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{{Short description|Police and armed forces rank}} {{For|the use of this [[Four-star rank]] in other countries|Colonel general}} {{italictitle}} [[File:Rudolf Stöger-Steiner von Steinstätten.jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[Rudolf Stöger-Steiner von Steinstätten]] here as ''Generaloberst'']] A {{lang|de|'''Generaloberst'''}} ("[[colonel general]]") was the second-highest [[general officer]] rank in the German ''[[Reichswehr]]'' and ''[[Wehrmacht]]'', the [[Austro-Hungarian]] [[Common Army]], the [[East Germany|East German]] [[National People's Army]] and in their respective police services. The rank was equal to a four-star [[full general]] but below a ''[[Generalfeldmarschall]]''. The rank was equivalent to a ''[[Generaladmiral]]'' in the ''[[Kriegsmarine]]'' until 1945 or to a ''[[Flottenadmiral]]'' in the ''[[Volksmarine]]'' until 1990. It was the highest ordinary military rank and the highest military rank awarded in [[peacetime]]; the higher rank of general field marshal was awarded only in wartime by the head of state. In general, a ''Generaloberst'' had the same privileges as a general field marshal. A literal translation of ''Generaloberst'' would be "uppermost general", but it is often translated as "colonel-general" by analogy to ''Oberst'', "colonel", such as in countries in which the rank was adopted like [[Russia]] ({{Langx|ru|генерал-полковник|general-polkovnik}}). "Oberst" derives from the [[Comparison (grammar)|superlative form]] of Germanic ''ober'' (''upper''), [[cognate]] to English ''over'' and so "superior general" might be a more idiomatic rendering. The rank was created in 1854, originally for [[William I, German Emperor|Emperor William I]], the [[Prince of Prussia]], because members of the royal family were traditionally not promoted to the rank of field marshal and it was limited to wartime. In the 19th century, the rank was largely honorary and usually held only by members of the princely families or the [[Governing Mayor of Berlin#History|Governor of Berlin]]. The regular promotion of professional officers to the grade did not begin until 1911. Since the rank of ''[[Generalfeldmarschall]]'' was reserved for wartime promotions, the additional distinction of a "Colonel general with the rank of field marshal" ({{lang|de|Generaloberst im Range eines Generalfeldmarschalls}}) was created. Such generals were entitled to wear three pips and a marshal's crossed batons on their shoulder boards, compared to the three pips of a Colonel General; however, this was changed to four pips in 1911.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Stumpf |first1=Reinhard |title=Die Wehrmacht-Elite: Rang- und Herkunftsstruktur der deutschen Generale und Admirale 1933–1945 |date=2017 |publisher=[[De Gruyter]] |isbn=9783486817683 |page=139 |language=German}}</ref> ''Generaloberst'' was the second-highest general officer rank, below [[field marshal]], in the [[Prussian Army]] as well as in the [[German Empire]] (1871–1918), the [[Weimar Republic]] (1921–1933), the ''Wehrmacht'' (which included the ''[[Luftwaffe]]'', established in 1935) of [[Nazi Germany]] (1933–45) and the East German ''[[National People's Army|Nationale Volksarmee]]'' (1949–1991). As military ranks were often used for other uniformed services, the rank was also used by the [[Waffen-SS]] and the ''[[Ordnungspolizei]]'' of Nazi Germany