General der Luftwaffe

General der Luftwaffe
(General of the air force)
Rank insignia of the Luftwaffe

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 WW2 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:

Heer
junior Rank
Generalleutnant

(German officer rank)
General der Luftwaffe

senior Rank
Generaloberst
Other services

The rank was also equivalent to the German three-star ranks:


Officers in this rank

Name Dates of life Promotion Remark
Wilhelm Schubert 1879–1972 July 1, 1942 Expert of war economy and armament
Walther Wecke 1885–1943 December 1, 1942 First commanding officer of the Hermann Görings police Stabswache

See also

Literature

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