General der Pioniere
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 corpsThe 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 forceOther 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.
general officer rank in the German Wehrmacht
military rank