Generalmajor
- For the use of this Two-star rank in other countries, see Major general.
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| Rank insignia | German officer rank | |||
| Introduction | 1956 | |||
| Rank group | General officers | |||
| Army / Air Force | Generalmajor | |||
| Navy | Konteradmiral | |||
| NATO equivalent |
OF-7 | |||
| Army | Major general | |||
| Air force | Air vice-marshal | |||
| Navy | Rear Admiral | |||
Generalmajor, short GenMaj, (en: major general) is the third highest general officer rank in the German Army (Heer), German Air Force (Luftwaffe). This rank is also used in the Austrian Armed Forces, but is abbreviated as GenMjr.
Rank
The rank is rated OF-7 in NATO, and is grade B7 in the pay rules of the Federal Ministry of Defence. It is equivalent to Konteradmiral in the German Navy (Marine) or to Generalstabsarzt, and Admiralstabsarzt in the Zentraler Sanitätsdienst der Bundeswehr.
Rank insignia
On the shoulder straps (Heer, Luftwaffe) there are two golden pips (stars) in golden oak leaves.
| Heer | Luftwaffe |
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| junior Rank Brigadegeneral |
 
(German officer rank) |
senior Rank Generalleutnant |
See also
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