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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Famous quotes containing the word general:
“Then comes my fit again. I had else been perfect,
Whole as the marble, founded as the rock,
As broad and general as the casing air.
But now I am cabined, cribbed, confined, bound in
To saucy doubts and fears.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)