General der Panzertruppe (Literally: General of the Armoured Corps) was a rank of German Army General introduced by the Wehrmacht in 1935. A General der Panzertruppe was a full General, above Lieutenant General (Generalleutnant), commanding a Panzer corps.
The rank was equivalent to the long established General der Kavallerie, General der Artillerie and General der Infanterie. The Wehrmacht also introduced General der Gebirgstruppe (mountain troops), General der Pioniere (engineers), General der Fallschirmtruppe (parachute troops), General der Flieger (aviators) and General der Nachrichtentruppe (communications troops).
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