Generalleutnant

Template:Short description () is the German-language variant of lieutenant general, used in some German speaking countries.

Austria

Generalleutnant is the second highest general officer rank in the Austrian Armed Forces (Bundesheer), roughly equivalent to the NATO rank of OF-8.

Germany

Generalleutnant, short GenLt, ('lieutenant general') is the second highest general officer rank in the German Army (Heer) and the German Air Force (Luftwaffe). This three-star rank in other countries is lieutenant general.

Rank in modern Germany

The rank is rated OF-8 in NATO, and is grade B9 in the pay rules of the Federal Ministry of Defence. It is equivalent to Vizeadmiral in the German Navy (Marine), or to Generaloberstabsarzt, and Admiraloberstabsarzt in the Zentraler Sanitätsdienst der Bundeswehr. On the shoulder straps (Heer, Luftwaffe) there are three golden pips (stars) in golden oak leaves.

History

German armies and air forces until 1945

Historical ranks (ascending):

• Generalmajor
• Generalleutnant
• General der Waffengattung
• Generaloberst
• Generalfeldmarschall

Generalleutnant of the Wehrmacht

Generalleutnant was in the German Reich, and Nazi Germany the second lowest general officer rank, comparable to the two-star rank in many NATO-armed forces (Rangcode OF-7). It was equivalent to Vizeadmiral in the Kriegsmarine, and SS-Gruppenführer in the Waffen-SS until 1945.

Rank insignia Generalleutnant/ Vizeadmiral

Branch	German Army	Luftwaffe	Waffen-SS	Kriegsmarine
Collar	File:Collar tabs for the Generals of the Heer.svg	File:Luftwaffe collar tabs Generalmajor 3D.svg	File:SS-Gruppenführer Collar Rank.svg	None
Shoulder	File:WMacht H OF7 GenLt h 1945.svg	File:Luftwaffe epaulette Generalleutnant.svg	File:SS-Gruppenführer h.svg	File:Kriegsmarine epaulette Vizeadmiral.svg
Sleeve	File:GenLt Gruf OF7 cam slv 1945.svg	File:Luftwaffe flightsuit Generalleutnant.svg	File:GenLt Gruf OF7 cam slv 1945.svg	File:Kriegsmarine-Vizeadmiral.svg
Rank designation	GeneralleutnantTemplate:Hr		SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Waffen-SS	Vizeadmiral

National People's Army

was in the so-called armed organs of the GDR (Template:Langx), represented by Ministry of National Defence, and Ministry for State Security, the second lowest general officer rank, comparable to the two-star rank in many NATO-Armed forces. This was in reference to Soviet military doctrine and in line with other armed forces of the Warsaw Pact.

Insignia

Insignia	Shoulder	Higher/lower rank
German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany	File:WMacht H OF7 GenLt 1945.svg	Template:Hr
East Germany	File:GDR Army OF7 Generalleutnant.png	Template:Hr
Germany	File:HD H 63 Generalleutnant.svg	Template:Hr

See also

• Comparative military ranks of World War I
• Comparative military ranks of World War II
• Ranks of the National People's Army