General der Pioniere

Channel:

WikiReader

Subscribers:

9,560

Published on August 15, 2022 3:05:46 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz0sDRu5AcU

Duration: 1:28

1 views

0

General der Pioniere (en: General of the engineers) was a General of the branch rank of the German Army 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 rank was introduced in 1938.
The '' General of the branch '' ranks of the Heer were in 1945: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 der Pioniere / General of the engineers - General of the medical corps - General of the veterinary corps
+:------------------:+:-------------------------:+:------------------:+ | junior Rank | (German officer rank) | senior Rank | | Generalleutnant | General der Pioniere | Generaloberst |
The rank was equivalent to the General of the branch ranks of the Deutsche Luftwaffe (en: German Air Force):
Luftwaffe:General of parachute troops - General of the anti-aircraft artillery - General of the aviators - General of air force communications troops - General of the air force
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.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_der_Pioniere
Created with WikipediaReaderSentry (c) WikipediaReader
Images and videos sourced from Pexels (https://www.pexels.com)