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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Rudolf_St%C3%B6ger-Steiner_von_Steinst%C3%A4tten.jpg/255px-Rudolf_St%C3%B6ger-Steiner_von_Steinst%C3%A4tten.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Rudolf_St%C3%B6ger-Steiner_von_Steinst%C3%A4tten.jpg 2x" data-file-width="329" data-file-height="449" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Rudolf_St%C3%B6ger-Steiner_von_Steinst%C3%A4tten" title="Rudolf Stöger-Steiner von Steinstätten">Rudolf Stöger-Steiner von Steinstätten</a> here as <i>Generaloberst</i></figcaption></figure> <p>A <span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><b>Generaloberst</b></i></span> ("<a href="/wiki/Colonel_general" title="Colonel general">colonel general</a>") was the second-highest <a href="/wiki/General_officer" title="General officer">general officer</a> rank in the German <i><a href="/wiki/Reichswehr" title="Reichswehr">Reichswehr</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Wehrmacht" title="Wehrmacht">Wehrmacht</a></i>, the <a href="/wiki/Austro-Hungarian" class="mw-redirect" title="Austro-Hungarian">Austro-Hungarian</a> <a href="/wiki/Common_Army" title="Common Army">Common Army</a>, the <a href="/wiki/East_Germany" title="East Germany">East German</a> <a href="/wiki/National_People%27s_Army" title="National People's Army">National People's Army</a> and in their respective police services. The rank was equal to a four-star <a href="/wiki/Full_general" class="mw-redirect" title="Full general">full general</a> but below a <a href="/wiki/General_field_marshal" class="mw-redirect" title="General field marshal">general field marshal</a>. The rank was equivalent to a <i><a href="/wiki/Generaladmiral" class="mw-redirect" title="Generaladmiral">Generaladmiral</a></i> in the <i><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a></i> until 1945 or to a <i><a href="/wiki/Flottenadmiral" class="mw-redirect" title="Flottenadmiral">Flottenadmiral</a></i> in the <i><a href="/wiki/Volksmarine" title="Volksmarine">Volksmarine</a></i> until 1990. It was the highest ordinary military rank and the highest military rank awarded in <a href="/wiki/Peacetime" class="mw-redirect" title="Peacetime">peacetime</a>; the higher rank of general field marshal was awarded only in wartime by the head of state. In general, a <i>Generaloberst</i> had the same privileges as a general field marshal. </p><p>A literal translation of <i>Generaloberst</i> would be "uppermost general", but it is often translated as "colonel-general" by analogy to <i>Oberst</i>, "colonel", such as in countries in which the rank was adopted like <a href="/wiki/Russia" title="Russia">Russia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Russian_language" title="Russian language">Russian</a>: <span lang="ru">генерал-полковник</span>, <i>general-polkovnik</i>). "Oberst" derives from the <a href="/wiki/Comparison_(grammar)" title="Comparison (grammar)">superlative form</a> of Germanic <i>ober</i> (<i>upper</i>), <a href="/wiki/Cognate" title="Cognate">cognate</a> to English <i>over</i> and so "superior general" might be a more idiomatic rendering. </p><p>The rank was created in 1854, originally for <a href="/wiki/William_I,_German_Emperor" title="William I, German Emperor">Emperor William I</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Prince_of_Prussia" class="mw-redirect" title="Prince of Prussia">Prince of Prussia</a>, 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 <a href="/wiki/Governing_Mayor_of_Berlin#History" title="Governing Mayor of Berlin">Governor of Berlin</a>. The regular promotion of professional officers to the grade did not begin until 1911. </p><p>Since the rank of <i><a href="/wiki/Generalfeldmarschall" title="Generalfeldmarschall">Generalfeldmarschall</a></i> was reserved for wartime promotions, the additional distinction of a "Colonel general with the rank of field marshal" (<span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Generaloberst im Range eines Generalfeldmarschalls</i></span>) 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.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Generaloberst</i> was the second-highest general officer rank, below <a href="/wiki/Field_marshal" title="Field marshal">field marshal</a>, in the <a href="/wiki/Prussian_Army" title="Prussian Army">Prussian Army</a> as well as in the <a href="/wiki/German_Empire" title="German Empire">German Empire</a> (1871–1918), the <a href="/wiki/Weimar_Republic" title="Weimar Republic">Weimar Republic</a> (1921–1933), the <i>Wehrmacht</i> (which included the <i><a href="/wiki/Luftwaffe" title="Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</a></i>, established in 1935) of <a href="/wiki/Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Nazi Germany</a> (1933–45) and the East German <i><a href="/wiki/National_People%27s_Army" title="National People's Army">Nationale Volksarmee</a></i> (1949–1991). As military ranks were often used for other uniformed services, the rank was also used by the <a href="/wiki/Waffen-SS" title="Waffen-SS">Waffen-SS</a> and the <i><a href="/wiki/Ordnungspolizei" title="Ordnungspolizei">Ordnungspolizei</a></i> of Nazi Germany and the <i><a href="/wiki/Volkspolizei" title="Volkspolizei">Volkspolizei</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Stasi" title="Stasi">Stasi</a></i> of East Germany. In East Germany, the rank was junior to the <a href="/wiki/General_of_the_army" title="General of the army">general of the army</a> (<i>Armeegeneral</i>), as well as to the briefly-extant and never-awarded rank of <i><a href="/wiki/Marschall_der_DDR" class="mw-redirect" title="Marschall der DDR">Marschall der DDR</a></i>. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="toclimit-3"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Austro-Hungarian_Army">Austro-Hungarian Army</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Generaloberst&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Austro-Hungarian Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kuk_ColGen_1918.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Kuk_ColGen_1918.svg/200px-Kuk_ColGen_1918.svg.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Kuk_ColGen_1918.svg/300px-Kuk_ColGen_1918.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Kuk_ColGen_1918.svg/400px-Kuk_ColGen_1918.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="524" data-file-height="198" /></a><figcaption>gorget patch <i><b>Generaloberst</b></i> of the <i>k.u.k. Common Army</i></figcaption></figure> <p>In 1915 the <i>Generaloberst</i> – <i>Vezérezredes</i> rank was introduced to the <a href="/wiki/Austro-Hungarian_Army" title="Austro-Hungarian Army">Austro-Hungarian Common Army</a>. It was the second highest behind the <i><a href="/wiki/Feldmarschall" class="mw-redirect" title="Feldmarschall">Feldmarschall</a></i> – <i>Tábornagy</i> rank. </p> <dl><dt>See also</dt> <dd><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_Austro-Hungarian_colonel_generals" title="List of Austro-Hungarian colonel generals">List of Austro-Hungarian colonel generals</a></div></dd></dl> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Archduke_Joseph_Ferdinand_of_Austria" title="Archduke Joseph Ferdinand of Austria">Erzherzog Joseph Ferdinand von Österreich-Toskana</a> (1872–1942)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Friedrich_von_Beck-Rzikowsky" title="Friedrich von Beck-Rzikowsky">Friedrich Graf von Beck-Rzikowsky</a> (1830–1920)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eduard_von_Paar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eduard von Paar (page does not exist)">Eduard Graf Paar</a> (1837–1919)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Arthur_von_Bolfras&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Arthur von Bolfras (page does not exist)">Arthur Freiherr von