General der Fallschirmtruppe
| General of the Parachute CorpsGeneral der Fallschirmtruppe | |
|---|---|
  Collar patch and flying suit insignia | |
 Luftwaffe shoulder board | |
| Country |  Nazi Germany |
| Service branch |  Luftwaffe |
| Rank | Three-star |
| NATOrank code | OF-8 |
| Non-NATO rank | O-9 |
| Next higher rank | Generaloberst |
| Next lower rank | Generalleutnant |
| Equivalent ranks | See list |
General der Fallschirmtruppe (en: general of the parachute corps) 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.[1]
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
| junior RankGeneralleutnant |  (German officer rank)General der Fallschirmtruppe | senior RankGeneraloberst |
- 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 Fallschirmtruppe
- Bruno Bräuer
- Paul Conrath
- Richard Heidrich
- Eugen Meindl
- Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke
- Alfred Schlemm
- Kurt Student
See also
References
- ^Villahermosa, Gilberto (12 November 2020). Hitler's Paratroopers in Normandy: The German II Parachute Corps in the Battle for France, 1944. Pen and Sword. p. 377. ISBN 978-1-4738-4711-8.
