(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 engineers General of the medical corps General of the veterinary corps
junior Rank(German officer rank)senior Rank
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 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) Erwin Jaenecke (1890–1960) (1883–1963) Walter Kuntze (1883–1960) Karl Sachs (1886–1952/53) (died in Soviet gulag) Otto Tiemann (1890–1952)
See also General (Germany) Comparative officer ranks of World War II
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