General der Luftwaffe
{{Short description|General officer rank in the Luftwaffe branch of the German Wehrmacht}}
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{{Infobox military rank
| name = General of the Air Force
| native_name = General der Luftwaffe
| country = {{flagu|Nazi Germany}}
| image = {{nobreak| 100px 70px}}
| image_size = 100px
| caption = Collar patch and flying suit insignia
| image2 = WMacht Lw General 1945.svg
| image_size2 = 150px
| caption2 = Luftwaffe shoulder board
| service branch = {{air force|Nazi Germany}}
| abbreviation =
| rank = Three-star
| NATO rank = OF-8
| Non-NATO rank = O-9
| formation =
| abolished =
| higher rank = Generaloberst
| lower rank = Generalleutnant
| equivalents = See list
}}
General der Luftwaffe (en: General of the air force) 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
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| width="30%" align="center" style="background:#cfcfcf;"|junior Rank Generalleutnant |width="40%" align="center" style="background:#bfbfbf;"|50px (German officer rank) |width="30%" align="center" style="background:#afafaf;"|senior Rank |
;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.
Officers in this rank
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! style="background-color:#00AEEF"| Name !! style="background-color:#00AEEF"| Dates of life !!style="background-color:#00AEEF"| Promotion !! style="background-color:#00AEEF"| Remark | |||
| {{ill|Wilhelm Schubert|de|Wilhelm Schubert (General)}} | 1879–1972 | July 1, 1942 | Expert of war economy and armament |
| {{ill|Walther Wecke|de|Walther Wecke}} | 1885–1943 | December 1, 1942 | First commanding officer of the Hermann Görings police Stabswache |
See also
Literature
- Reinhard Stumpf: Die Wehrmacht-Elite - Rang und Herkunftsstruktur der deutschen Generale und Admirale 1933–1945, Harald Boldt Verlag, Boppard/Rhein 1982. {{ISBN|3-7646-1815-9}}
- Karl Friedrich Hildebrandt: Die Generale der Luftwaffe 1935–1945 (3 Bde.), Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück 1991. {{ISBN|376481701-1}}
{{General ranks of the Wehrmacht}}