General of the Mountain Troops General der Gebirgstruppe | |
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Rank | Three-star |
NATO rank code | OF-8 |
Non-NATO rank | O-9 |
Formation | 1940 |
Abolished | 1945 |
Next higher rank | Generaloberst |
Next lower rank | Generalleutnant |
Equivalent ranks | See list |
General der Gebirgstruppe (English: General of the Mountain Troops) was a category of German Army three-star, a new example of the traditional German 'General der rank introduced by the Wehrmacht in 1940, comparable to the NATO grade OF-8.