General der Luftnachrichtentruppe explained

General of the Air Communications Troop
Native Name:	General der Luftnachrichtentruppe
Image Size2:	150px
Nato Rank:	OF-8
Non-Nato Rank:	O-9
Higher Rank:	Generaloberst
Lower Rank:	Generalleutnant
Equivalents:	See list

General der Luftnachrichtentruppe (en: General of air force communications troops) 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:

• 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 of engineers
• General of the medical corps
• General of the veterinary corps

junior Rank Generalleutnant

(German officer rank) General der Luftnachrichtentruppe

senior Rank Generaloberst

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.

Officers in this rank

Name	Dates of life	Promotion	Remark
	1879–1964	April 1, 1945	higher commander of the Luftnachrichtenstab in Halle (Saale)
	1891–1963	1941	expert to German radar technology
	1880–1976	January 30, 1945	Signals-Leader of the Luftwaffe in the RLM

See also

See main article: article and General of the branch.

• Comparative officer ranks of World War II

References

• Karl Friedrich Hildebrandt: Teil II Die Generale der Luftwaffe 1935–1945, Biblio-Verlag Osnabrück 1991, 3 Bände (German language),