Army General
Army general was the highest officer rank in the rank of generals in a number of countries that could be awarded in peacetime. Currently, the rank designation army general is only used in a few countries. The comparable rank of the Bundeswehr is the general ( NATO rank code OF-9, general). The Army General is not to be confused with the General of the Army (USA) , who is a five-star rank (OF-10) one rank higher.
Germany
Armed forces until 1945
The rank of Army General never existed in German-speaking armed forces until 1945. However, the comparable four-star rank (OF-9) would have been Colonel General .
German Democratic Republic
Army General
Fleet Admiral Volksmarine
In the GDR , the army general ( abbreviation AG) was the highest rank of general. In the NVA , the army general was also the military rank of Minister for National Defense of the GDR (since 1959).
For the appointment of a naval officer as defense minister of the GDR, promotion to naval admiral of the People's Navy would have been planned at the same time ; Theodor Hoffmann , who became a minister as a vice-admiral, was initially only promoted to admiral, but then it was no longer promoted to naval admiral.
In the land and air forces of the National People's Army , the border troops of the GDR and in civil defense of the GDR , the Colonel General was the highest achievable rank.
Based on the order of precedence established in the Soviet armed forces, the armed forces of the Warsaw Pact used the following order:
- Major General (1 star, comparable OF-6 )
- Lieutenant General (2 stars, comparable OF-7 )
- Colonel General (3 stars, comparable OF-8 )
- Army General (4 stars, comparable to OF-9 )
Army generals in the GDR (since 1959)
Army generals and at the same time Minister for National Defense of the GDR were:
- Willi Stoph (since 1959)
- Heinz Hoffmann (since 1961)
- Heinz Keßler (since 1985)
Army General and Minister for State Security was:
- Erich Mielke (since 1980)
Army General and at the same time Minister of the Interior and Chief of the German People's Police was:
- Friedrich Dickel (since 1984)
Other countries
France
In France, the Général d'armée or the Général d'armée aérienne (first name for army, second name for air force ) is the rank comparable to the German general. They rank above the German Lieutenant General comparable Général de corps d'armée or Général de corps aérien (second name again for Air Force).
Poland
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In the Polish Armed Forces , the Army General ( Polish generał armii ) was introduced as the highest rank of generalship in 1951, which was retained until 1991 and is classified as OF-9 rank (OF stands for the English term officer ) according to the NATO rank code . In 1991 the rank was changed to the usual NATO designation General , whereby the distinction badges were retained.
Russia
The armed forces of the Russian Federation took over the four-star general in 1991 from the armed forces of the Soviet Union with the designation generál ármii ( Russian генера́л а́рмии ). The Russian army general also corresponds to NATO rank OF-9.
- Pauldrons Army General 1991 to 2013
Parade uniform
1991-1994
Parade uniform
1994–1997
Parade uniform
since 2013
Service uniform
1997–2010
Service uniform
2010–2013
Service uniform
since 2013
Soviet Union
1940–1943
In the Red Army of the Soviet Union, the general ranks were reinstated on May 7, 1940. Army General ( Russian генера́л армии / general armii ) was the second highest rank in the group of generals. The order of the Soviet general ranks has been since 1940 and 1943:
- Major General , before that Brigade Commander (KomBrig)
- Lieutenant General , before that Division Commander (KomDiv)
- Colonel General , previously Corps Commander (KomKor)
- Army General, previously Army Commander 2nd rank
- Chief Marshal (from 1943), previously Army Commander 1st rank
As the first army generals of the Red Army on July 4, 1940:
- Georgi Konstantinowitsch Schukow ,
- Kirill Afanassjewitsch Merezkow and
- Ivan Vladimirovich Tjulenev was appointed.
- Army General Pauldrons 1940 to 1991
Parade uniform
1943–1955
Parade uniform
1955–1974Parade uniform
1974–1991
Czech Republic
Army General
(armádní generál)
In the armed forces of the Czech Republic , the army general ( Czech armádní generá l) is the highest rank of the generals. According to the NATO rank code, he is classified as OF-9, which corresponds to a German general with four stars. In order to rule out possible misunderstandings, the rank of the Czech armed forces is also referred to as general in English .
