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[edit]This is wrong. The NVA rank of Generalmajor corresponded to WW2 and prior German usage, making it the equivalent of a NATO one-star OF-6 or Brigadier/Brigadier General, NOT a two-star OF-7 or Major General.
The post-1945 West German (and now united German) Bundeswehr omits the "generaloberst" rank, bumping up the two ranks below it by one rank each and inserting the rank of "brigade-general" at the bottom, making it match the US Army and other Western armies.
See this table:
NATO OF Equivalent | NATO Stars | Wehrmacht/NVA Rank | Bundeswehr Rank | US Rank |
---|---|---|---|---|
OF-9 | 4-star | Armeegeneral | General | General |
OF-8 | 3-star | Generaloberst | Generalleutnant | Lieutenant General |
OF-7 | 2-star | Generalleutnant | Generalmajor | Major General |
OF-6 | 1-star | Generalmajor | Brigade-general | Brigadier General |
See Military_ranks_of_East_Germany#General_and_Officer_ranks
See Rank_insignia_of_the_German_Bundeswehr#Commissioned_officer_ranks