Bolfras</a> (1838–1922)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Friedrich_von_Georgi" title="Friedrich von Georgi">Friedrich Freiherr von Georgi</a> (1852–1926)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_von_Pflanzer-Baltin" title="Karl von Pflanzer-Baltin">Karl Freiherr von Pflanzer-Baltin</a> (1855–1925)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Viktor_Dankl_von_Krasnik" title="Viktor Dankl von Krasnik">Viktor Graf Dankl von Krasnik</a> (1854–1941)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_Terszty%C3%A1nszky_von_N%C3%A1das" title="Karl Tersztyánszky von Nádas">Karl Tersztyánszky von Nádas</a> (1854–1921)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Adolf_von_Rhemen_zu_Barensfeld&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Adolf von Rhemen zu Barensfeld (page does not exist)">Adolf von Rhemen</a> (1855–1932)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Puhallo_von_Brlog" title="Paul Puhallo von Brlog">Paul Freiherr Puhallo von Brlog</a> (1856–1926)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Archduke_Leopold_Salvator_of_Austria" title="Archduke Leopold Salvator of Austria">Erzherzog Leopold Salvator von Österreich-Toskana</a> (1863–1931)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_von_Kirchbach_auf_Lauterbach" class="mw-redirect" title="Karl von Kirchbach auf Lauterbach">Karl Graf von Kirchbach auf Lauterbach</a> (1856–1939)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_Georg_Huyn" title="Karl Georg Huyn">Karl Georg Graf Huyn</a> (1857–1938)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hermann_Kusmanek_von_Burgneust%C3%A4dten" title="Hermann Kusmanek von Burgneustädten">Hermann Kusmanek von Burgneustädten</a> (1860–1934)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karl_K%C5%99itek" title="Karl Křitek">Karl Křitek</a> (1861–1928)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wenzel_von_Wurm" title="Wenzel von Wurm">Wenzel Freiherr von Wurm</a> (1859–1921)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samu_Hazai" title="Samu Hazai">Samuel Freiherr von Hazai</a> (1851–1942)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leopold_Freiherr_von_Hauer" title="Leopold Freiherr von Hauer">Leopold Freiherr von Hauer</a> (1854–1933)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Viktor_von_Scheuchenstuel" class="mw-redirect" title="Viktor von Scheuchenstuel">Viktor Graf von Scheuchenstuel</a> (1857–1938)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stjepan_Sarkoti%C4%87" title="Stjepan Sarkotić">Stephan Freiherr Sarkotić von Lovčen</a> (1858–1939)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Josef_Roth_von_Limanowa-%C5%81apan%C3%B3w" title="Josef Roth von Limanowa-Łapanów">Josef Freiherr Roth von Limanowa-Łapanów</a> (1859–1927)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_Arz_von_Strau%C3%9Fenburg" title="Arthur Arz von Straußenburg">Arthur Freiherr Arz von Straußenburg</a> (1857–1935)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hugo_Martiny_von_Malast%C3%B3w&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hugo Martiny von Malastów (page does not exist)">Hugo Martiny von Malastów</a> (1860–1940)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rudolf_St%C3%B6ger-Steiner_von_Steinst%C3%A4tten" title="Rudolf Stöger-Steiner von Steinstätten">Rudolf Freiherr Stöger-Steiner von Steinstätten</a> (1861–1921)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alois_Sch%C3%B6nburg-Hartenstein" title="Alois Schönburg-Hartenstein">Alois Fürst Schönburg-Hartenstein</a> (1858–1944)</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="German_Empire">German Empire</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Generaloberst&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: German Empire"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rank insignia of the <a href="/wiki/German_Empire" title="German Empire">German Empire</a> 1871 until 1918, here shoulder strap of the <a href="/wiki/German_Army_(German_Empire)" class="mw-redirect" title="German Army (German Empire)">German Imperial Army</a>: twisted of silver- and golden-braids with three stars to <a href="/wiki/Colonel_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Colonel General">"Colonel general"</a> <small>(equivalent to <a href="/wiki/Four-star_rank" class="mw-redirect" title="Four-star rank">four-star rank</a>, today: <a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_NATO" title="Ranks and insignia of NATO">OF-9</a>)</small>. </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:KHeer_OF9_GenOberst_(Bayern)_1918.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/KHeer_OF9_GenOberst_%28Bayern%29_1918.gif" decoding="async" width="77" height="207" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="77" data-file-height="207" /></a><figcaption><i>Generaloberst</i> (1871–1918)</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:KHeer_OF9_GenOberst_iRd_GenFM_1919.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/KHeer_OF9_GenOberst_iRd_GenFM_1919.svg/90px-KHeer_OF9_GenOberst_iRd_GenFM_1919.svg.png" decoding="async" width="90" height="206" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/KHeer_OF9_GenOberst_iRd_GenFM_1919.svg/135px-KHeer_OF9_GenOberst_iRd_GenFM_1919.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/KHeer_OF9_GenOberst_iRd_GenFM_1919.svg/180px-KHeer_OF9_GenOberst_iRd_GenFM_1919.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="558" data-file-height="1280" /></a><figcaption>Colonel General with the rank of Field Marshal</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bavarian_Army"><a href="/wiki/Bavarian_Army" title="Bavarian Army">Bavarian Army</a></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Generaloberst&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Bavarian Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>December 27, 1911 – <a href="/wiki/Carl_von_Horn_(1847%E2%80%931923)" title="Carl von Horn (1847–1923)">Carl von Horn</a> (1847–1923), <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Minister of War">Minister of War</a></li> <li>August 1, 1914 – <a href="/wiki/Otto_Kre%C3%9F_von_Kressenstein" title="Otto Kreß von Kressenstein">Otto Kreß von Kressenstein</a> (1850–1929), Minister of War</li> <li>April 9, 1918 – <a href="/wiki/Felix_von_Bothmer" class="mw-redirect" title="Felix von Bothmer">Felix von Bothmer</a> (1852–1937), commander-in chief in WW I</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Prussian_Army"><a href="/wiki/Prussian_Army" title="Prussian Army">Prussian Army</a></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Generaloberst&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Prussian Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:FrederikIB.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/FrederikIB.jpg/200px-FrederikIB.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="241" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/FrederikIB.jpg/300px-FrederikIB.