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Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden as Prussian colonel general (with the rank of Generalfeldmarschall (GFM) The following is an incomplete list of German colonel generals. Generals later promoted to general field marshal (GFM) are not included.
German Army generals of World War I (146 P) M. Marshals of Germany (2 C, 3 P) N. German commanders of the Napoleonic Wars (2 C, 47 P) National People's Army generals ...
In the Prussian military tradition, which set the tone for the 19th century and the German Empire, field marshals could only be promoted in wartime and the royal family was excluded, both resulting in the creation of the rank of colonel general with the rank of general field marshal (German: Generaloberst mit dem Range eines ...
Pages in category "German Army generals of World War II" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 502 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
By the 16th century, with the rise of standing armies, the German states had begun to appoint generals from the nobility to lead armies in battle. [citation needed]A standard rank system was developed during the Thirty Years War, with the highest rank of General usually reserved for the ruling sovereign (e.g. the Kaiser or Elector) and the actual field commander holding the rank of ...
The German General Staff, originally the Prussian General Staff and officially the Great General Staff (German: Großer Generalstab), was a full-time body at the head of the Prussian Army and later, the German Army, responsible for the continuous study of all aspects of war, and for drawing up and reviewing plans for mobilization or campaign.
German generals of the Bundeswehr. Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. F. Four-star officers of the Bundeswehr (3 C, 1 P) G.
German generals of the Wehrmacht. Subcategories. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. F. Field marshals of Nazi Germany (2 C, 1 P) G.