Army General (East Germany)

Armee- general

Army general was a senior military rank of East Germany, used until 1990. It was the equivalent of a Four-star rank in NATO-nations and ranked below the Marschall der DDR (Marshal of the German Democratic Republic), although no one was ever promoted to the latter rank. East German officers who achieved the rank of Armeegeneral were:

• 1959 Willi Stoph (NVA)
• 1961 Heinz Hoffmann (NVA)
• 1980 Erich Mielke (MfS)
• 1984 Friedrich Dickel (MdI)
• 1985 Heinz Keßler (NVA)

Army general in other countries

This four-star rank OF-9 was largely used in other armed forces of the former Warsaw Pact countries. Some examples are described below.

• Bulgarian language ⇒ Армейски генерал
• Czechoslovakian language ⇒ Armádní generál
• Hungarian language ⇒ General armije
• Polish language ⇒ Generał armii
• Romanian language ⇒ General de armată
• Russian language ⇒ Генерал армии

See also

• General (Germany)
• NPA Rank Insignias
• Corps colours (NPA)