Kommandierender general (kg) is a utility position of the army. Thereby an officer with the rank lieutenant general, in Switzerland a commander of corps acts around the commander of a corps, in Germany mostly is this.

Since up to the Ith world war military formation does not admit the corps above the corps level (army, army group) was and directly by the military commander was led, the Kommandierenden of generals enjoyed an outstanding position in military and national structures, then among other things Immediatrecht was entitled to them with the emperor.

The Kommandierenden of generals took a nearly comparable position during the cold war in the German Federal Armed Forces, since they were the last "“national"” officers. All formations above (three) German corps were led by "“NATO"” - generals, these could quite also Germans be, nevertheless been subordinate these in all first line no more the German command strand, but received its procedural instructions from the next higher NATO serving places. Around calculation to carry also today still another to Kommandierenden general is entitled to this special utility position on the occasion of its retirement a large tap caper.

See also: Command, general Officer Commanding

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  Armeegruppe XXI with commander Kommandierender General; General der Inf. von Falkenhorst and army group staff commander Oberst Buschenhagen, was responsible ...


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