Army general (East Germany)

Army general (German: Armeegeneral), was the highest peacetime general officer rank in the so-called armed organs of the GDR (Bewaffnete Organe der DDR [de]), that is, the Ministry of National Defence, the Stasi, and the Ministry of the Interior. It is comparable to the four-star rank in many NATO armed forces. It was aligned with Soviet military doctrine and other armed forces of the Warsaw Pact.

Country German Democratic Republic

Service branch

• National People's Army
• Stasi
• Volkspolizei

Formation1 March 1956

Abolished2 October 1990

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Army general Armeegeneral
Collar patches / shoulder board
Insignia worn on camo uniforms
Country	German Democratic Republic
Service branch	National People's Army Stasi Volkspolizei
Formation	1 March 1956
Abolished	2 October 1990
Next higher rank	Marshal of the German Democratic Republic
Next lower rank	Generaloberst
Equivalent ranks	Flottenadmiral

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The rank was reserved to minister level exclusively. Consequently, in the National People's Army service branches, Landstreitkräfte, Luftstreitkräfte/Luftverteidigung, Border troops, and Volksmarine there was no equivalent. However, if a Navy flag officer was designated or appointed Minister of National Defence he would be promoted to Flottenadmiral. When the armed organs of the GDR were disbanded in October 1990, the rank was abolished.