and the ''[[Volkspolizei]]'' and ''[[Stasi]]'' of East Germany. In East Germany, the rank was junior to the [[general of the army]] (''Armeegeneral''), as well as to the briefly-extant and never-awarded rank of ''[[Marschall der DDR]]''. {{TOC limit}} == Austro-Hungarian Army== [[File:Kuk ColGen 1918.svg|thumb|200px|gorget patch '''''Generaloberst''''' of the ''k.u.k. Common Army'']] In 1915 the ''Generaloberst'' – ''Vezérezredes'' rank was introduced to the [[Austro-Hungarian Army|Austro-Hungarian Common Army]]. It was the second highest behind the ''[[Feldmarschall]]'' – ''Tábornagy'' rank. ;See also: {{Main|List of Austro-Hungarian colonel generals}} # [[Archduke Joseph Ferdinand of Austria|Erzherzog Joseph Ferdinand von Österreich-Toskana]] (1872–1942) # [[Friedrich von Beck-Rzikowsky|Friedrich Graf von Beck-Rzikowsky]] (1830–1920) # [[Eduard von Paar|Eduard Graf Paar]] (1837–1919) # [[Arthur von Bolfras|Arthur Freiherr von Bolfras]] (1838–1922) # [[Friedrich von Georgi|Friedrich Freiherr von Georgi]] (1852–1926) # [[Karl von Pflanzer-Baltin|Karl Freiherr von Pflanzer-Baltin]] (1855–1925) # [[Viktor Dankl von Krasnik|Viktor Graf Dankl von Krasnik]] (1854–1941) # [[Karl Tersztyánszky von Nádas]] (1854–1921) # [[Adolf von Rhemen zu Barensfeld|Adolf von Rhemen]] (1855–1932) # [[Paul Puhallo von Brlog|Paul Freiherr Puhallo von Brlog]] (1856–1926) # [[Archduke Leopold Salvator of Austria|Erzherzog Leopold Salvator von Österreich-Toskana]] (1863–1931) # [[Karl von Kirchbach auf Lauterbach|Karl Graf von Kirchbach auf Lauterbach]] (1856–1939) # [[Karl Georg Huyn|Karl Georg Graf Huyn]] (1857–1938) # [[Hermann Kusmanek von Burgneustädten]] (1860–1934) # [[Karl Křitek]] (1861–1928) # [[Wenzel von Wurm|Wenzel Freiherr von Wurm]] (1859–1921) # [[Samu Hazai|Samuel Freiherr von Hazai]] (1851–1942) # [[Leopold Freiherr von Hauer]] (1854–1933) # [[Viktor von Scheuchenstuel|Viktor Graf von Scheuchenstuel]] (1857–1938) # [[Stjepan Sarkotić|Stephan Freiherr Sarkotić von Lovčen]] (1858–1939) # [[Josef Roth von Limanowa-Łapanów|Josef Freiherr Roth von Limanowa-Łapanów]] (1859–1927) # [[Arthur Arz von Straußenburg|Arthur Freiherr Arz von Straußenburg]] (1857–1935) # [[Hugo Martiny von Malastów]] (1860–1940) # [[Rudolf Stöger-Steiner von Steinstätten|Rudolf Freiherr Stöger-Steiner von Steinstätten]] (1861–1921) # [[Alois Schönburg-Hartenstein|Alois Fürst Schönburg-Hartenstein]] (1858–1944) ==German Empire== Rank insignia of the [[w:German Empire|German Empire]] 1871 until 1918, here [[Shoulder board]] of the [[German Army (German Empire)|German Imperial Army]]: twisted of silver- and golden-braids with three stars to [[w:Colonel General|"Colonel general"]] <small>(equivalent to [[four-star rank]], today: [[Ranks and insignia of NATO|OF-9]])</small>. [[File:OF-9 Generaloberst (Bayern) 1918.gif|thumb|90px|''Generaloberst'' (1871–1918)]] [[File:KHeer OF9 GenOberst iRd GenFM 1919.svg|thumb|90px|Colonel General with the rank of Field Marshal]] ===[[Bavarian Army]]=== * December 27, 1911 – [[Carl von Horn (1847–1923)|Carl von Horn]] (1847–1923), [[Minister of War]] * August 1, 1914 – [[Otto Kreß von Kressenstein]] (1850–1929), Minister of War * April 9, 1918 – [[Felix von Bothmer]] (1852–1937), commander-in chief in WW I ===[[Prussian Army]]=== [[File:Großherzog Friedrich I. von Baden.jpg|thumb|200px|[[Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden]] as Prussian ''Generaloberst'' <small>(with the