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/FrederikIB.jpg/400px-FrederikIB.jpg 2x" data-file-width="572" data-file-height="690" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Frederick_I,_Grand_Duke_of_Baden" title="Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden">Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden</a> as Prussian <i>Generaloberst</i> <small>(with the special rank GFM)</small></figcaption></figure> <ul><li>March 20, 1854 – <a href="/wiki/William_I,_German_Emperor" title="William I, German Emperor">Wilhelm of Preußen</a> (1797–1888), with the special rank of <i><a href="/wiki/Generalfeldmarschall" title="Generalfeldmarschall">Generalfeldmarschall</a></i></li> <li>June 16, 1871 – <a href="/wiki/Prince_Albert_of_Prussia_(1809%E2%80%931872)" title="Prince Albert of Prussia (1809–1872)">Albrecht of Preußen</a> (1809–1872), with the special rank of <i>Generalfeldmarschall</i></li> <li>September 2, 1873 – <a href="/wiki/Prince_August_of_W%C3%BCrttemberg" title="Prince August of Württemberg">August Prinz von Württemberg</a> (1813–1885), Commander and Governor of Berlin</li> <li>June 25, 1888 – <a href="/wiki/Frederick_I,_Grand_Duke_of_Baden" title="Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden">Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden</a> (1826–1907), with the special rank of <i>Generalfeldmarschall</i>, Inspector of the Army</li> <li>September 19, 1888 – <a href="/wiki/Alexander_August_Wilhelm_von_Pape" title="Alexander August Wilhelm von Pape">Alexander August Wilhelm von Pape</a> (1813–1895), with the special rank of <i>Generalfeldmarschall</i>, Commander in den Marken and Governor of Berlin</li> <li>December 21, 1889 – <a href="/wiki/Charles_Alexander,_Grand_Duke_of_Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach" title="Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach">Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach</a> (1818–1901)</li> <li>March 20, 1890 – <a href="/wiki/Otto_von_Bismarck" title="Otto von Bismarck">Otto von Bismarck</a> (1815–1898), with the special rank of <i>Generalfeldmarschall à la suite of the Army</i>, 1st Chancellor of Germany</li> <li>October 18, 1901 – <a href="/wiki/Leopold,_Prince_of_Hohenzollern" title="Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern">Leopold, Prince of Hohenzollern</a> (1835–1905)</li> <li>March 22, 1902 – <a href="/wiki/Adolphe,_Grand_Duke_of_Luxembourg" title="Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg">Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg</a> (1817–1905)</li> <li>September 15, 1905 – <a href="/wiki/Bernhard_III,_Duke_of_Saxe-Meiningen" title="Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen">Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen</a> (1851–1928), with the special rank of <i>Generalfeldmarschall</i>, Inspector of the Army</li> <li>September 15, 1905 – <a href="/wiki/Frederick_II,_Grand_Duke_of_Baden" title="Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden">Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden</a> (1857–1928), with the special rank of <i>Generalfeldmarschall</i>, Inspector of the Army</li> <li>September 13, 1906 – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ernst_von_der_Planitz&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ernst von der Planitz (page does not exist)">Ernst Rudolf Max Edler von der Planitz</a> (1836–1910), Inspector General of the Cavalry</li> <li>September 28, 1907 – <a href="/wiki/Ernst_I,_Duke_of_Saxe-Altenburg" title="Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg">Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg</a> (1826–1908), with the special rank of <i>Generalfeldmarschall of the Prussian Army</i><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>September 18, 1908 – <a href="/wiki/Hans_von_Plessen" title="Hans von Plessen">Hans von Plessen</a> (1841–1929), with the special rank of <i>Generalfeldmarschall</i>, Adjutant General of the <a href="/wiki/Kaiser" title="Kaiser">Kaiser</a> and Commander of the <i>Großes Hauptquartier</i> ("Great Headquarters")</li> <li>4. September 4, 1909 – <a href="/wiki/Prince_Henry_of_Prussia_(1862%E2%80%931929)" title="Prince Henry of Prussia (1862–1929)">Prince Henry of Prussia</a> (1862–1929), with the special rank of <i>Generalfeldmarschall</i>, <a href="/wiki/Gro%C3%9Fadmiral" class="mw-redirect" title="Großadmiral">Großadmiral</a>, Inspector general of the Navy, à la suite of the Prussian Army</li> <li>September 10, 1910 – <a href="/wiki/Prince_Friedrich_Leopold_of_Prussia" title="Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia">Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia</a> (1865–1931), <a href="/wiki/%C3%80_la_suite" title="À la suite">à la suite</a></li> <li>January 22, 1911 – <a href="/wiki/Prince_Christian_of_Schleswig-Holstein" title="Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein">Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein</a> (1831–1917), à la suite</li> <li>January 27, 1911 – <a href="/wiki/Gustav_von_Kessel" title="Gustav von Kessel">Gustav von Kessel</a> (1846–1918), <i>Adjutant General of the Kaiser</i>, Commander in the Marken, and Governor of Berlin</li> <li>September 13, 1912 – <a href="/wiki/Karl_von_B%C3%BClow" title="Karl von Bülow">Karl von Bülow</a> (1846–1921), Army Commander, promoted to Generalfeldmarschal in 1915</li> <li>January 1, 1913 – <a href="/wiki/Hermann_von_Eichhorn" title="Hermann von Eichhorn">Hermann von Eichhorn</a> (1948–1918) Army Group Commander, promoted to Generalfeldmarschal in 1917</li> <li>June 16, 1913 – <a href="/wiki/Maximilian_von_Prittwitz" title="Maximilian von Prittwitz">Maximilian von Prittwitz</a> (1848–1917), Army Commander</li> <li>June 16, 1913 – <a href="/wiki/Friedrich_von_Scholl" title="Friedrich von Scholl">Friedrich von Scholl</a> (1846–1928), <i>Adjutant General of the Kaiser</i></li> <li>January 27, 1914 – <a href="/wiki/Josias_von_Heeringen" title="Josias von Heeringen">Josias von Heeringen</a> (1850–1926), Army Commander</li> <li>January 27, 1914 – <a href="/wiki/Helmuth_von_Moltke_the_Younger" title="Helmuth von Moltke the Younger">Helmuth von Moltke the Younger</a> (1848–1916), Chief of the 1st <a href="/wiki/Oberste_Heeresleitung" title="Oberste Heeresleitung">Oberste Heeresleitung</a></li> <li>January 27, 1914 – <a href="/wiki/Alexander_von_Kluck" title="Alexander von Kluck">Alexander von Kluck</a> (1846–1934), Army Commander</li> <li>December 3, 1914 – <a href="/wiki/August_von_Mackensen" title="August von Mackensen">August von Mackensen</a> (1849–1945), Army Commander, promoted to Generalfeldmarschal in 1915</li> <li>December 3, 1914 – <a href="/wiki/Remus_von_Woyrsch" title="Remus von Woyrsch">Remus von Woyrsch</a> (1847–1920), Army Group Commander, promoted to Generalfeldmarschal in 1917</li> <li>December 24, 1914 – <a href="/wiki/Moritz_von_Bissing" title="Moritz von Bissing">Moritz von Bissing</a> (1844–1917), <a href="/wiki/General_Government_of_Belgium" title="General Government of Belgium">Governor general of Belgium</a></li> <li>December 24, 1914 – <a href="/wiki/Ludwig_von_Falkenhausen" title="Ludwig von Falkenhausen">Ludwig von Falkenhausen</a> (1844–1936), Army Commander</li> <li>January 27, 1915 – <a href="/wiki/Karl_von_Einem" title="Karl von Einem">Karl von Einem</a> (1853–1934), Army Commander</li> <li>February 20, 1916 – <a href="/wiki/Alexander_von_Linsingen" title="Alexander von Linsingen">Alexander von Linsingen</a> (1850–1935), Army Commander</li> <li>January 27, 1917 – <a href="/wiki/G%C3%BCnther_von_Kirchbach" title="Günther von Kirchbach">Günther Graf von Kirchbach</a> (1850–1925), Commander of Heeresgruppe Kiew</li> <li>January 27, 1917 – <a href="/wiki/Richard_von_Schubert" title="Richard von Schubert">Richard von Schubert</a> (1850–1933), Army Commander</li> <li>January 27, 1918 – <a href="/wiki/Hans_von_Beseler" class="mw-redirect" title="Hans von Beseler">Hans von Beseler</a> (1850–1921), Army Commander</li> <li>March 22, 1918 – <a href="/wiki/Max_von_Boehn_(General)" class="mw-redirect" title="Max von Boehn (General)">Max von Boehn</a> (1850–1921), Army Group Commander</li> <li>April 10, 1918 – <a href="/wiki/Moriz_von_Lyncker" title="Moriz von Lyncker">Moriz Freiherr von Lyncker</a> (1853–1932), Chief of the Military Cabinet</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Royal_Saxon_Army"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Saxon_Army" title="Royal Saxon Army">Royal Saxon Army</a></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Generaloberst&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Royal Saxon Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>December 21, 1889 – <a href="/wiki/Charles_Alexander,_Grand_Duke_of_Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach" title="Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach">Carl