General der Luftnachrichtentruppe

General der Luftnachrichtentruppe (en: General of air force communications troops) was a General of the branch rank of the Deutsche Luftwaffe (en: German 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.

General of the Air Communications Troop
General der Luftnachrichtentruppe
Collar patch and flying suit insignia
Luftwaffe shoulder board
Country Nazi Germany
Service branch Luftwaffe
RankThree-star
NATO rank codeOF-8
Non-NATO rankO-9
Next higher rankGeneraloberst
Next lower rankGeneralleutnant
Equivalent ranksSee list

The "General of the branch" ranks of the Luftwaffe were in 1945:

The rank was equivalent to the General of the branch ranks of the Heer (army) as follows:

Heer
junior Rank
Generalleutnant

(German officer rank)
General der Luftnachrichtentruppe

senior Rank
Generaloberst
Other services

The rank was also equivalent to the German three-star ranks:

Officers in this rank

NameDates of lifePromotionRemark
Friedrich Fahnert1879–1964April 1, 1945higher commander of the Luftnachrichtenstab in Halle (Saale)
Wolfgang Martini1891–19631941expert to German radar technology
Walter Surén1880–1976January 30, 1945Signals-Leader of the Luftwaffe in the RLM

See also

References

  • Karl Friedrich Hildebrandt: Teil II Die Generale der Luftwaffe 1935–1945, Biblio-Verlag Osnabrück 1991, 3 Bände (German language),ISBN 376481701-1
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