^Although Austria is not a NATO member, there are official NATO rank approximations.[1]
References
^ ab"Rank Insignias". Bundesheer. from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
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generalleutnant, germanic, variant, lieutenant, general, used, some, german, speaking, countries, contents, austria, belgium, germany, rank, modern, germany, history, german, armies, forces, until, 1945, wehrmacht, national, people, army, insignia, also, notes. Generalleutnant is the Germanic variant of lieutenant general used in some German speaking countries Contents 1 Austria 2 Belgium 3 Germany 3 1 Rank in modern Germany 3 2 History 3 2 1 German armies and air forces until 1945 3 2 1 1 Generalleutnant of the Wehrmacht 3 2 2 National People s Army 3 3 Insignia 4 See also 5 Notes 6 ReferencesAustria EditThis section needs expansion You can help by adding to it February 2022 Generalleutnant Service and field uniformCountry AustriaNon NATO rankOF 8 a Generalleutnant is the second highest general officer rank in the Austrian Armed Forces Bundesheer roughly equivalent to the NATO rank of OF 8 1 Belgium EditThis section is empty You can help by adding to it February 2022 Germany EditGeneralleutnant Gorget patchs Army and Air Force insigniaCountry GermanyService branch German Army German Air ForceAbbreviationGenLtRank groupGeneral officerNATO rank codeOF 8Pay gradeB9Formation1956 current Next higher rankGeneralNext lower rankGeneralmajorEquivalent ranksVizeadmiralGeneralleutnant short GenLt lieutenant general is the second highest general officer rank in the German Army Heer and the German Air Force Luftwaffe This three star rank in other countries is lieutenant general Rank in modern Germany Edit The rank is rated OF 8 in NATO and is grade B9 in the pay rules of the Federal Ministry of Defence It is equivalent to Vizeadmiral in the German Navy Marine or to Generaloberstabsarzt and Admiraloberstabsarzt in the Zentraler Sanitatsdienst der Bundeswehr On the shoulder straps Heer Luftwaffe there are three golden pips stars in golden oak leaves History Edit German armies and air forces until 1945 Edit Generalleutnant of the Wehrmacht Edit Generalleutnant was in the German Reich and Nazi Germany the second lowest general officer rank comparable to the two star rank in many NATO armed forces Rangcode OF 7 It was equivalent to Vizeadmiral in the Kriegsmarine and SS Gruppenfuhrer in the Waffen SS until 1945 Rank insignia Generalleutnant VizeadmiralBranch German Army Luftwaffe Waffen SS KriegsmarineCollar NoneShoulder Sleeve Rankdesignation Generalleutnant SS Gruppenfuhrerund Generalleutnantder Waffen SS VizeadmiralNational People s Army Edit Generalleutnant was in the so called armed organs of the GDR German Bewaffnete Organe der DDR represented by Ministry of National Defence and Ministry for State Security the second lowest general officer rank comparable to the two star rank in many NATO Armed forces This was in reference to Soviet military doctrine and in line with other armed forces of the Warsaw Pact Insignia Edit Insignia Shoulder Higher lowerrank German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany General der Waffengattung Generalmajor East Germany Generaloberst Generalmajor Germany General GeneralmajorSee also EditComparative military ranks of World War I Comparative military ranks of World War II Ranks of the National People s ArmyNotes Edit Although Austria is not a NATO member there are official NATO rank approximations 1 References Edit a b Rank Insignias Bundesheer Archived from the original on 2022 05 17 Retrieved 2022 05 17 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Generalleutnant amp oldid 1092653593, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