Alexander Großherzog of Sachsen</a> (1818–1901)</li> <li>September 15, 1905 – <a href="/wiki/Bernhard_III,_Duke_of_Saxe-Meiningen" title="Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen">Bernhard Erbprinz of Sachsen-Meiningen</a> (1851–1928)</li> <li>September 28, 1907 – <a href="/wiki/Ernst_I,_Duke_of_Saxe-Altenburg" title="Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg">Ernst I, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg</a> (1826–1908)</li> <li>September 4, 1909 – <a href="/wiki/Prince_Henry_of_Prussia_(1862%E2%80%931929)" title="Prince Henry of Prussia (1862–1929)">Prince Henry of Prussia (1862–1929)</a></li> <li>December 17, 1910 – <a href="/wiki/Max_von_Hausen" title="Max von Hausen">Max Freiherr of Hausen</a> (1846–1922), Minister-President, Army Commander</li> <li>January 23, 1918 – <a href="/wiki/Karl_Ludwig_d%27Elsa" title="Karl Ludwig d'Elsa">Karl Ludwig d'Elsa</a> (1849–1922), Army Commander</li> <li>January 23, 1918 – <a href="/wiki/Hans_von_Kirchbach" title="Hans von Kirchbach">Hans von Kirchbach</a> (1849–1928), Army Commander</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Army_of_Württemberg"><span id="Army_of_W.C3.BCrttemberg"></span><a href="/wiki/Army_of_W%C3%BCrttemberg" title="Army of Württemberg">Army of Württemberg</a></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Generaloberst&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Army of Württemberg"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>February 25, 1913 – <a href="/wiki/Philipp_von_W%C3%BCrttemberg" class="mw-redirect" title="Philipp von Württemberg">Philipp Herzog von Württemberg</a> (1838–1917), <i>à la suite of the Army of Württemberg</i></li> <li>September 24, 1913 – <a href="/wiki/Albrecht_Herzog_von_W%C3%BCrttemberg" class="mw-redirect" title="Albrecht Herzog von Württemberg">Albrecht Herzog von Württemberg</a> (1865–1939), later also Prussian <i>Generalfeldmarschall</i></li> <li>February 25, 1918 – <a href="/wiki/Otto_von_Marchtaler" title="Otto von Marchtaler">Otto von Marchtaler</a> (1854–1920), Minister of War</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Weimar_Republic">Weimar Republic</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Generaloberst&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Weimar Republic"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reichswehr">Reichswehr</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Generaloberst&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Reichswehr"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>January 1, 1926 – <a href="/wiki/Hans_von_Seeckt" title="Hans von Seeckt">Hans von Seeckt</a> (1866–1936), <i>Chief of the Heeresleitung</i></li> <li>January 1, 1930 – <a href="/wiki/Wilhelm_Heye" title="Wilhelm Heye">Wilhelm Heye</a> (1869–1947), <i>Chief of the Heeresleitung</i></li> <li>1934 – <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Freiherr_von_Hammerstein-Equord" class="mw-redirect" title="Kurt Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord">Kurt Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord</a> (1878–1943), <i>Chief der Heeresleitung</i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Nazi_Germany">Nazi Germany</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Generaloberst&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Nazi Germany"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Wehrmacht">Wehrmacht</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Generaloberst&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Wehrmacht"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_German_Army_(1935%E2%80%931945)" title="Ranks and insignia of the German Army (1935–1945)">Ranks and insignia of the German Army (1935–1945)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Luftwaffe_(1935%E2%80%931945)" title="Ranks and insignia of the Luftwaffe (1935–1945)">Ranks and insignia of the Luftwaffe (1935–1945)</a>, <a href="/wiki/Uniforms_and_insignia_of_the_Kriegsmarine#Commissioned_Officer_ranks" title="Uniforms and insignia of the Kriegsmarine">Uniforms and insignia of the Kriegsmarine § Commissioned Officer ranks</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Waffen-SS" title="Ranks and insignia of the Waffen-SS">Ranks and insignia of the Waffen-SS</a></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output 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style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Colonel General<br /><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Generaloberst</i></span></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WMacht_Arabesken_Generale_OF9-6_1945.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/WMacht_Arabesken_Generale_OF9-6_1945.svg/100px-WMacht_Arabesken_Generale_OF9-6_1945.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="121" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/WMacht_Arabesken_Generale_OF9-6_1945.svg/150px-WMacht_Arabesken_Generale_OF9-6_1945.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/WMacht_Arabesken_Generale_OF9-6_1945.svg/200px-WMacht_Arabesken_Generale_OF9-6_1945.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="605" data-file-height="730" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Gorget_patches#Germany" title="Gorget patches">Arabesque</a></i></span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="nowrap"> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WMacht_H_OF9_GenOberst_h_1935-1945.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/WMacht_H_OF9_GenOberst_h_1935-1945.svg/100px-WMacht_H_OF9_GenOberst_h_1935-1945.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="44" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/WMacht_H_OF9_GenOberst_h_1935-1945.svg/150px-WMacht_H_OF9_GenOberst_h_1935-1945.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/WMacht_H_OF9_GenOberst_h_1935-1945.svg/200px-WMacht_H_OF9_GenOberst_h_1935-1945.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="628" data-file-height="274" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GenOberst_Oberstgruf_OF9_cam_slv_1945.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/GenOberst_Oberstgruf_OF9_cam_slv_1945.svg/100px-GenOberst_Oberstgruf_OF9_cam_slv_1945.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/GenOberst_Oberstgruf_OF9_cam_slv_1945.svg/150px-GenOberst_Oberstgruf_OF9_cam_slv_1945.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/GenOberst_Oberstgruf_OF9_cam_slv_1945.svg/200px-GenOberst_Oberstgruf_OF9_cam_slv_1945.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="945" data-file-height="471" /></a></span></span><div class="infobox-caption">Army shoulder board and <a href="/wiki/Flecktarn" title="Flecktarn">flecktarn suit</a> insignia</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany_%281935%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Nazi Germany</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Service branch</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/German_Army_(1935%E2%80%931945)" title="German Army (1935–1945)">German Army</a><br /><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/23px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/35px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg/46px-War_Ensign_of_Germany_%281938%E2%80%931945%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Luftwaffe" title="Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">20 April 1936</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Abolished</th><td class="infobox-data">1945</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Next higher rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/Generalfeldmarschall" title="Generalfeldmarschall">Generalfeldmarschall</a></i></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Next lower rank</th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de"><a