special rank GFM)</small>]] * March 20, 1854 – [[William I, German Emperor|Wilhelm of Preußen]] (1797–1888), with the special rank of ''[[Generalfeldmarschall]]'' * June 16, 1871 – [[Prince Albert of Prussia (1809–1872)|Albrecht of Preußen]] (1809–1872), with the special rank of ''Generalfeldmarschall'' * September 2, 1873 – [[Prince August of Württemberg|August Prinz von Württemberg]] (1813–1885), Commander and Governor of Berlin * June 25, 1888 – [[Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden]] (1826–1907), with the special rank of ''Generalfeldmarschall'', Inspector of the Army * September 19, 1888 – [[Alexander August Wilhelm von Pape]] (1813–1895), with the special rank of ''Generalfeldmarschall'', Commander in den Marken and Governor of Berlin * December 21, 1889 – [[Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach]] (1818–1901) * March 20, 1890 – [[Otto von Bismarck]] (1815–1898), with the special rank of ''Generalfeldmarschall à la suite of the Army'', 1st Chancellor of Germany * October 18, 1901 – [[Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern]] (1835–1905) * March 22, 1902 – [[Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg]] (1817–1905) * September 15, 1905 – [[Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen]] (1851–1928), with the special rank of ''Generalfeldmarschall'', Inspector of the Army * September 15, 1905 – [[Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden]] (1857–1928), with the special rank of ''Generalfeldmarschall'', Inspector of the Army * September 13, 1906 – [[Ernst von der Planitz|Ernst Rudolf Max Edler von der Planitz]] (1836–1910), Inspector General of the Cavalry * September 28, 1907 – [[Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg]] (1826–1908), with the special rank of ''Generalfeldmarschall of the Prussian Army''<ref>[[Kurt von Priesdorff]]. ''[[Soldatisches Führertum]].'' Vol. 6, Hamburg: Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt, n. d., p. 417.</ref> * September 18, 1908 – [[Hans von Plessen]] (1841–1929), with the special rank of ''Generalfeldmarschall'', Adjutant General of the [[Kaiser]] and Commander of the ''Großes Hauptquartier'' ("Great Headquarters") * 4. September 4, 1909 – [[Prince Henry of Prussia (1862–1929)|Prince Henry of Prussia]] (1862–1929), with the special rank of ''Generalfeldmarschall'', [[Großadmiral]], Inspector general of the Navy, à la suite of the Prussian Army * September 10, 1910 – [[Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia]] (1865–1931), [[à la suite]] * January 22, 1911 – [[Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein]] (1831–1917), à la suite * January 27, 1911 – [[Gustav von Kessel]] (1846–1918), ''Adjutant General of the Kaiser'', Commander in the Marken, and Governor of Berlin * September 13, 1912 – [[Karl von Bülow]] (1846–1921), Army Commander, promoted to Generalfeldmarschal in 1915 * January 1, 1913 – [[Hermann von Eichhorn]] (1948–1918) Army Group Commander, promoted to Generalfeldmarschal in 1917 * June 16, 1913 – [[Maximilian von Prittwitz]] (1848–1917), Army Commander * June 16, 1913 – [[Friedrich von Scholl]] (1846–1928), ''Adjutant General of the Kaiser'' * January 27, 1914 – [[Josias von Heeringen]] (1850–1926), Army Commander * January 27, 1914 – [[Helmuth von Moltke the Younger]] (1848–1916), Chief of the 1st [[Oberste Heeresleitung]] * January 27, 1914 – [[Alexander von Kluck]] (1846–1934), Army