Generalarzt

Generalarzt (short: GenArzt or GA) is the designation of a military rank as well as the official title in German speaking armed forces.

Promoted to that senior rank might be assignments or appointments as follows: Equivalent to this one-star rank (NATO-Rangcode OF-6) are Brigadegeneral (en: Brigadier general) of the Heer or Luftwaffe, and the Flottillenadmiral (en: Flotilla admiral) of the Marine.

In line to the so-called Reichsbesoldungsordnung (en: Reich's salary order), appendixes to the Salary law of the German Empire (de: Besoldungsgesetz des Deutschen Reiches) of 1927[2] (changes 1937 – 1940), the comparative ranks were as follows: C 3 Rank designations of the Kriegsmarine as to Match 30, 1934, are contained in the table below.

In Prussian Army Generalarzt, in sense of general surgeon as a staff position, was a senior military official (de: oberer Militärbeamter) with a definite rank, in the first instance Major (OF3).

[5] Equivalent authority, mandate and competence were with the Admiralarzt of the Imperial German Navy.