General der Pioniere


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:
junior Rank
Generalleutnant

General der Pioniere		senior Rank
Generaloberst'

The rank was equivalent to the General of the branch ranks of the Deutsche Luftwaffe :
;Luftwaffe:
;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.

    List of officers who were General der Pioniere

  • Otto-Wilhelm Förster
  • Erwin Jaenecke
  • Alfred Jacob
  • Walter Kuntze
  • Karl Sachs
  • Otto Tiemann
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