General der Gebirgstruppe

See also: World War II German Army ranks and insignia

General der Gebirgstruppe (English: General of the Mountain Troops) was a category of German Army three-star, a new example of the traditional German 'General der rank introduced by the Wehrmacht in 1940, comparable to the NATO grade OF-8.

General of the Mountain Troops General der Gebirgstruppe
Arabesque and flecktarn suit insignia
Army shoulder board
Country	Nazi Germany
Service branch	German Army
Rank	Three-star
NATO rank code	OF-8
Non-NATO rank	O-9
Formation	1940
Abolished	1945
Next higher rank	Generaloberst
Next lower rank	Generalleutnant
Equivalent ranks	See list

Rank and rank insignia

The rank was equivalent to the long established General der Kavallerie (cavalry), General der Artillerie (artillery), and General der Infanterie (infantry). The Wehrmacht also introduced General der Panzertruppe (armoured troops), General der Pioniere (engineers), General der Fallschirmtruppe (parachute troops) and General der Nachrichtentruppe (communications troops).

Mountain Infantry (Gebirgsjäger) Generals were identifiable by their edelweiss sleeve and cap insignia and the mountain cap (bergmütze) worn instead of the peaked cap of officers from other branches of the Wehrmacht. In October 1942 an order was issued that general officers should have gold piping around the crown of the cap to distinguish them more readily from other ranks.

junior rank: Generalleutnant

(German officer rank) General der Gebirgstruppe

senior rank: Generaloberst

List of officers who were General der Gebirgstruppe

• Franz Böhme (1885–1947) (committed suicide)
• Eduard Dietl (1889–1944) (Promoted Generaloberst 1/6/1942, killed in plane crash 23/6/1944)
• Karl Eglseer (1890–1944) (killed in plane crash 23/6/1944)
• Valentin Feurstein (1885–1970)
• Georg Ritter von Hengl (1897–1952)
• Ferdinand Jodl (1896–1956)
• Rudolf Konrad (1891–1964)
• Hans Kreysing (1890–1969)
• Ludwig Kübler (1889–1947) (executed in Yugoslavia)
• Hubert Lanz (1896–1982)
• Julius Ringel (1889–1967)
• Ferdinand Schörner (1892–1973) (Promoted Generaloberst 1/4/1944, Generalfeldmarschall 4/4/1945)
• Hans Schlemmer (1893–1973)
• Hans Karl Maximilian von Le Suire (1898–1954)
• Kurt Versock (1895–1963)
• Emil Vogel (1894–1985)
• Friedrich-Jobst Volckamer von Kirchensittenbach (1894–1989)
• August Winter (1897–1979)

See also

• General of the branch
• World War II German Army ranks and insignia