href="/wiki/General_of_the_branch" title="General of the branch">General der Waffengattung</a></i></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Equivalent ranks</th><td class="infobox-data">See list</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The equivalent ranks of a colonel general were in the: </p> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Kriegsmarine" title="Kriegsmarine">Kriegsmarine</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/Generaladmiral" class="mw-redirect" title="Generaladmiral">Generaladmiral</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Waffen-SS" title="Waffen-SS">Waffen-SS</a></i> – <i><a href="/wiki/SS-Oberst-Gruppenf%C3%BChrer" title="SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer">SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer und Generaloberst der Waffen-SS</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Schutzstaffel" title="Schutzstaffel">Schutzstaffel</a></i> (SS) – <i><a href="/wiki/Oberst-Gruppenf%C3%BChrer" class="mw-redirect" title="Oberst-Gruppenführer">Oberst-Gruppenführer</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sturmabteilung" title="Sturmabteilung">Sturmabteilung</a></i> (SA) – No equivalent</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ordnungspolizei" title="Ordnungspolizei">Ordnungspolizei</a></i> (Orpo) – <i>Generaloberst der Polizei</i> ("Colonel general of police")</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Heer">Heer</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Generaloberst&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Heer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ol><li>August 31, 1933 – <a href="/wiki/Werner_von_Blomberg" title="Werner von Blomberg">Werner von Blomberg</a> (1878–1946)</li> <li>January 1, 1934 – <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Freiherr_von_Hammerstein-Equord" class="mw-redirect" title="Kurt Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord">Kurt Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord</a> (1878–1943)</li> <li>April 20, 1936 – <a href="/wiki/Werner_Freiherr_von_Fritsch" class="mw-redirect" title="Werner Freiherr von Fritsch">Werner Freiherr von Fritsch</a> (1880–1939)</li> <li>February 1, 1938 – <a href="/wiki/Walther_von_Brauchitsch" title="Walther von Brauchitsch">Walther von Brauchitsch</a> (1881–1948)</li> <li>March 1, 1938 – <a href="/wiki/Gerd_von_Rundstedt" title="Gerd von Rundstedt">Gerd von Rundstedt</a> (1875–1953)</li> <li>March 1, 1938 – <a href="/wiki/Wilhelm_Ritter_von_Leeb" title="Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb">Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb</a> (1876–1956)</li> <li>March 1, 1938 – <a href="/wiki/Fedor_von_Bock" title="Fedor von Bock">Fedor von Bock</a> (1880–1945)</li> <li>November 1, 1938 – <a href="/wiki/Ludwig_Beck" title="Ludwig Beck">Ludwig Beck</a> (1880–1944)</li> <li>November 1, 1938 – <a href="/wiki/Wilhelm_Keitel" title="Wilhelm Keitel">Wilhelm Keitel</a> (1882–1946)</li> <li>January 1, 1939 – <a href="/wiki/Wilhelm_Adam_(general)" title="Wilhelm Adam (general)">Wilhelm Adam (general)</a> (1877–1949)</li> <li>April 1, 1939 – <a href="/wiki/Wilhelm_List" title="Wilhelm List">Wilhelm List</a> (1880–1971)</li> <li>October 1, 1939 – <a href="/wiki/G%C3%BCnther_von_Kluge" title="Günther von Kluge">Günther von Kluge</a> (1882–1944)</li> <li>October 1, 1939 – <a href="/wiki/Johannes_Blaskowitz" title="Johannes Blaskowitz">Johannes Blaskowitz</a> (1883–1948)</li> <li>October 1, 1939 – <a href="/wiki/Walter_von_Reichenau" title="Walter von Reichenau">Walter von Reichenau</a> (1884–1942)</li> <li>November 1, 1939 – <a href="/wiki/Erwin_von_Witzleben" title="Erwin von Witzleben">Erwin von Witzleben</a> (1881–1944)</li> <li>July 19, 1940 – <a href="/wiki/Franz_Halder" title="Franz Halder">Franz Halder</a> (1884–1972)</li> <li>July 19, 1940 – <a href="/wiki/Friedrich_Dollmann" title="Friedrich Dollmann">Friedrich Dollmann</a> (1882–1944)</li> <li>July 19, 1940 – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Ludwig_Ewald_von_Kleist" title="Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist">Ewald von Kleist</a> (1881–1954)</li> <li>July 19, 1940 – <a href="/wiki/Maximilian_von_Weichs" title="Maximilian von Weichs">Maximilian von Weichs</a> (1881–1954)</li> <li>July 19, 1940 – <a href="/wiki/Georg_von_K%C3%BCchler" title="Georg von Küchler">Georg von Küchler</a> (1881–1968)</li> <li>July 19, 1940 – <a href="/wiki/Eugen_Ritter_von_Schobert" title="Eugen Ritter von Schobert">Eugen Ritter von Schobert</a> (1883–1941)</li> <li>July 19, 1940 – <a href="/wiki/Erich_Hoepner" title="Erich Hoepner">Erich Hoepner</a> (1886–1944)</li> <li>July 19, 1940 – <a href="/wiki/Heinz_Guderian" title="Heinz Guderian">Heinz Guderian</a> (1888–1954)</li> <li>July 19, 1940 – <a href="/wiki/Hermann_Hoth" title="Hermann Hoth">Hermann Hoth</a> (1885–1971)</li> <li>July 19, 1940 – <a href="/wiki/Adolf_Strauss_(general)" title="Adolf Strauss (general)">Adolf Strauß</a> (1879–1973)</li> <li>July 19, 1940 – <a href="/wiki/Ernst_Busch_(field_marshal)" title="Ernst Busch (field marshal)">Ernst Busch</a> (1885–1945)</li> <li>July 19, 1940 – <a href="/wiki/Nikolaus_von_Falkenhorst" title="Nikolaus von Falkenhorst">Nikolaus von Falkenhorst</a> (1885–1968)</li> <li>July 19, 1940 – <a href="/wiki/Curt_Haase" title="Curt Haase">Curt Haase</a> (1881–1943)</li> <li>July 19, 1940 – <a href="/wiki/Friedrich_Fromm" title="Friedrich Fromm">Friedrich Fromm</a> (1888–1945)</li> <li>January 1, 1942 – <a href="/wiki/Rudolf_Schmidt" title="Rudolf Schmidt">Rudolf Schmidt</a> (1886–1957)</li> <li>February 1, 1942 – <a href="/wiki/Erwin_Rommel" title="Erwin Rommel">Erwin Rommel</a> (1891–1944)</li> <li>February 1, 1942 – <a href="/wiki/Walter_Model" title="Walter Model">Walter Model</a> (1891–1945)</li> <li>March 7, 1942 – <a href="/wiki/Erich_von_Manstein" title="Erich von Manstein">Erich von Manstein</a> (1887–1973)</li> <li>March 16, 1942 – <a href="/wiki/Georg-Hans_Reinhardt" title="Georg-Hans Reinhardt">Georg-Hans Reinhardt</a> (1887–1963)<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHürter2007655_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHürter2007655-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>June 1, 1942 – <a href="/wiki/Richard_Ruoff" title="Richard Ruoff">Richard Ruoff</a> (1883–1967)</li> <li>June 1, 1942 – <a href="/wiki/Eduard_Dietl" title="Eduard Dietl">Eduard Dietl</a> (1890–1944)</li> <li>November 30, 1942 – <a href="/wiki/Friedrich_Paulus" title="Friedrich Paulus">Friedrich Paulus</a> (1890–1957)</li> <li>December 3, 1942 – <a href="/wiki/Hans-J%C3%BCrgen_von_Arnim" title="Hans-Jürgen von Arnim">Hans-Jürgen von Arnim</a> (1889–1962)</li> <li>January 1, 1943 – <a href="/wiki/Hans_von_Salmuth" title="Hans von Salmuth">Hans von Salmuth</a> (1888–1962)</li> <li>January 30, 1943 – <a href="/wiki/Gotthard_Heinrici" title="Gotthard Heinrici">Gotthard Heinrici</a> (1886–1971)<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHürter2007631_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHürter2007631-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>January 30, 1943 – <a href="/wiki/Walter_Heitz" title="Walter Heitz">Walter Heitz</a> (1878–1944)</li> <li>July 6, 1943 – <a href="/wiki/Eberhard_von_Mackensen" title="Eberhard von Mackensen">Eberhard von Mackensen</a> (1889–1969)</li> <li>September 1, 1943 – <a href="/wiki/Heinrich_von_Vietinghoff" title="Heinrich von Vietinghoff">Heinrich von Vietinghoff</a> (1887–1952)</li> <li>September 1, 1943 – <a href="/wiki/Karl-Adolf_Hollidt" title="Karl-Adolf Hollidt">Karl-Adolf Hollidt</a> (1891–1985)</li> <li>February 1, 1944 – <a href="/wiki/Alfred_Jodl" title="Alfred Jodl">Alfred Jodl</a> (1890–1946)</li> <li>February 1, 1944 – <a href="/wiki/Erwin_Jaenecke" title="Erwin Jaenecke">Erwin Jaenecke</a> (1890–1960)</li> <li>February 1, 1944 – <a href="/wiki/Walter_Wei%C3%9F" title="Walter