Army general (East Germany)
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Army general (Template:Langx), was the highest peacetime general officer rank in the so-called armed organs of the GDR (Template:Ill), that is, the Ministry of National Defence, the Stasi, and the Ministry of the Interior. It is comparable to the four-star rank in many NATO armed forces. It was aligned with Soviet military doctrine and other armed forces of the Warsaw Pact.
The rank was reserved to minister level exclusively. Consequently, in the National People's Army service branches, Landstreitkräfte, Luftstreitkräfte/Luftverteidigung, Border troops, and Volksmarine there was no equivalent. However, if a Navy flag officer was designated or appointed Minister of National Defence he would be promoted to Flottenadmiral. When the armed organs of the GDR were disbanded in October 1990, the rank was abolished.
Rankholders
East German officers who achieved the rank were:
| Name | Portrait | Position | Year of Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willi Stoph | File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-R0430-0305A, Willi Stoph.jpg | Minister of National Defence | 1959 |
| Heinz Hoffmann | File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1982-1217-023, Heinz Hoffmann (cropped).jpg | Minister of National Defence | 1961 |
| Erich Mielke | File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-R0522-177, Erich Mielke (cropped).jpg | Minister for State Security | 1980 |
| Friedrich Dickel | File:Friedrich Dickel 1983.PNG | Minister of Interior | 1984 |
| Heinz Kessler | File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1988-0704-410, Heinz Keßler 02.jpg | Minister of National Defence | 1985 |
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| Armeegeneral / Flottenadmiral (OF-9) | |||||||||
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| File:Emblem of the Stasi.svg GDR MFS | File:DDR Verteidigungsminister Kfz-Flagge.svg GDR MOD | Template:Flagu Ministry of Interior | |||||||
| File:GDR Army OF9 Armeegeneral.png | File:GDR Army OF9 Armeegeneral.png | File:OF-9 Flottenadmiral VM1.png | File:OF-9 Flottenadmiral VM.png | ||||||
| Armeegeneral | Flottenadmiral | Armeegeneral | |||||||
Army general in other countries
The rank widely used in other armed forces of socialist countries, such as:
- Bulgaria: Армейски генерал (Armeyski general)
- Czechoslovakia: Armádní generál / Armádny Generál[1]
- Hungary: Hadseregtábornok
- Poland: Generał armii
- Romania: General de armată
- Soviet Union: Генерал армии (General armii)
- Yugoslavia: Генерал армије
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Template:Flagu Armeegeneral (Flottenadmiral) |
Senior rank Marshal of the GDR (wartime only) |
See also
References
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