Generalmajor


Generalmajor, short GenMaj, 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, German Air Force. 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 or to Generalstabsarzt, and Admiralstabsarzt in the Zentraler Sanitätsdienst der Bundeswehr.

Rank insignia

On the shoulder straps there are two golden pips in golden oak leaves.
HeerLuftwaffe... to service uniform

;Bundeswehr sequence of ranks ascending:
junior rank:
Brigadegeneral

Generalmajor		senior rank:
Generalleutnant

Generalmajor in East Germany

Generalmajor was in the so-called armed organs of the GDR, 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. 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 was the Konteradmiral, often called simply Herr Admiral for short.
Junior Rank
Oberst
National People's Army rank
Generalmajor
Senior Rank
Generalleutnant

;See also: Ranks of the National People's Army

Generalmajor of the Wehrmacht

Generalmajor was in the German Reich, and Nazi Germany the lowest general officer rank, comparable to the one-star rank in many NATO-Armed forces. It was equivalent to Konteradmiral in the Kriegsmarine, and SS-Brigadeführer in the Waffen-SS until 1945.
;Rank insignia Generalmajor/ Konteradmiral:
;Sequence of ranks ascenting:
junior rank:
Oberst

'Generalmajor		senior rank:
Generalleutnant