Generalmajor

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Generalmajor is a German military rank equivalent to a one-star general, historically used in the armies of Germany and some other German-speaking countries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf general officer rank
military rank
abbreviation GenMaj
belongsToSystem German rank structure
comparativeRankUK Brigadier (British Army, roughly)
comparativeRankUS Brigadier General (U.S. Army)
linked to: Brigadier General
countryOfUse Austria
Austro-Hungarian Empire
Germany
Switzerland
doctrineRole senior field commander
equivalentRank Brigadier General
one-star general
hasGenderedForm Generalmagorin (female, in some modern usage)
higherRank Generalleutnant
historicallyUsedIn Prussian Army
Royal Bavarian Army
linked to: Bavarian Army
insigniaFeature oak leaves
one pip
language German
literalMeaning major general
lowerRank Brigadegeneral
Oberst
natoRankCode OF-6
payGradeBundeswehr B7
rankClass flag officer
rankGroup general officers
starRank one-star
typicalCommandLevel brigade
division
typicalPromotionFrom Oberst
typicalPromotionTo Generalleutnant
usedIn Austro-Hungarian Army
Bundeswehr
German Air Force
German Army
Imperial German Army
Reichswehr
Wehrmacht
usedInBranch air force
linked to: Air Force

army
usedInPeriod Federal Republic of Germany
linked to: West Germany

German Empire
Nazi Germany
Weimar Republic

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Otto Ernst Remer militaryRank Generalmajor
subject linked to: Major Otto Ernst Remer