional German 'General der' rank introduced by the Wehrmacht in 1940, comparable to the NATO grade OF- ...

n'' (mountain troops), ''

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), equi ...

'' (engineers), '' General der Flieger'' (aviators), '' General der Fallschirmtruppen'' (parachute troops), and ''

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 Kavalle ...

n'' (communications troops)

List of officers who were General der Kavallerie

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* Friedrich von Bernhardi (1849–1930) * Moritz von Bissing (1844–1917) * Walter Braemer (1883–1955)

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* Friedrich August Peter von Colomb (1775–1854)

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* Georg Graf von der Decken (1787–1859) * Adolf von Deines (1845-1911)

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* Karl von Einem (1853–1934) * Rudolf Koch-Erpach (1886–1971) * Franz Hermann Günther von Etzel (1862–1948)

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* Max von Fabeck (1854–1916) * Hans Feige (1880–1953) * Kurt Feldt (1897–1970) * Rudolf von Frommel (1857–1921)

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Otto von Garnier Otto Wladislaus Eduard Konstantin von Garnier (; 1 May 1858 – 17 June 1947) was a German General of the Cavalry during World War I. Life and army career Otto von Garnier was born in Neustadt in Oberschlesien (currently Prudn ...

(1859–1947) * Ludwig Freiherr von Gebsattel (1857–1930)

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* Gottlieb Graf von Haeseler (1836–1919) *

Erick-Oskar Hansen __NOTOC__ Erick-Oskar Hansen (27 May 1889 – 18 March 1967) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Biography Born in Hamburg, Hansen entered the arm ...

(1889–1967) *

Gustav Harteneck __NOTOC__ Gustav Harteneck (27 July 1892 – 13 January 1984) was a German general in the Wehrmacht 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 ...

(1892–1984) * Philipp von Hellingrath (1862–1939) *

Erich Hoepner Erich Kurt Richard Hoepner (14 September 1886 – 8 August 1944) was a German general during World War II. An early proponent of mechanisation and armoured warfare, he was a Wehrmacht army corps commander at the beginning of the war, leading ...

(1886–1944) * Ernst von Hoeppner (1860–1922) * Leonhard von Hohenhausen (1788–1872) * Gustav von Hollen (1851–1917)

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Alfred von Kühne Alfred von Kühne (2 January 1853 - 8 May 1945) was a Prussian General der Kavallerie who was active during World War I. He commanded the 13th Reserve Division and participated in the Siege of Maubeuge. Life Alfred Kühne was born on 2 January ...

(1853-1945) *

Philipp Kleffel __NOTOC__ Philipp Kleffel (9 December 1887 – 10 October 1964) 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 of Nazi Germany. For 10 days, Kleffel served as th ...

(1887–1964) * Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist (1881-1954) * Rudolf Koch-Erpach (1886–1971) *

Carl-Erik Koehler __NOTOC__ Carl-Erik Koehler (3 December 1895 – 8 December 1958) was a German general during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Koehler was the grandson of Captain Hubert Dilger, a German-b ...

(1895–1958) *

Ernst August Köstring Ernst-August Köstring (20 June 1876 – 20 November 1953) was a German diplomat and officer who served during World War II. Life Born in Imperial Russia in 1876, Ernst August Köstring grew up in St Petersburg (or MoscowVladimir Vinokurov. Th ...

(1876–1953) * Otto Kreß von Kressenstein (1850–1929) *

Karl Wilhelm Heinrich von Kleist Karl Wilhelm Heinrich von Kleist (1 November 1836, Brandenburg - 2 January 1917, Berlin) was a Prussian officer of the Imperial German Army, most recently General of the Cavalry (Germany). On the occasion of his 50th anniversary of service in 1906, ...

(1836-1917) * Gebhard Friedrich von Krosigk (1835-1904)

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* Maximilian von Laffert (1855–1917) *

Georg Lindemann Georg Lindemann (8 March 1884 – 25 September 1963) was a German general during World War II. He commanded the 18th Army during the Soviet Kingisepp–Gdov Offensive. World War II In 1936, Lindemann was promoted to Generalmajor and given com ...

(1884–1963)

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August von Mackensen Anton Ludwig Friedrich August von Mackensen (born Mackensen; 6 December 1849 – 8 November 1945), ennobled as "von Mackensen" in 1899, was a German field marshal. He commanded successfully during World War I of 1914–1918 and became one of ...

(1849–1945) * Eberhard von Mackensen (1889–1969) *

Georg von der Marwitz Georg Cornelius Adalbert von der Marwitz (7 July 1856 – 27 October 1929) was a Prussian cavalry general, who commanded several German armies during the First World War on both the Eastern and Western fronts. Early military career Marwitz was b ...

(1856–1929)

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* Curt von

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(1849–1936) * Ernst Ludwig von

(1716−1798) * Wilhelm Malte II of Putbus (1833–1907) * Georg Adam von

(1618–1672) * Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia (1865–1931)

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* Alfred Bonaventura von Rauch (1824–1900) * Friedrich von Rauch (1855–1935) * Gustav Waldemar von Rauch (1819–1890) * Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen (1855–1939) *

Edwin Graf von Rothkirch und Trach Edwin Graf Rothkirch und Trach (1 November 1888 - 29 July 1980) born in Militsch, was a German general during World War II who commanded Army Group Centre Rear Area and later an army corps. As a show jumper, he took part in the 1932 Summer Olym ...

(1888–1980)

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* Maximilian von Speidel (1856–1943) * Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg (1886-1974)

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Wilhelm Karl, Duke of Urach Prince Wilhelm of Urach, Count of Württemberg, 2nd Duke of Urach (''Wilhelm Karl Florestan Gero Crescentius''; German: ''Fürst Wilhelm von Urach, Graf von Württemberg, 2. Herzog von Urach''; 30 May 1864 – 24 March 1928), was a German prince w ...

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* Alfred von Waldersee (1832–1904) * Hermann Ludwig von Wartensleben (1826–1921) *

Maximilian von Weichs Maximilian Maria Joseph Karl Gabriel Lamoral Reichsfreiherr von und zu Weichs an der Glon (12 November 1881 – 27 September 1954) was a field marshal in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II. Born into an aristocratic family, Weichs ...

(1881–1954) (Later promoted to Generalfeldmarschall) * Siegfried Westphal (1902–1982)

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* Christian von Zweibrücken (1782–1859)

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