General of the Air Force | |
Native Name: | General der Luftwaffe |
Image Size2: | 150px |
Nato Rank: | OF-8 |
Non-Nato Rank: | O-9 |
Higher Rank: | Generaloberst |
Lower Rank: | Generalleutnant |
Equivalents: | See list |
General der Luftwaffe (en: General of the air force) 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:
The rank was equivalent to the General of the branch ranks of the Heer (army) as follows:
junior Rank Generalleutnant | (German officer rank) General der Luftwaffe | senior Rank Generaloberst |
Name | Dates of life | Promotion | Remark | |
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1879–1972 | July 1, 1942 | Expert of war economy and armament | ||
1885–1943 | December 1, 1942 | First commanding officer of the Hermann Görings police Stabswache |