Generalleutnant
- For the use of this Three-star rank in other countries, see Lieutenant general.
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| Rank insignia | German officer rank | |||
| Introduction | 1956 | |||
| Rank group | General officers | |||
| Army / Air Force | Generalmajor | |||
| Navy | Vizeadmiral | |||
| NATO equivalent | OF-8 | |||
| Army | Lieutenant general | |||
| Air force | Air marshal | |||
| Navy | Vice Admiral | |||
Generalleutnant, short GenLt, (en: lieutenant general) is the second highest general officer rank in the armed forces of Germany (Bundeswehr), e.g. Heer, and Luftwaffe.
Rank
The rank is rated OF-8 in NATO, and is grade B7 in the pay rules of the Federal Ministry of Defence. It is equivalent to Vizeadmiral in the German Navy, or to Generaloberstabsarzt, and Admiraloberstabsarzt in the Zentraler Sanitätsdienst der Bundeswehr.
Rank insignia
On the shoulder straps (Heer, Luftwaffe) there are three golden pips (stars) in golden oak leaves.
| Heer | Luftwaffe |
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| junior Rank Generalmajor |
 
(German officer rank) |
senior Rank General (Germany) |
See also
- Comparative military ranks of World War I
- Comparative military ranks of World War II