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[edit] Dates

After World War II, the militaries of East and West Germany began forming and, by 1948, the German rank of General was back in both countries, modified to the three grades of Generalmajor, Generalleutnant, and General. The West German forces introduced the rank of Brigadegeneral in 1950
I don't see how these dates should be possible, since the two German states were formed in 1949 (thus, in 1948, there were could not possibly have been any German military) and the Bundeswehr was created in 1955 (I think the Nationale Volksarmee in the GDR was created even later). Are there any sources for the above claim of General ranks before this date? --Salocin 00:49, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Insignia

Unfortunately, it appears that Navy and SS shoulderboard images (with blue and gray backing) are being used here to illustrate German Army Generals' insignia (which had red backing, at least until 1945). Perhaps someone could upload Army images to use here? (http://www.uniforminsignia.net/index.php?p=show&id=100&sid=369 might be a good source, though I don't know if those images can be freely used.)

Also, the table of SS ranks seems out of place here. There's already an article on SS ranks and insignia, and the same table is already there. IMHO, it's enough to say that the SS had equivalent ranks, perhaps give an example or two, and direct interested readers to the other article for more.

Thirdly, I feel that the 19th-century and Luftwaffe insignia tables would be clearer and easier to read if turned 90 degrees (like the DDR and Bundeswehr tables at the bottom of the article). Perhaps, if there are no objections to this change, someone could help me with that – I'm afraid my Wikipedia skills aren't advanced enough to do it properly.

Any feedback is, of course, welcome. Alkari 20:59, 22 August 2006 (UTC)