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''Generaloberst'' (en: colonel general) was, in the German Reich, the Reichswehr, Wehrmacht and the Austria-Hungary Common Army, the second highest general officer rank comparable to the then four-star rank in many NATO-Armed forces (Rangcode OF-9). In armed forces, structured in line to the former Soviet Army or the today's Russian Army, today it is a Three-star rank (OF-8). It was equivalent to ''Generaladmiral'' in the ''Kriegsmarine'' until 1945, or to Flottenadmiral in the Volksmarine until 1990. A supreme general or senior general (''Generaloberst'',〔A literal translation of ''Generaloberst'' would be "uppermost general".〕 often translated as "colonel-general" by analogy to ''Oberst'', "colonel." However since "Oberst" derives from the superlative form of "Ober" meaning "Above" then "Superior General" might be a more idiomatic rendering.) was the second highest general officer rank—below field marshal (''Generalfeldmarschall'')—in the Prussian army as well as in the ''Deutsches Heer'' of Imperial Germany (1871-1919), the ''Reichswehr'' of the Weimar Republic (1921-1933), and the ''Wehrmacht'' (which included the ''Luftwaffe'', established in 1935) of Nazi Germany (1933-1945). It was generally reckoned as the equivalent of a full four-star general in the American and British armies. The rank was created originally for Emperor William I—then Prince of Prussia—because traditionally members of the royal family were not promoted to the rank of a field marshal. Since the rank of ''Generalfeldmarschall'' was also reserved for wartime promotions, the additional rank of a "supreme general in the capacity of a field marshal" — the ''Generaloberst im Range eines Generalfeldmarschalls'' — was created for promotions during peacetime. Such generals were entitled to wear four pips on their shoulder boards, compared to the normal three. == Austro-Hungarian Army == In 1915 the ''Generaloberst'' rank was intraduced to the Austro-Hungarian Common Army. It was the second highest behind the '' Generalfeldmaschall'' rank. ;See also: (詳細はウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Generaloberst」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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