General der Nachrichtentruppe

General of the Communications Troops
General der Nachrichtentruppe
Army shoulder board
Country Nazi Germany
Service branch German Army
RankThree-star
NATO rank codeOF-8
Non-NATO rankO-9
Formation1935
Abolished1945
Next higher rankGeneraloberst
Next lower rankGeneralleutnant
Equivalent ranksSee list

General der Nachrichtentruppe (Literally: General of the Communications Troops) was a General of the branch OF8-rank of German Army, introduced by the Wehrmacht in 1940.

The rank was equivalent to the long established General der Kavallerie, General der Artillerie and General der Infanterie. The Wehrmacht also introduced General der Gebirgstruppe (mountain troops), General der Pioniere (engineers), General der Flieger (aviators), General der Fallschirmtruppe (parachute troops) and General der Panzertruppe (armored troops).

Only two officers held the rank; Erich Fellgiebel (1886-1944) from 1 August 1940 until his dismissal following the 20 July Plot assassination attempt and Albert Praun (1894-1975) who was appointed on 1 October 1944 and served until he was taken into captivity in May 1945.

junior Rank
Generalleutnant

(German officer rank)
General der Nachrichtentruppe

senior Rank
Generaloberst

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