General der Pioniere
General der Pioniere was a General of the branch rank of the German Army in Nazi Germany. Until the end of World War II in 1945, this particular general officer rank was on three-star level, equivalent to a US Lieutenant general. The rank was introduced in 1938.
The General of the branch ranks of the Heer were in 1945:
- General of artillery
- General of mountain troops
- General of infantry
- General of the [Cavalry (Germany)|General of cavalry]
- General of the communications troops
- General of panzer troops
- General der Pioniere / General of the engineers
- General of the medical corps
- General of the veterinary corps
| junior Rank Generalleutnant | General der Pioniere | senior Rank Generaloberst |
The rank was equivalent to the General of the branch ranks of the Deutsche Luftwaffe :
;Luftwaffe:
- General of parachute troops
- General of the anti-aircraft artillery
- General of the aviators
- General of air force communications troops
- General of the air force
The rank was also equivalent to the German three-star ranks:
- Admiral of the Kriegsmarine, equivalent to and
- SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS in the Waffen-SS.
List of officers who were General der Pioniere
- Otto-Wilhelm Förster
- Erwin Jaenecke
- Walter Kuntze
- Karl Sachs
- Otto Tiemann