Commander * December 3, 1914 – [[August von Mackensen]] (1849–1945), Army Commander, promoted to Generalfeldmarschal in 1915 * December 3, 1914 – [[Remus von Woyrsch]] (1847–1920), Army Group Commander, promoted to Generalfeldmarschal in 1917 * December 24, 1914 – [[Moritz von Bissing]] (1844–1917), [[General Government of Belgium|Governor general of Belgium]] * December 24, 1914 – [[Ludwig von Falkenhausen]] (1844–1936), Army Commander * January 27, 1915 – [[Karl von Einem]] (1853–1934), Army Commander * February 20, 1916 – [[Alexander von Linsingen]] (1850–1935), Army Commander * January 27, 1917 – [[Günther von Kirchbach|Günther Graf von Kirchbach]] (1850–1925), Commander of Heeresgruppe Kiew * January 27, 1917 – [[Richard von Schubert]] (1850–1933), Army Commander * January 27, 1918 – [[Hans von Beseler]] (1850–1921), Army Commander * March 22, 1918 – [[Max von Boehn (General)|Max von Boehn]] (1850–1921), Army Group Commander * April 10, 1918 – [[Moriz von Lyncker|Moriz Freiherr von Lyncker]] (1853–1932), Chief of the Military Cabinet ===[[Royal Saxon Army]]=== * December 21, 1889 – [[Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach|Carl Alexander Großherzog of Sachsen]] (1818–1901) * September 15, 1905 – [[Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen|Bernhard Erbprinz of Sachsen-Meiningen]] (1851–1928) * September 28, 1907 – [[Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg]] (1826–1908) * September 4, 1909 – [[Prince Henry of Prussia (1862–1929)]] * December 17, 1910 – [[Max von Hausen|Max Freiherr of Hausen]] (1846–1922), Minister-President, Army Commander * January 23, 1918 – [[Karl Ludwig d'Elsa]] (1849–1922), Army Commander * January 23, 1918 – [[Hans von Kirchbach]] (1849–1928), Army Commander ===[[Army of Württemberg]]=== * February 25, 1913 – [[Philipp von Württemberg|Philipp Herzog von Württemberg]] (1838–1917), ''à la suite of the Army of Württemberg'' * September 24, 1913 – [[Albrecht Herzog von Württemberg]] (1865–1939), later also Prussian ''Generalfeldmarschall'' * February 25, 1918 – [[Otto von Marchtaler]] (1854–1920), Minister of War ==Weimar Republic== ===Reichswehr=== * January 1, 1926 – [[Hans von Seeckt]] (1866–1936), ''Chief of the Heeresleitung'' * January 1, 1930 – [[Wilhelm Heye]] (1869–1947), ''Chief of the Heeresleitung'' * 1934 – [[Kurt Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord]] (1878–1943), ''Chief der Heeresleitung'' ==Nazi Germany== ===Wehrmacht=== {{See also|Ranks and insignia of the German Army (1935–1945)|Ranks and insignia of the Luftwaffe (1935–1945)|Uniforms and insignia of the Kriegsmarine#Commissioned Officer ranks|Ranks and insignia of the Waffen-SS}} {{Infobox military rank | name = Colonel General | native_name = {{lang|de|Generaloberst}} | country = {{flagu|Nazi Germany}} | image = Collar tabs for the Generals of the Heer.svg | image_size = 100px | caption = {{lang|de|[[Gorget patches#Germany|Arabesque]]}} | image2 = {{nobreak| [[File:Generaloberst (Wehrmacht) 8.svg|100px]] [[File:GenOberst Oberstgruf OF9 cam slv 1945.svg|100px]]}} | image_size2 = 150px | caption2 = Army shoulder board and [[flecktarn|flecktarn suit]] insignia | service branch = {{army|Nazi Germany}}<br />{{air force|Nazi Germany}} | abbreviation = | rank = | NATO rank = | Non-NATO rank = | formation = 20 April 1936 | abolished = 1945 | higher rank = {{lang|de|[[Generalfeldmarschall]]}} | lower rank = {{lang|de|[[General of the