Weiß">Walter Weiß</a> (1890–1967)</li> <li>February 1, 1944 – <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Zeitzler" title="Kurt Zeitzler">Kurt Zeitzler</a> (1895–1963)</li> <li>March 1, 1944 – <a href="/wiki/Ferdinand_Sch%C3%B6rner" title="Ferdinand Schörner">Ferdinand Schörner</a> (1892–1973)</li> <li>April 1, 1944 – <a href="/wiki/Lothar_Rendulic" title="Lothar Rendulic">Lothar Rendulic</a> (1887–1971)</li> <li>April 1, 1944 – <a href="/wiki/Hans-Valentin_Hube" title="Hans-Valentin Hube">Hans-Valentin Hube</a> (1890–1944)<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>April 20, 1944 – <a href="/wiki/Josef_Harpe" title="Josef Harpe">Josef Harpe</a> (1887–1968)</li> <li>July 1, 1944 – <a href="/wiki/Johannes_Frie%C3%9Fner" title="Johannes Frießner">Johannes Frießner</a> (1892–1971)</li> <li>September 20, 1944 – <a href="/wiki/Erhard_Raus" title="Erhard Raus">Erhard Raus</a> (1889–1956)</li> <li>May 1, 1945 – <a href="/wiki/Carl_Hilpert" title="Carl Hilpert">Carl Hilpert</a> (1888–1947)</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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insignia</div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:112px;max-width:112px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Luftwaffe_collar_tabs_Generaloberst_3D.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Luftwaffe_collar_tabs_Generaloberst_3D.svg/110px-Luftwaffe_collar_tabs_Generaloberst_3D.svg.png" decoding="async" width="110" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Luftwaffe_collar_tabs_Generaloberst_3D.svg/165px-Luftwaffe_collar_tabs_Generaloberst_3D.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Luftwaffe_collar_tabs_Generaloberst_3D.svg/220px-Luftwaffe_collar_tabs_Generaloberst_3D.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="470" data-file-height="325" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-center"><small><a href="/wiki/Collar_patches" class="mw-redirect" title="Collar patches">Collar patches</a></small></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:67px;max-width:67px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WMacht_Lw_OF9_GenOberst_1945.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/WMacht_Lw_OF9_GenOberst_1945.png/65px-WMacht_Lw_OF9_GenOberst_1945.png" decoding="async" width="65" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/WMacht_Lw_OF9_GenOberst_1945.png/98px-WMacht_Lw_OF9_GenOberst_1945.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/WMacht_Lw_OF9_GenOberst_1945.png/130px-WMacht_Lw_OF9_GenOberst_1945.png 2x" data-file-width="838" data-file-height="1920" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-center"><small><a href="/wiki/Shoulder_board" class="mw-redirect" title="Shoulder board">Shoulder board</a></small></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:67px;max-width:67px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Luftwaffe_flightsuit_Generaloberst.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Luftwaffe_flightsuit_Generaloberst.svg/65px-Luftwaffe_flightsuit_Generaloberst.svg.png" decoding="async" width="65" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Luftwaffe_flightsuit_Generaloberst.svg/98px-Luftwaffe_flightsuit_Generaloberst.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ac/Luftwaffe_flightsuit_Generaloberst.svg/130px-Luftwaffe_flightsuit_Generaloberst.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="381" data-file-height="461" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-center"><small>on <a href="/wiki/Flying_suit" class="mw-redirect" title="Flying suit">flying suit</a></small></div></div></div><div class="trow" style="display:flow-root"><div class="thumbcaption" style="text-align:center">Generaloberst Luftwaffe</div></div></div></div> <ol><li>April 20, 1936 – <a href="/wiki/Hermann_G%C3%B6ring" title="Hermann Göring">Hermann Göring</a> (1893–1946)</li> <li>November 1, 1938 – <a href="/wiki/Erhard_Milch" title="Erhard Milch">Erhard Milch</a> (1892–1972)</li> <li>July 19, 1940 – <a href="/wiki/Ulrich_Grauert" title="Ulrich Grauert">Ulrich Grauert</a> (1889–1941)</li> <li>July 19, 1940 – <a href="/wiki/Hans-J%C3%BCrgen_Stumpff" title="Hans-Jürgen Stumpff">Hans-Jürgen Stumpff</a> (1889–1968)</li> <li>July 19, 1940 – <a href="/wiki/Ernst_Udet" title="Ernst Udet">Ernst Udet</a> (1896–1941)</li> <li>July 19, 1940 – <a href="/wiki/Hubert_Weise" title="Hubert Weise">Hubert Weise</a> (1885–1944)</li> <li>July 19, 1940 – <a href="/wiki/Alfred_Keller" title="Alfred Keller">Alfred Keller</a> (1882–1974)</li> <li>May 3, 1941 – <a href="/wiki/Alexander_L%C3%B6hr" title="Alexander Löhr">Alexander Löhr</a> (1885–1947)</li> <li>February 1, 1942 – <a href="/wiki/Wolfram_Freiherr_von_Richthofen" class="mw-redirect" title="Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen">Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen</a> (1895–1945)</li> <li>April 1, 1942 – <a href="/wiki/Hans_Jeschonnek" title="Hans Jeschonnek">Hans Jeschonnek</a> (1899–1943)</li> <li>November 1, 1942 – <a href="/wiki/G%C3%BCnther_R%C3%BCdel" title="Günther Rüdel">Günther Rüdel</a> (1883–1950)</li> <li>February 16, 1943 – <a href="/wiki/Bruno_Loerzer" title="Bruno Loerzer">Bruno Loerzer</a> (1891–1960)</li> <li>February 16, 1943 – <a href="/wiki/Robert_Ritter_von_Greim" title="Robert Ritter von Greim">Robert Ritter von Greim</a> (1892–1945)</li> <li>March 1, 1944 – <a href="/wiki/Otto_De%C3%9Floch" title="Otto Deßloch">Otto Deßloch</a> (1889–1952)</li> <li>July 13, 1944 – <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Student" title="Kurt Student">Kurt Student</a> (1890–1978)</li> <li>July 22, 1944 (Posthumous) – <a href="/wiki/G%C3%BCnther_Korten" title="Günther Korten">Günther Korten</a> (1909–1944)</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Waffen-SS">Waffen-SS</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Generaloberst&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Waffen-SS"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1273380762/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:292px;max-width:292px"><div class="trow"><div class="theader" style="background-color:#e8e8e8">Rank insignia Waffen-SS</div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:122px;max-width:122px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SS-Oberst-Gruppenfuhrer_collar.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/SS-Oberst-Gruppenfuhrer_collar.png/120px-SS-Oberst-Gruppenfuhrer_collar.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="82" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/SS-Oberst-Gruppenfuhrer_collar.png/180px-SS-Oberst-Gruppenfuhrer_collar.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/SS-Oberst-Gruppenfuhrer_collar.png/240px-SS-Oberst-Gruppenfuhrer_collar.png 2x" data-file-width="428" data-file-height="291" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-center"><small><a href="/wiki/Gorget_patches" title="Gorget patches">Gorget patches</a></small></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:72px;max-width:72px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SS_Oberst-Gruppenf%C3%BChrer.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/SS_Oberst-Gruppenf%C3%BChrer.svg/70px-SS_Oberst-Gruppenf%C3%BChrer.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/SS_Oberst-Gruppenf%C3%BChrer.svg/105px-SS_Oberst-Gruppenf%C3%BChrer.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/SS_Oberst-Gruppenf%C3%BChrer.svg/140px-SS_Oberst-Gruppenf%C3%BChrer.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="274" data-file-height="628" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-center"><small><a href="/wiki/Shoulder_strap" class="mw-redirect" title="Shoulder strap">Shoulder strap</a></small></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:92px;max-width:92px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GenOberst_Oberstgruf_OF9_cam_slv_1945.