Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden as Prussian colonel general (with the rank of Generalfeldmaschall (GFM)
- Insignias colonel general Heer (Army)
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The following is an incomplete list of German colonel generals.
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German Empire[]
See also: ⇒ de: List of the German Empire's colonel generals
Generals later promoted to General Field Marshall (GFM) are not included.
| Promoted | Name | Born | Died | Notes |
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| 1873 | Prince August of Württemberg | 1813 | 1885 | Commander-in-Chief in the so-called Marken and Governor of Berlin |
| 1888 | Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden | 1826 | 1907 | with the rank of a GFM, Inspector of the Army |
| 1889 | Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach | 1818 | 1901 | à la suite of the Royal Saxon Army |
| 1890 | Prince of Bismarck, Duke of Lauenburg | 1815 | 1898 | with the rank of GFM à la suite of the army, Minister President of Prussia |
| 1905 | Bernhard III, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen | 1851 | 1928 | with the rank of a GFM, Inspector of the Army |
| 1905 | Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden | 1857 | 1928 | with the rank of a Inspector of the Army |
| 1908 | Hans von Plessen | 1841 | 1929 | with the rank of a GFM, adjudant general of the Empire and commander of the HQ |
| 1909 | Prince Henry of Prussia | 1862 | 1929 | with the rank of a GFM, Großadmiral, Inspector-General of the Navy, à la suite of the Prussian Army |
| 1910 | Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia | 1856 | 1931 | à la suite of the Prussian Army |
| 1911 | Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein | 1831 | 1917 | à la suite of the Prussian Army |
| 1911 | Gustav von Kessel | 1846 | 1918 | adjudant general of the Empire, Commander-in-Chief in the socalled Marken and Governor of Berlin |
| 1911 | Carl von Horn | 1847 | 1923 | War Minister of Bavaria |
| 1912 | Otto Kreß von Kressenstein | 1850 | 1929 | War Minister of Bavaria |
| 1913 | Duke Philipp of Württemberg | 1838 | 1917 | à la suite Army of Württemberg |
| 1913 | Maximilian von Prittwitz | 1848 | 1917 | Prussian army commander |
| 1914 | Moriz von Lyncker | 1853 | 1932 | Chief of the Military cabinet |
| 1914 | Friedrich von Scholl | 1846 | 1928 | adjudant general of the Empire |
| 1914 | Helmuth von Moltke the Younger | 1848 | 1916 | Chief of the German General Staff |
| 1914 | Max Freiherr von Hausen | 1846 | 1922 | Minister-President of Saxony and German Army commander |
| 1914 | Alexander von Kluck | 1846 | 1934 | Prussian army commander |
| 1914 | Moritz von Bissing | 1844 | 1917 | Prussian General Governorate of Belgium |
| 1915 | Karl von Einem | 1853 | 1934 | Prussian army commander |
| 1915 | Otto von Marchtaler | 1854 | 1920 | württembergischer Kriegsminister |
| 1917 | Günther Graf von Kirchbach | 1850 | 1925 | Prussian Heeresgruppenführer |
| 1918 | Felix Graf von Bothmer | 1852 | 1937 | Bavarian army commander |
| 1918 | Karl Ludwig d'Elsa | 1849 | 1922 | Saxonian army commander |
| 1918 | Hans von Kirchbach | 1849 | 1928 | Saxonian army commander |
Reichswehr[]
- 1926 – Hans von Seeckt (1866–1936), Chef of the Oberste Heeresleitung
- 1930 – Wilhelm Heye (1869–1946), Chef of the Oberste Heeresleitung
- 1934 – Kurt Freiherr von Hammerstein-Equord (1878–1943), Chef of the Oberste Heeresleitung
Nazi Germany Wehrmacht[]
Heer[]
See also: ⇒ World War II German Army ranks and insignia
Complete list of colonel generals (also those who were promoted to Generalfeldmarschall):
Luftwaffe[]
⇒ See also: Military Ranks of the Luftwaffe (1935–1945)
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| Promoted | Name | Born | Died | Notes |
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| 1943 | Otto Deßloch | 1889 | 1977 | Commanding general Luftflotte 4 |
| 1940 | Ulrich Grauert | 1889 | 1941 | |
| 1942 | Hans Jeschonnek | 1899 | 1943 | |
| 1940 | Alfred Keller | 1882 | 1974 | |
| 1944 | Günther Korten | 1898 | 1944 | posthumous promotion |
| 1941 | Alexander Löhr | 1885 | 1947 | |
| 1943 | Bruno Loerzer | 1891 | 1960 | |
| 1942 | Günther Rüdel | 1883 | 1950 | |
| 1944 | Kurt Student | 1890 | 1978 | |
| 1940 | Hans-Jürgen Stumpff | 1889 | 1968 | |
| 1940 | Ernst Udet | 1896 | 1941 | |
| 1940 | Hubert Weise | 1884 | 1950 |
Waffen-SS[]
- List of the SS Oberst-Gruppenführer and Generaloberst of the Waffen-SS
- 1942 - Paul Hausser (1880–1972)
- 1944 - Sepp Dietrich (1892–1966)
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Police in Nazi Germany[]
SS Oberst-Gruppenführer and Generaloberst of the Police:
- 1942 - Kurt Daluege (1897-1946)
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German Democratic Republic (GDR)[]
National People's Army[]
⇒ See also: Rank insignias
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| Promoted | Name | Born | Died | Notes |
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| 1988 | Klaus-Dieter Baumgarten | 1931 | 2008 | Deputy Defence minister and Commanding General of the GDR's Border Troops |
| 1987 | Horst Brünner | 1929 | 2008 | |
| 1977 | Werner Fleißner | 1922 | 1985 | |
| 1986 | Joachim Goldbach | 1929 | 2008 | |
| 1979 | Erich Peter | 1919 | 1987 | |
| 1989 | Fritz Peter | 1927 | Chief of the GDR's Civil defense | |
| 1979 | Wolfgang Reinhold | 1923 | 2012 | Deputy Defence minister and Commanding General of the Kommando LSK/LV |
| 1972 | Herbert Scheibe | 1914 | 1991 | Deputy Defence minister and Commanding General of the Kommando LSK/LV |
| 1976 | Horst Stechbarth | 1925 | Deputy Defence minister and Commanding General of the Landstreitkraefte | |
| 1979 | Fritz Streletz | 1926 | ||
| 1966 | Kurt Wagner | 1904 | 1989 |
Ministerium für Staatssicherheit (MfS)[]
- Bruno Beater (1914–1982)
- Rudi Mittig (1925–1994)
- Markus Wolf (1923–2006)
German Volkspolizei (DVP)[]
- Karl Maron (1903–1975)
- Karl-Heinz Wagner
See also[]
⇒ Comparative officer ranks of World War II
⇒ List of Austro-Hungarian colonel generals
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