branch|General der Waffengattung]]}} | equivalents = See list }} The equivalent ranks of a colonel general were in the: * ''[[Kriegsmarine]]'' – ''[[Generaladmiral]]'' * ''[[Waffen-SS]]'' – ''[[SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer|SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer und Generaloberst der Waffen-SS]]'' * ''[[Schutzstaffel]]'' (SS) – ''[[Oberst-Gruppenführer]]'' * ''[[Sturmabteilung]]'' (SA) – No equivalent * ''[[Ordnungspolizei]]'' (Orpo) – ''Generaloberst der Polizei'' ("Colonel general of police") ====Heer==== # August 31, 1933 – [[Werner von Blomberg]] (1878–1946) # January 1, 1934 – [[Kurt Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord]] (1878–1943) # April 20, 1936 – [[Werner Freiherr von Fritsch]] (1880–1939) # February 1, 1938 – [[Walther von Brauchitsch]] (1881–1948) # March 1, 1938 – [[Gerd von Rundstedt]] (1875–1953) # March 1, 1938 – [[Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb]] (1876–1956) # March 1, 1938 – [[Fedor von Bock]] (1880–1945) # November 1, 1938 – [[Ludwig Beck]] (1880–1944) # November 1, 1938 – [[Wilhelm Keitel]] (1882–1946) # January 1, 1939 – [[Wilhelm Adam (general)]] (1877–1949) # April 1, 1939 – [[Wilhelm List]] (1880–1971) # October 1, 1939 – [[Günther von Kluge]] (1882–1944) # October 1, 1939 – [[Johannes Blaskowitz]] (1883–1948) # October 1, 1939 – [[Walter von Reichenau]] (1884–1942) # November 1, 1939 – [[Erwin von Witzleben]] (1881–1944) # July 19, 1940 – [[Franz Halder]] (1884–1972) # July 19, 1940 – [[Friedrich Dollmann]] (1882–1944) # July 19, 1940 – [[Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist|Ewald von Kleist]] (1881–1954) # July 19, 1940 – [[Maximilian von Weichs]] (1881–1954) # July 19, 1940 – [[Georg von Küchler]] (1881–1968) # July 19, 1940 – [[Eugen Ritter von Schobert]] (1883–1941) # July 19, 1940 – [[Erich Hoepner]] (1886–1944) # July 19, 1940 – [[Heinz Guderian]] (1888–1954) # July 19, 1940 – [[Hermann Hoth]] (1885–1971) # July 19, 1940 – [[Adolf Strauss (general)|Adolf Strauß]] (1879–1973) # July 19, 1940 – [[Ernst Busch (field marshal)|Ernst Busch]] (1885–1945) # July 19, 1940 – [[Nikolaus von Falkenhorst]] (1885–1968) # July 19, 1940 – [[Curt Haase]] (1881–1943) # July 19, 1940 – [[Friedrich Fromm]] (1888–1945) # January 1, 1942 – [[Rudolf Schmidt]] (1886–1957) # February 1, 1942 – [[Erwin Rommel]] (1891–1944) # February 1, 1942 – [[Walter Model]] (1891–1945) # March 7, 1942 – [[Erich von Manstein]] (1887–1973) # March 16, 1942 – [[Georg-Hans Reinhardt]] (1887–1963){{sfn|Hürter|2007|p=655}} # June 1, 1942 – [[Richard Ruoff]] (1883–1967) # June 1, 1942 – [[Eduard Dietl]] (1890–1944) # November 30, 1942 – [[Friedrich Paulus]] (1890–1957) # December 3, 1942 – [[Hans-Jürgen von Arnim]] (1889–1962) # January 1, 1943 – [[Hans von Salmuth]] (1888–1962) # January 30, 1943 – [[Gotthard Heinrici]] (1886–1971){{sfn|Hürter|2007|p=631}} # January 30, 1943 – [[Walter Heitz]] (1878–1944) # July 6, 1943 – [[Eberhard von Mackensen]] (1889–1969) # September 1, 1943 – [[Heinrich von Vietinghoff]] (1887–1952) # September 1, 1943 – [[Karl-Adolf Hollidt]] (1891–1985) # February 1, 1944 – [[Alfred Jodl]] (1890–1946) # February 1, 1944 – [[Erwin Jaenecke]] (1890–1960) # February 1, 1944 – [[Walter Weiß]] (1890–1967) # February 1, 1944 – [[Kurt Zeitzler]] (1895–1963) # March 1, 1944 – [[Ferdinand Schörner]] (1892–1973) # April 1, 1944 – [[Lothar Rendulic]] (1887–1971) # April 1, 1944 – [[Hans-Valentin Hube]] (1890–1944)<ref>{{cite book |last=Williamson |first=Gordon |date=2005 |title=Wolf Pack: The Story of the U-boat in World War II |location=Oxford |publisher=Osprey Publishing |isbn=1-84176-872-3 |page=29}}</ref> # April 20, 1944 – [[Josef Harpe]] (1887–1968) # July 1, 1944 – [[Johannes Frießner]] (1892–1971) # September 20, 1944 – [[Erhard Raus]] (1889–1956) # May 1, 1945 – [[Carl Hilpert]] (1888–1947) ====Luftwaffe==== {{multiple image | align = right | direction = horizontal | caption_align = center | image1 = Luftwaffe collar tabs Generaloberst 3D.svg | caption1 = <small>[[Collar patches]]</small> | width1 = 110 | image2 = WMacht Lw OF9 GenOberst 1945.png | caption2 = <small>[[Shoulder board]]</small> | width2 = 65 | image3 = Luftwaffe flightsuit Generaloberst.svg | caption3 = <small>on [[flying suit]]</small> | width3 = 65 | header = Luftwaffe rank insignia | footer = Generaloberst Luftwaffe | footer_align = center | footer_background = }} # April 20, 1936 – [[Hermann Göring]] (1893–1946) # November 1, 1938 – [[Erhard Milch]] (1892–1972) # July 19, 1940 – [[Ulrich Grauert]] (1889–1941) # July 19, 1940 – [[Hans-Jürgen Stumpff]] (1889–1968) # July 19, 1940 – [[Ernst Udet]] (1896–1941) # July 19, 1940 – [[Hubert Weise]] (1885–1944) # July 19, 1940 – [[Alfred Keller]] (1882–1974) # May 3, 1941 – [[Alexander Löhr]] (1885–1947) # February 1, 1942 – [[Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen]] (1895–1945) # April 1, 1942 – [[Hans Jeschonnek]] (1899–1943) # November 1, 1942 – [[Günther Rüdel]] (1883–1950) # February 16, 1943 – [[Bruno Loerzer]] (1891–1960) # February 16, 1943 – [[Robert Ritter von Greim]] (1892–1945) # March 1, 1944 – [[Otto Deßloch]] (1889–1952) # July 13, 1944 – [[Kurt Student]] (1890–1978) # July 22, 1944 (Posthumous) – [[Günther Korten]] (1909–1944) ===Waffen-SS=== {{multiple image | align = right | direction = horizontal | header = Rank insignia Waffen-SS | header_background = #e8e8e8 | caption_align = center | image2 = SS Oberst-Gruppenführer.svg | caption2 = <small>[[Shoulder strap]]</small> | width2 = 70 | image1 = HH-SS-Oberstgruppenfuhrer-Collar.png | caption1 = <small>[[Gorget patches]]</small> | width1 = 120 | image3 = GenOberst Oberstgruf OF9 cam slv 1945.svg | caption3 = <small>[[Military camouflage|camouflage]]</small> | width3 = 90 | footer = <span style="color:white;">'''Uniform colour [[Feldgrau|<span style="color:blue;">Feldgrau</span>]]'''</span> <small><span style="color:white;">(Waffen-SS)</span></small> | footer_align = center | footer_background = #4D5D53 }} ''[[SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer]]'' and ''Generaloberst'' of the ''[[Waffen-SS]]'': * 1942 – [[Sepp Dietrich]] (1892–1966) * 1944 – [[Paul Hausser]] (1880–1972) ===German Police=== {{multiple image | align = right | direction = horizontal | caption_align = center | image3 = ORPO-Generaloberst.svg | caption3 = <small>Shoulder strap</small> | width3 = 70 | image2 = GenObst d. Polizei Kragenspiegel 1942-45.gif | caption2 = <small>Gorget patche 1942–45</small> | width2 = 90 | image1 =Collar tabs for the Generals of the German Police.svg | caption1 = <small>Gorget patche 1936–42</small> | width1 = 80 | header = Rank insignia police 1936–1945 | header_align = center | footer = ''Generaloberst'' of the Police | footer_align = center | footer_background = }} ''SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer'' and ''Generaloberst'' of the Police: * 1942 – [[Kurt Daluege]] (1897–1946) {{clear}} ==German Democratic Republic (East Germany)== {{multiple image | align = right | direction = horizontal | caption_align = center | image1 = GDR Army Arab OF6-9.svg | caption1 = <small>[[Arabesque (disambiguation)#Military|Arabesque]]</small> | width1 = 80 | image2 = GDR Army OF8 Generaloberst.gif | caption2 = <small>[[Epaulette]]</small> | width2 = 70 | header = Rank insignia | footer = Generaloberst Land forces | footer_align = center | footer_background = }} ===National People's Army=== In the [[Land Forces of the National People's Army|Land Forces]] and [[Air Forces of the National People's Army|Air Forces]] of the [[National People's Army]], as well as the [[Border Troops of the German Democratic Republic]] ''Generaloberst'' was in line to Soviet military doctrine third general officer rank in that particular general's rank group. Pertaining to the NATO-Rangcode it might have been comparable to the [[three-star rank]] (OF-8). The equivalent to the ''Generaloberst'' was ''[[Admiral]]'' of the '' [[Volksmarine]] ''. ;See also: *[[Ranks of the National People's Army]] {{sequence| | prev = Junior rank<br /> {{nobold|''[[Generalleutnant]]''}} | list = [[File:Coat of arms of NVA (East Germany).svg|30px]]<br /><small>[[Ranks of the National People's Army|(NPA rank)]]</small><br />{{nobold|''Generaloberst''}} | next = Senior rank<br />{{nobold|''[[Army general (East Germany)|Armeegeneral]]''}} }} # March 1, 1966 [[Kurt Wagner (General)|Kurt Wagner]] (1904–1989) # March 1, 1972 [[Herbert Scheibe]] (1914–1991) # March 1, 1976 [[Horst Stechbarth]] (1925–2016) # October 7, 1977 [[Werner Fleißner(General)|Werner Fleißner]] (1922–1985) # July 14, 1979 [[Erich Peter]] (1919–1987) # October 7, 1979 [[Wolfgang Reinhold]] (1923–2012) # October 7, 1979 [[Fritz Streletz]] (born 1926) # March 1, 1986 [[Joachim Goldbach]] (1929–2008) # March 1, 1987 [[Horst Brünner]] (1929–2008) # October 7, 1988 [[Klaus-Dieter Baumgarten]] (1931–2008) # October 7, 1989 [[Fritz Peter (General)|Fritz Peter]] (born 1927) ===[[Stasi|Ministry of State Security]]=== # February 1980 [[Bruno Beater]] (1914–1982) # May 1986 [[Markus Wolf]] (1923–2006) # February 1987 [[Rudi Mittig]] (1925–1994) # 1989 [[Werner Grossmann|Werner Großmann]] (1929-2022) ===Deutsche Volkspolizei (DVP)=== # 1962 [[Karl Maron]] (1903–1975) # 1987 [[Karl-Heinz Wagner (Generaloberst)|Karl-Heinz Wagner]] (1928–2011) ==See also== * [[Colonel general]] * [[List of German colonel generals]] * [[Comparative military ranks of World War I]] * [[Comparative military ranks of World War II]] * [[Ranks of the National People's Army]] == References == {{Reflist}} ==Sources== * {{cite book |last1=Hürter |first1=Johannes |title=Hitlers Heerführer: Die deutschen Oberbefehlshaber im Krieg gegen die Sowjetunion 1941/42 |date=1 January 2007 |publisher=Walter de Gruyter |isbn=978-3-486-70744-1 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4dzoBQAAQBAJ}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:1854 establishments in Prussia]] [[Category:Military of East Germany]] [[Category:Military ranks of Germany]] [[Category:Lists of generals|German generals]] [[Category:German military-related lists|Generals]] [[Category:Lists of German military personnel|Gen]] [[Category:Four-star officers of Nazi Germany]] [[Category:William I, German Emperor]]
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