General_der_Fallschirmtruppe

General of the Parachute Corps
General der Fallschirmtruppe
General of the Parachute Corps; General der Fallschirmtruppe
	Collar patch and flying suit insignia
	Luftwaffe shoulder board
Country	Nazi Germany
Service branch	Luftwaffe
Rank	Three-star
NATO rank code	OF-8
Non-NATO rank	O-9
Next higher rank	Generaloberst
Next lower rank	Generalleutnant
Equivalent ranks	See list

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General der Fallschirmtruppe

WW2-era branch general rank in the German Luftwaffe

General der Fallschirmtruppe (en: General of the parachute corps) 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.

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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:

junior Rank
Generalleutnant

(German officer rank)
General der Fallschirmtruppe

senior Rank
Generaloberst

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

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