General of the Artillery (Germany)

This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "General of the Artillery" Germany – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (February 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

General of the Artillery General der Artillerie
Shoulder board insignia
Arabesque gorget patch insignia
Country	German Empire  Kingdom of Prussia  Kingdom of Bavaria  Kingdom of Saxony  Kingdom of Württemberg  Weimar Republic  Nazi Germany
Service branch	Imperial German Army  Prussian Army  Bavarian Army Saxon Army  Royal Württemberg Army  Reichsheer  German Army
Rank	Three-star
NATO rank code	OF-8
Non-NATO rank	O-9
Next higher rank	Generaloberst
Next lower rank	Generalleutnant
Equivalent ranks	See list

General der Artillerie (en: General of the artillery) may mean:

A rank of three-star general, comparable to modern armed forces OF-8 grade, in the Imperial German Army and its contingency armies of Prussia, Bavaria, Saxony and Württemberg. It also was used in the Reichswehr and the Wehrmacht. The second-highest regular rank below Generaloberst; cavalry officers of equivalent rank were called general of the cavalry, and infantry officers of equivalent rank general of the infantry. The Wehrmacht also had General der Panzertruppen (tank troops), General der Gebirgstruppen (mountain troops), General der Pioniere (engineers), General der Nachrichtentruppen (communications troops) and several branch variants for the Luftwaffe.

junior Rank Generalleutnant

(German officer rank) General der Artillerie

senior Rank Generaloberst

In the modern Bundeswehr, General der Artillerie is the position of an artillery officer responsible for certain questions of troop training and equipment, usually with the rank of Brigadegenerals. The position of general of the artillery is connected with that of commander of the artillery school. Corresponding service positions also exist for other branches of the army. Since in this usage it refers to a position not a rank, an Oberst is sometimes "General of" his respective type of troops. The form of address is usually Herr General and/or Herr Oberst ; the form of address Herr General der Artillerie is unorthodox, since it does not refer to a rank.

Today in the Bundeswehr, the rank of lieutenant general corresponds to the traditional rank of general of the artillery. There was no equivalent rank in the army of East Germany, where it was merged into that of Generaloberst.