- For the use of this Two-star rank in other countries, see Major general.
Generalmajor | |
---|---|
Army and Air Force insignia | |
Country | Germany |
Service branch |
German Army German Air Force |
Abbreviation | GenMaj |
Rank | Two-star |
NATO rank | OF-7 |
Non-NATO rank | O-8 |
Formation | 1956 |
Next higher rank | Generalleutnant |
Next lower rank | Brigadegeneral |
Equivalent ranks | Konteradmiral |
<templatestyles src="Hlist/styles.css"></templatestyles><templatestyles src="Module:Navbar/styles.css"></templatestyles> |
Generalmajor, short GenMaj, (English: major general) is a general officer rank in many countries, and is identical to and translated as major general.
It is currently the third highest general officer rank in the German Army (Heer), German Air Force (Luftwaffe). This rank is also used in the Austrian Armed Forces, but is abbreviated as GenMjr.
Historically, German Army ranks for their Generals prior to 1945 were offset by one from western nomenclature. Thus, prior to 1945 the Generalmajor rank in the German Army was equivalent to the Brigadier General rank in the West, and so forth.
Rank[]
The rank is rated OF-7 in NATO, and is grade B7 in the pay rules of the Federal Ministry of Defence. It is equivalent to Konteradmiral in the German Navy (Marine) or to Generalstabsarzt, and Admiralstabsarzt in the Zentraler Sanitätsdienst der Bundeswehr.
Rank insignia[]
On the shoulder straps (Heer, Luftwaffe) there are two golden pips (stars) in golden oak leaves.
Heer | Luftwaffe | ... to service uniform |
---|---|---|
- Bundeswehr sequence of ranks ascending
junior rank: Brigadegeneral |
(German officer rank) |
senior rank: Generalleutnant |
Generalmajor in East Germany[]
Generalmajor (en: major 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 lowest general officer rank, comparable to the one-star rank in many NATO-Armed forces (Rangcode OF-6). 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 Konteradmiral, often called simply Herr Admiral for short.
- For the use of this one-star rank in modern NATO armed forces, see brigadier general.
Junior Rank Oberst |
National People's Army rank Generalmajor (Konteradmiral) |
Senior Rank Generalleutnant |
Rank insignias Generalmajor / Konteradmiral (OF-6) | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stasi | Land forces | Air Force | GDR Border troops | Volksmarine | |||||
Generalmajor | Konteradmiral |
- See also
- Ranks of the National People's Army
Generalmajor of the Wehrmacht[]
Generalmajor (en: major general) was in the German Reich, and Nazi Germany the lowest general officer rank, comparable to the one-star rank in many NATO-Armed forces (Rangcode OF-6). It was equivalent to Konteradmiral in the Kriegsmarine, and SS-Brigadeführer in the Waffen-SS until 1945.
- For the use of this one-star rank in modern NATO armed forces, see brigadier general.
- Rank insignia Generalmajor/ Konteradmiral
Branch | German Army |
Luftwaffe |
Waffen-SS |
Kriegsmarine |
---|---|---|---|---|
Collar | No | |||
Shoulder | ||||
Sleeve | ||||
Rank designation |
Generalmajor | SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS |
Konteradmiral |
- Sequence of ranks ascenting
junior rank: Oberst |
(German officer rank) |
senior rank: Generalleutnant |
See also[]
The original article can be found at Generalmajor and the edit history here.