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Generalleutnant
HD H 63 Generalleutnant LD B 63 Generalleutnant
Army and Air Force insignia
Country Flag of Germany Germany
Service branch Bundeswehr Logo Heer with lettering German Army
Bundeswehr Logo Luftwaffe with lettering German Air Force
Rank Three-star
NATO rank OF-8
Non-NATO rank O-9
Formation 1956
Next higher rank General
Next lower rank Generalmajor
Equivalent ranks Vizeadmiral
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Generalleutnant, short GenLt, (English: lieutenant general) is the second highest general officer rank in the German Army (Heer) and the German Air Force (Luftwaffe).

Rank[]

The rank is rated OF-8 in NATO, and is grade B7 in the pay rules of the Federal Ministry of Defence. It is equivalent to Vizeadmiral in the German Navy (Marine), or to Generaloberstabsarzt, and Admiraloberstabsarzt in the Zentraler Sanitätsdienst der Bundeswehr. On the shoulder straps (Heer, Luftwaffe) there are three golden pips (stars) in golden oak leaves.

Heer Luftwaffe ... to service uniform
Bundeswehr sequence of ranks ascending
junior rank:
Generalmajor
Bundeswehr Logo Heer with lettering Bundeswehr Logo Luftwaffe with lettering

(German officer rank)
Generalleutnant

senior rank:
General (Germany)

Generalleutnant in East Germany[]

Generalleutnant (en: lieutenant general) was in the so-called armed organs of the GDR (German language: Bewaffnete Organe der DDR), represented by Ministry of National Defence, and Ministry for State Security, the second lowest general officer rank, comparable to the two-star rank in many NATO-Armed forces (Rangcode OF-7). This was in reference to Soviet military doctrine and in line with other armed forces of the Warsaw Pact.

The equivalent rank of the Volksmarine (en: GDR Navy) was the Viceadmiral, often called simply Herr Admiral for short.

For the use of this two-star rank in modern NATO armed forces, see major general.
Junior Rank
Generalmajor
Flag of NVA (East Germany)
National People's Army rank
Generalleutnant
(Viceadmiral)
Senior Rank
Generaloberst
Rank insignias Generalleutnant / Viceadmiral (OF-7)
Emblem Stasi Stasi Emblem of the Ground Forces of NVA (East Germany) Land forces Emblem of aircraft of NVA (East Germany) Air Force Vehicle roundel of Border Troops of GDR Border troops Flag of warships of VM (East Germany) Volksmarine
OF-8 Generalleutnant GDR Air Force OF7 Generalleutnant None OF-8 Vizeadmiral OF-8 Vizeadmiral VM, Ärmelstreifen
Generalleutnant Vizeadmiral
See also
Ranks of the National People's Army

Generalleutnant of the Wehrmacht[]

Generalleutnant (en: lieutenant general) was in the German Reich, and Nazi Germany the second lowest general officer rank, comparable to the two-star rank in many NATO-Armed forces (Rangcode OF-7). It was equivalent to Viceadmiral in the Kriegsmarine, and SS-Gruppenführer in the Waffen-SS until 1945.

For the use of this one-star rank in modern NATO armed forces, see major general.
Rank insignia Generalleutnant/ Vizeadmiral
Branch Heer - decal for helmet 1942
German Army
COA Luftwaffe eagle gold right
Luftwaffe
Flag of the Schutzstaffel
Waffen-SS
War Ensign of Germany 1938-1945
Kriegsmarine
Collar Collar tabs for the Generals of the Heer Luftwaffe collar tabs Generalleutnant 3D HH-SS-Gruppenfuhrer-Collar No
Shoulder Generalleutnant (Wehrmacht) Luftwaffe epaulette Generalleutnant SS-Gruppenführer h Kriegsmarine epaulette Vizeadmiral
Sleeve Generalleutnant-camo Luftwaffe paraman Generalleutnant 3D Generalleutnant-camo Kriegsmarine-Vizeadmiral
Rank
designation
Generalleutnant SS-Gruppenführer
und Generalleutnant
der Waffen-SS
Vizeadmiral
Sequence of ranks ascenting
junior rank:
Generalmajor
Balkenkreuz

(German officer rank)
Generalleutnant

senior rank:
General of the branch

See also[]

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