General der Fallschirmtruppe

WW2-era branch general rank in the German Luftwaffe
General of the Parachute Corps
General der Fallschirmtruppe
Collar patch and flying suit insignia
Luftwaffe shoulder board
Country Nazi Germany
Service branch Luftwaffe
RankThree-star
NATO rank codeOF-8
Non-NATO rankO-9
Next higher rankGeneraloberst
Next lower rankGeneralleutnant
Equivalent ranksSee 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.

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
junior Rank
Generalleutnant

(German officer rank)
General der Fallschirmtruppe

senior Rank
Generaloberst
Other services

The rank was also equivalent to the German three-star ranks:

List of officers who were General der Fallschirmtruppe

Eugen Meindl 1941

See also

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German General der ... ranks (by branch of service) (1935–1945)
Heer
Luftwaffe
Waffen-SS