General der Fallschirmtruppe

Rank insignias (dress and service uniform)
Arabesque	Epaulette GenFlieger	Jumpsuit
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General der Fallschirmtruppe (Literally: General of the Paratroopers) was a General of the branch OF8-rank of the German Luftwaffe.

The rank was equivalent to the long established General der Kavallerie, General der Artillerie and General der Infanterie. The Wehrmacht also introduced General der Flieger (aviators), General der Pioniere (engineers), General der Gebirgstruppe (mountain troops), General der Nachrichtentruppe (communication troops) and General der Panzertruppe (armored troops).

junior Rank Generalleutnant

(German officer rank) General der Fallschirmtruppe

senior Rank Generaloberst

List of officers who were General der Fallschirmtruppe

Eugen Meindl 1941

• Bruno Bräuer
• Paul Conrath
• Richard Heidrich
• Eugen Meindl
• Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke
• Alfred Schlemm
• Kurt Student

See also

• General (Germany)
• Comparative officer ranks of World War II

German General der ... ranks (by type of weapon branch) of the Wehrmacht (1935–1945) Heer General der ... Artillerie Gebirgstruppe Infanterie Kavallerie Nachrichtentruppe Panzertruppe Pioniere Generaloberstabsarzt Luftwaffe General der ... Fallschirmtruppe Flakartillerie Flieger Luftnachrichtentruppe Luftwaffe