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General of the Cavalry (German: General der Kavallerie) was a General of the branch rank in the Imperial Army, the interwar Reichswehr, and the Wehrmacht. It was the second-highest general officer rank below Generaloberst.

Artillery officers of equivalent rank were called General der Artillerie, and infantry officers of equivalent rank General der Infanterie. The Wehrmacht also created General der Panzertruppen (tank troops), General der Gebirgstruppen (mountain troops), General der Pioniere (engineers), General der Flieger (aviators), General der Fallschirmtruppen (parachute troops), and General der Nachrichtentruppen (communications troops)

junior rank
Generalleutnant

(Ranks Wehrmacht)
General der Kavallerie
(General of the branch)
senior rank
Generaloberst

List of officers who were General der Kavallerie

Moritz von Bissing, appointed General of the Cavalry in 1902
Erick-Oskar Hansen, General of the Cavalry during World War II

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