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Generaloberst. A Generaloberst ("colonel general") was the second-highest general officer rank in the German Reichswehr and Wehrmacht, the Austro-Hungarian Common Army, the East German National People's Army and in their respective police services. The rank was equal to a four-star full general but below a general field marshal.
- 1945
- 20 April 1936
- Nazi Germany
Generaloberst. Der Generaloberst war im Deutschen Kaiserreich, in der Reichswehr, in der Wehrmacht und in der k. u. k. Armee der zweithöchste militärische Dienstgrad. Darüber rangiert der Feldmarschall. Der Generaloberst entspräche dem heutigen General in der Bundeswehr oder vielen NATO-Streitkräften ( Rangcode OF-9 ).
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Colonel general is a military rank used in some armies. The rank originates from the Old European System and it is particularly associated with Germany , where historically general officer ranks were one grade lower than in the Commonwealth and the United States, and Generaloberst was a rank above full General , but below Generalfeldmarschall .
Johannes Blaskowitz. Johannes Albrecht Blaskowitz (10 July 1883 – 5 February 1948) was a German Generaloberst during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords. After joining the Imperial German Army in 1901, Blaskowitz served throughout World War I, where he earned an Iron Cross for ...
- 1901–45
- German Army
A Generaloberst was the second-highest general officer rank in the German Reichswehr and Wehrmacht, the Austro-Hungarian Common Army, the East German National People's Army and in their respective police services. The rank was equal to a four-star full general but below a general field marshal. The rank was equivalent to a Generaladmiral in the Kriegsmarine until 1945 or to a Flottenadmiral in ...
Alfred Jodl. Alfred Josef Ferdinand Jodl ( German: [ˈjoːdl̩] ⓘ; 10 May 1890 – 16 October 1946) was a German Generaloberst who served as the Chief of the Operations Staff of the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht – the German Armed Forces High Command – throughout World War II. After the war, Jodl was indicted on charges of conspiracy to ...
On the same day orders were issued for a dual promotion within the Ordnungspolizei, making Kurt Daluege a Generaloberst der Polizei at the same time. Daluege's rank was the only police promotion to this rank. The last two of the four Oberst-Gruppenführer promotions were made in 1944, this time to Waffen-SS generals.
