General der Pioniere
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| General of the Engineers General der Pioniere | |
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  Arabesque and flecktarn suit insignia | |
 Army shoulder board | |
| Country |  Nazi Germany |
| Service branch |  German Army |
| Rank | Three-star |
| NATO rank code | OF-8 |
| Non-NATO rank | O-9 |
| Next higher rank | Generaloberst |
| Next lower rank | Generalleutnant |
| Equivalent ranks | See 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) |
senior Rank Generaloberst |
The rank was equivalent to the General of the branch ranks of the Deutsche Luftwaffe (en: German Air Force):
- Luftwaffe
- General of parachute troops
- General of the anti-aircraft artillery
- General of the aviators
- General of air force communications troops
- General of the air force
- 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 Pioniere
[edit]- Otto-Wilhelm Förster (1885–1966)
- Erwin Jaenecke (1890–1960)
- Alfred Jacob (1883–1963)
- Walter Kuntze (1883–1960)
- Karl Sachs (1886–1952/53) (died in Soviet gulag)
- Otto Tiemann (1890–1952)
See also
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