page_title: General der Pioniere
hierarchical_section_title: General der Pioniere
context_page_description: General der Pioniere 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, 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
  General der Pioniere / General of the engineers
  General of the medical corps
  General of the veterinary corps
  The rank was equivalent to the General of the branch ranks of the Deutsche Luftwaffe:
  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 and
  SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS in the Waffen-SS.
context_section_description: 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
  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.
caption: Army shoulder board