General der Panzertruppe explained

General of the Armoured Corps
Native Name:German: General der Panzertruppe
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Formation:1935
Abolished:1945
Higher Rank:Generaloberst
Lower Rank:Generalleutnant
Equivalents:See Rank and rank insignia

General der Panzertruppe was a General of the branch rank of the German Army, introduced in 1935. A General der Panzertruppe was a lieutenant general, above major general (Generalleutnant), commanding a Panzer corps.

Rank and rank insignia

The rank was equivalent to the long established General der Kavallerie, General der Artillerie and General der Infanterie. The Wehrmacht also introduced General der Gebirgstruppe (mountain troops), General der Pioniere (engineers), General der Fallschirmtruppe (parachute troops), General der Flieger (aviators), General der Nachrichtentruppe (communications troops) and General der Luftnachrichtentruppe (air communications troops).

Position

In the present-day German Army, there is a General der Panzertruppen, which is not a rank but a position, who is usually a brigadier general (Brigadegeneral). The General der Panzertruppen commands the Armoured Corps Training Centre. In the Nazi-era Army, the equivalent position was called Generalinspekteur der Panzertruppe.

List

The following officers were General der Panzertruppe:

Literature

See also

junior Rank
Generalleutnant
(German officer rank)
General der Panzertruppe
senior Rank
Generaloberst