General der Flakartillerie

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.

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

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:

List of officers who were General der Flakartillerie

A

B

D

G
  • Hugo Grimme (1872-1943)

H
  • Alfred Haubold (1887-1969)
  • Friedrich Heilingbrunner (1891-1977)
  • Friedrich Hirschhauer (1883-1979)
  • Gerhard Hoffmann (1887-1969)

O

P

R

S

W
  • Hubert Weise (1884-1950) (later promoted to Generaloberst)
  • Eugen Weissmann (1892-1951)

Z
  • Emil Zenetti (1883-1945)

See also

References
  • Horst-Adalbert Koch: Flak - Die Geschichte der deutschen Flakartillerie und der Einsatz der Luftwaffenhelfer, 2. Auflage, Podzun Verlag, Bad Nauheim 1965
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