General of the branch

[2] In French, the equivalent expression was grand maitre d'artillerie, used since the time of Philip VI of France.

These were the generals of the infantry (Jalkaväenkenraali), of the cavalry (Ratsuväenkenraali), of the jaegers (Jääkärikenraali) and of the artillery (Tykistönkenraali).

The title is now merely honorific, and only one 4-star general is active at any one time in the modern Finnish military.

In the German Wehrmacht a General of a branch (German: General der Waffengattung) was linked to service arms of the Heer (army) and Luftwaffe (air force), depending on where the officer served and what troops he (nominally) commanded.

A commander-in-chief (Kommandierender General or Befehlshaber) of a German army corps was usually of this rank.