General der Flieger

General der Flieger
(General of the aviators)
Rank insignia of the Luftwaffe

General der Flieger (en: General of the aviators) was a General of the branch rank of the Deutsche Luftwaffe (en: German Air Force) in Nazi Germany. Until the end of WW2 in 1945, this particular general officer rank was on three-star level (OF-8), equivalent to a US Lieutenant general.

The General of the branch ranks of the Luftwaffe were in 1945:

The rank was equivalent to the General of the branch ranks of the Heer (Army) as follows:

Heer
junior Rank
Generalleutnant

(German officer rank)
General der Flieger

senior Rank
Generaloberst
Other services

The rank was also equivalent to the German three-star ranks:

List of officers who were General der Flieger

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