General of the Anti-aircraft Artillery | |
Native Name: | General der Flakartillerie |
Image Size2: | 150px |
Nato Rank: | OF-8 |
Non-Nato Rank: | O-9 |
Formation: | 1939 |
Abolished: | 1945 |
Higher Rank: | Generaloberst |
Lower Rank: | Generalleutnant |
Equivalents: | See list |
General der Flakartillerie (en: General of anti-aircraft artillery) was a General of the branch rank of the Luftwaffe (en: German Air Force) in Nazi Germany. Until the end of World War II in 1945, this particular general officer rank was on three-star level (OF-8), equivalent to a US Lieutenant general.
The "General of the branch" ranks of the Luftwaffe were in 1945:
The rank was equivalent to the General of the branch ranks of the Heer (army) as follows:
junior Rank Generalleutnant | (German officer rank) General der Flakartillerie | senior Rank Generaloberst |