General der Flieger (English: General of the aviators) was a General of the branch rank of the Luftwaffe (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
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.
junior Rank Generalleutnant
(German officer rank) General der Flieger
senior Rank Generaloberst
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