General der Flakartillerie

General of the Anti-aircraft Artillery
General der Flakartillerie
Collar patch and flying suit insignia
Luftwaffe shoulder board
Country Nazi Germany
Service branch Luftwaffe
RankThree-star
NATO rank codeOF-8
Non-NATO rankO-9
Formation1939
Abolished1945
Next higher rankGeneraloberst
Next lower rankGeneralleutnant
Equivalent ranksSee list

General der Flakartillerie (en: General of anti-aircraft artillery) was a General of the branch rank of the Luftwaffe (en: German Air Force) in Nazi Germany. Until the end of World War II in 1945, this particular general officer rank was on three-star level (OF-8), equivalent to a US Lieutenant general.

The "General of the branch" ranks of the Luftwaffe were in 1945:

The rank was equivalent to the General of the branch ranks of the Heer (army) as follows:

Heer
junior Rank
Generalleutnant

(German officer rank)
General der Flakartillerie

senior Rank
Generaloberst
Other services

The rank was also equivalent to the German three-star ranks: