Generalmajor

For the use of this Two-star rank in other countries, see Major general.

Generalmajor
Rank insignia	German officer rank
Introduction	1956
Rank group	General officers
Army / Air Force	Generalmajor
Navy	Konteradmiral
NATO equivalent	OF-7
Army	Major general
Air force	Air vice-marshal
Navy	Rear Admiral

Generalmajor, short GenMaj, (en: major general) is the third highest general officer rank in the armed forces of Germany (Bundeswehr), e.g. Heer, and Luftwaffe. This rank is also used in the Austrian Armed Forces, but is abbrevieated as GenMjr.

Rank

The rank is rated OF-7 in NATO, and is grade B7 in the pay rules of the Federal Ministry of Defence. It is equivalent to Konteradmiral in the German Navy or to Generalstabsarzt, and Admiralstabsarzt in the Zentraler Sanitätsdienst der Bundeswehr.

Rank insignia

On the shoulder straps (Heer, Luftwaffe) there are two golden pips (stars) in golden oak leaves.

Heer	Luftwaffe
Generalmajor (field suit) Generalmajor (retired)	Generalmajor (field suit)

junior Rank Brigadegeneral

(German officer rank) Generalmajor

senior Rank Generalleutnant

See also

• Comparative military ranks of World War I
• Comparative military ranks of World War II