General (Germany)
General ( ) is the highest rank of the German Army (Heer) and Luftwaffe (air force). As a four-star rank it is the equivalent to the rank of admiral in the German Navy (Deutsche Marine).
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“Towards him they bend
With awful reverence prone; and as a God
Extoll him equal to the highest in Heav’n:
Nor fail’d they to express how much they prais’d,
That for the general safety he despis’d
His own: for neither do the Spirits damn’d
Loose all thir vertue; lest bad men should boast
Thir specious deeds on earth, which glory excites,
Or close ambition varnisht o’er with zeal.”
—John Milton (1608–1674)