General der Pioniere

WW2 German Army branch general rank
General of the Engineers
General der Pioniere
Arabesque and flecktarn suit insignia
Army shoulder board
Country Nazi Germany
Service branch German Army
RankThree-star
NATO rank codeOF-8
Non-NATO rankO-9
Next higher rankGeneraloberst
Next lower rankGeneralleutnant
Equivalent ranksSee list

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), 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 der Pioniere / General of the engineers
  • General of the medical corps
  • General of the veterinary corps
junior Rank
Generalleutnant

(German officer rank)
General der Pioniere

senior Rank
Generaloberst

The rank was equivalent to the General of the branch ranks of the Deutsche Luftwaffe (en: German Air Force):

Luftwaffe
Other services

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

List of officers who were General der Pioniere

See also

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