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/GenOberst_Oberstgruf_OF9_cam_slv_1945.svg/90px-GenOberst_Oberstgruf_OF9_cam_slv_1945.svg.png" decoding="async" width="90" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/GenOberst_Oberstgruf_OF9_cam_slv_1945.svg/135px-GenOberst_Oberstgruf_OF9_cam_slv_1945.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/GenOberst_Oberstgruf_OF9_cam_slv_1945.svg/180px-GenOberst_Oberstgruf_OF9_cam_slv_1945.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="945" data-file-height="471" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-center"><small><a href="/wiki/Military_camouflage" title="Military camouflage">camouflage</a></small></div></div></div><div class="trow" style="display:flow-root"><div class="thumbcaption" style="text-align:center;background-color:#4D5D53"><span style="color:white;"><b>Uniform colour <a href="/wiki/Feldgrau" title="Feldgrau"><span style="color:blue;">Feldgrau</span></a></b></span> <small><span style="color:white;">(Waffen-SS)</span></small></div></div></div></div> <p><i><a href="/wiki/SS-Oberst-Gruppenf%C3%BChrer" title="SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer">SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer</a></i> and <i>Generaloberst</i> of the <i><a href="/wiki/Waffen-SS" title="Waffen-SS">Waffen-SS</a></i>: </p> <ul><li>1942 – <a href="/wiki/Sepp_Dietrich" title="Sepp Dietrich">Sepp Dietrich</a> (1892–1966)</li> <li>1944 – <a href="/wiki/Paul_Hausser" title="Paul Hausser">Paul Hausser</a> (1880–1972)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="German_Police">German Police</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Generaloberst&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: German Police"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1273380762/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:252px;max-width:252px"><div class="trow"><div class="theader" style="text-align:center">Rank insignia police 1936–1945</div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:82px;max-width:82px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Collar_tabs_for_the_Generals_of_the_German_Police.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Collar_tabs_for_the_Generals_of_the_German_Police.svg/80px-Collar_tabs_for_the_Generals_of_the_German_Police.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Collar_tabs_for_the_Generals_of_the_German_Police.svg/120px-Collar_tabs_for_the_Generals_of_the_German_Police.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Collar_tabs_for_the_Generals_of_the_German_Police.svg/160px-Collar_tabs_for_the_Generals_of_the_German_Police.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="605" data-file-height="730" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-center"><small>Gorget patche 1936–42</small></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:92px;max-width:92px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GenObst_d._Polizei_Kragenspiegel_1942-45.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/GenObst_d._Polizei_Kragenspiegel_1942-45.gif/90px-GenObst_d._Polizei_Kragenspiegel_1942-45.gif" decoding="async" width="90" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/GenObst_d._Polizei_Kragenspiegel_1942-45.gif/135px-GenObst_d._Polizei_Kragenspiegel_1942-45.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/50/GenObst_d._Polizei_Kragenspiegel_1942-45.gif/180px-GenObst_d._Polizei_Kragenspiegel_1942-45.gif 2x" data-file-width="233" data-file-height="146" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-center"><small>Gorget patche 1942–45</small></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:72px;max-width:72px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ORPO-Generaloberst.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/ORPO-Generaloberst.svg/70px-ORPO-Generaloberst.svg.png" decoding="async" width="70" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/ORPO-Generaloberst.svg/105px-ORPO-Generaloberst.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/ORPO-Generaloberst.svg/140px-ORPO-Generaloberst.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="274" data-file-height="628" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-center"><small>Shoulder strap</small></div></div></div><div class="trow" style="display:flow-root"><div class="thumbcaption" style="text-align:center"><i>Generaloberst</i> of the Police</div></div></div></div> <p><i>SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer</i> and <i>Generaloberst</i> of the Police: </p> <ul><li>1942 – <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Daluege" title="Kurt Daluege">Kurt Daluege</a> (1897–1946)</li></ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="German_Democratic_Republic_(East_Germany)"><span id="German_Democratic_Republic_.28East_Germany.29"></span>German Democratic Republic (East Germany)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Generaloberst&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: German Democratic Republic (East Germany)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1273380762/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:158px;max-width:158px"><div class="trow"><div class="theader">Rank insignia</div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:82px;max-width:82px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GDR_Army_Arab_OF6-9.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/GDR_Army_Arab_OF6-9.svg/80px-GDR_Army_Arab_OF6-9.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="97" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/GDR_Army_Arab_OF6-9.svg/120px-GDR_Army_Arab_OF6-9.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/GDR_Army_Arab_OF6-9.svg/160px-GDR_Army_Arab_OF6-9.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="605" data-file-height="730" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-center"><small><a href="/wiki/Arabesque_(disambiguation)#Military" class="mw-disambig" title="Arabesque (disambiguation)">Arabesque</a></small></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:72px;max-width:72px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GDR_Army_OF8_Generaloberst.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/GDR_Army_OF8_Generaloberst.gif/70px-GDR_Army_OF8_Generaloberst.gif" decoding="async" width="70" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/GDR_Army_OF8_Generaloberst.gif 1.5x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="216" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption text-align-center"><small><a href="/wiki/Epaulette" title="Epaulette">Epaulette</a></small></div></div></div><div class="trow" style="display:flow-root"><div class="thumbcaption" style="text-align:center">Generaloberst Land forces</div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="National_People's_Army"><span id="National_People.27s_Army"></span>National People's Army</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Generaloberst&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: National People's Army"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Land_Forces_of_the_National_People%27s_Army" title="Land Forces of the National People's Army">Land Forces</a> and <a href="/wiki/Air_Forces_of_the_National_People%27s_Army" title="Air Forces of the National People's Army">Air Forces</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_People%27s_Army" title="National People's Army">National People's Army</a>, as well as the <a href="/wiki/Border_Troops_of_the_German_Democratic_Republic" title="Border Troops of the German Democratic Republic">Border Troops of the German Democratic Republic</a> <i>Generaloberst</i> 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 <a href="/wiki/Three-star_rank" class="mw-redirect" title="Three-star rank">three-star rank</a> (OF-8). The equivalent to the <i>Generaloberst</i> was <i><a href="/wiki/Admiral" title="Admiral">Admiral</a></i> of the <i> <a href="/wiki/Volksmarine" title="Volksmarine">Volksmarine</a> </i>. </p> <dl><dt>See also</dt> <dd></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_National_People%27s_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Ranks of the National People's Army">Ranks of the National People's Army</a></li></ul> <table class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:95%; clear: both;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;">Preceded by<br /><b>Junior rank<br /> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold"><i><a href="/wiki/Generalleutnant" title="Generalleutnant">Generalleutnant</a></i></span></b> </td> <td style="text-align: center;"><b><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_NVA_(East_Germany).