Generalleutnant

Generalleutnant is the Germanic 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.[1]

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.

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.

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.

Branch	German Army	Waffen-SS	Kriegsmarine
Collar			None
Shoulder
Sleeve
Rank designation	Generalleutnant	SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Waffen-SS	Vizeadmiral

Generalleutnant was in the so-called armed organs of the GDR (German: Bewaffnete Organe der DDR), 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	Shoulder	Higher/lower rank
German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany		General der Waffengattung Generalmajor
East Germany		Generaloberst Generalmajor
Germany		General Generalmajor

Although Austria is not a NATO member, there are official NATO rank approximations.[1]

"Rank Insignias". Bundesheer. Archived from the original on 2022-05-17. Retrieved 2022-05-17.

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