General der Luftnachrichtentruppe
# General der Luftnachrichtentruppe

General der Luftnachrichtentruppe (en: General of air force communications troops) was a General of the branch rank of the Deutsche Luftwaffe (en: German Air Force) in Nazi Germany. Until the end of World War II in 1945, this particular general officer rank was on three-star level (OF-8), equivalent to a US Lieutenant general.

The "General of the branch" ranks of the Luftwaffe were in 1945:

* General of parachute troops
* General of anti-aircraft artillery
* General of the aviators
* General of air force communications troops
* General of the air force

The rank was equivalent to the General of the branch ranks of the Heer (army) as follows:

## Heer

* General of artillery
* General of mountain troops
* General of infantry
* General of cavalry
* General of the communications troops
* General of panzer troops (armoured troops)
* General of engineers
* General of the medical corps
* General of the veterinary corps

## Other services

The rank was also equivalent to the German three-star ranks:

* Admiral of the Kriegsmarine, equivalent to (US Vice admiral) and
* SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS in the Waffen-SS.

## Officers in this rank

| Name | Dates of life | Promotion | Remark |
| - | - | - | - |
| Friedrich Fahnert | 1879–1964 | April 1, 1945 | higher commander of the Luftnachrichtenstab in Halle (Saale) |
| Wolfgang Martini | 1891–1963 | 1941 | expert to German radar technology |
| Walter Surén | 1880–1976 | January 30, 1945 | Signals-Leader of the Luftwaffe in the RLM |