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Coat_of_arms_of_NVA_%28East_Germany%29.svg/30px-Coat_of_arms_of_NVA_%28East_Germany%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="29" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Coat_of_arms_of_NVA_%28East_Germany%29.svg/45px-Coat_of_arms_of_NVA_%28East_Germany%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Coat_of_arms_of_NVA_%28East_Germany%29.svg/60px-Coat_of_arms_of_NVA_%28East_Germany%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="974" /></a></span><br /><small><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_National_People%27s_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Ranks of the National People's Army">(NPA rank)</a></small><br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold"><i>Generaloberst</i></span></b> </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;">Succeeded by<br /><b>Senior rank<br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold"><i><a href="/wiki/Army_general_(East_Germany)" title="Army general (East Germany)">Armeegeneral</a></i></span></b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <ol><li>March 1, 1966 <a href="/wiki/Kurt_Wagner_(General)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kurt Wagner (General)">Kurt Wagner</a> (1904–1989)</li> <li>March 1, 1972 <a href="/wiki/Herbert_Scheibe" title="Herbert Scheibe">Herbert Scheibe</a> (1914–1991)</li> <li>March 1, 1976 <a href="/wiki/Horst_Stechbarth" title="Horst Stechbarth">Horst Stechbarth</a> (1925–2016)</li> <li>October 7, 1977 <a href="/w/index.php?title=Werner_Flei%C3%9Fner(General)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Werner Fleißner(General) (page does not exist)">Werner Fleißner</a> (1922–1985)</li> <li>July 14, 1979 <a href="/wiki/Erich_Peter" title="Erich Peter">Erich Peter</a> (1919–1987)</li> <li>October 7, 1979 <a href="/wiki/Wolfgang_Reinhold" title="Wolfgang Reinhold">Wolfgang Reinhold</a> (1923–2012)</li> <li>October 7, 1979 <a href="/wiki/Fritz_Streletz" title="Fritz Streletz">Fritz Streletz</a> (born 1926)</li> <li>March 1, 1986 <a href="/w/index.php?title=Joachim_Goldbach&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joachim Goldbach (page does not exist)">Joachim Goldbach</a> (1929–2008)</li> <li>March 1, 1987 <a href="/wiki/Horst_Br%C3%BCnner" title="Horst Brünner">Horst Brünner</a> (1929–2008)</li> <li>October 7, 1988 <a href="/w/index.php?title=Klaus-Dieter_Baumgarten&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Klaus-Dieter Baumgarten (page does not exist)">Klaus-Dieter Baumgarten</a> (1931–2008)</li> <li>October 7, 1989 <a href="/w/index.php?title=Fritz_Peter_(General)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fritz Peter (General) (page does not exist)">Fritz Peter</a> (born 1927)</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ministry_of_State_Security"><a href="/wiki/Stasi" title="Stasi">Ministry of State Security</a></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Generaloberst&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Ministry of State Security"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ol><li>February 1980 <a href="/wiki/Bruno_Beater" title="Bruno Beater">Bruno Beater</a> (1914–1982)</li> <li>May 1986 <a href="/wiki/Markus_Wolf" title="Markus Wolf">Markus Wolf</a> (1923–2006)</li> <li>February 1987 <a href="/wiki/Rudi_Mittig" title="Rudi Mittig">Rudi Mittig</a> (1925–1994)</li> <li>1989 <a href="/wiki/Werner_Grossmann" class="mw-redirect" title="Werner Grossmann">Werner Großmann</a> (1929-2022)</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Deutsche_Volkspolizei_(DVP)"><span id="Deutsche_Volkspolizei_.28DVP.29"></span>Deutsche Volkspolizei (DVP)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Generaloberst&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Deutsche Volkspolizei (DVP)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ol><li>1962 <a href="/wiki/Karl_Maron" title="Karl Maron">Karl Maron</a> (1903–1975)</li> <li>1987 <a href="/w/index.php?title=Karl-Heinz_Wagner_(Generaloberst)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Karl-Heinz Wagner (Generaloberst) (page does not exist)">Karl-Heinz Wagner</a> (1928–2011)</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Generaloberst&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Colonel_general" title="Colonel general">Colonel general</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_German_colonel_generals" title="List of German colonel generals">List of German colonel generals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_military_ranks_of_World_War_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Comparative military ranks of World War I">Comparative military ranks of World War I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparative_military_ranks_of_World_War_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Comparative military ranks of World War II">Comparative military ranks of World War II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ranks_of_the_National_People%27s_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Ranks of the National People's Army">Ranks of the National People's Army</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Generaloberst&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFStumpf2017" class="citation book cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source">Stumpf, Reinhard (2017). <i>Die Wehrmacht-Elite: Rang- und Herkunftsstruktur der deutschen Generale und Admirale 1933–1945</i> (in German). <a href="/wiki/De_Gruyter" title="De Gruyter">De Gruyter</a>. p. 139. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9783486817683" title="Special:BookSources/9783486817683"><bdi>9783486817683</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Die+Wehrmacht-Elite%3A+Rang-+und+Herkunftsstruktur+der+deutschen+Generale+und+Admirale+1933%E2%80%931945&rft.pages=139&rft.pub=De+Gruyter&rft.date=2017&rft.isbn=9783486817683&rft.aulast=Stumpf&rft.aufirst=Reinhard&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGeneraloberst" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Kurt_von_Priesdorff" title="Kurt von Priesdorff">Kurt von Priesdorff</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Soldatisches_F%C3%BChrertum" title="Soldatisches Führertum">Soldatisches Führertum</a>.</i> Vol. 6, Hamburg: Hanseatische Verlagsanstalt, n. d., p. 417.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEHürter2007655-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHürter2007655_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFHürter2007">Hürter 2007</a>, p. 655.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEHürter2007631-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHürter2007631_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFHürter2007">Hürter 2007</a>, p. 631.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWilliamson2005" class="citation book cs1">Williamson, Gordon (2005). <i>Wolf Pack: The Story of the U-boat in World War II</i>. 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