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General of the Infantry
is a military rank of a General officer and refers to:
Infantry
Infantrymen are soldiers who are specifically trained for the role of fighting on foot to engage the enemy face to face and have historically borne the brunt of the casualties of combat in wars. As the oldest branch of combat arms, they are the backbone of armies...
is a military rank of a General officer and refers to:
- General of the Infantry (Austria)
- General of the Infantry (Bulgaria)
- General of the Infantry (Germany)General of the Infantry (Germany)General of the Infantry is a rank of general in the Imperial Army, Reichswehr or Wehrmacht - the second-highest regular rank. The same rank spread to the Imperial Russian Army and the Defence forces of Finland between the world wars...
) - a rank of a general in the German Imperial Army, Reichswehr or Wehrmacht, as well as an official position of the BundeswehrBundeswehrThe Bundeswehr consists of the unified armed forces of Germany and their civil administration and procurement authorities...
, held by an officer in the rank of Brigadier GeneralBrigadier GeneralBrigadier general is a senior rank in the armed forces. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries, usually sitting between the ranks of colonel and major general. When appointed to a field command, a brigadier general is typically in command of a brigade consisting of around 4,000...
, who is responsible for the training and equipment of the infantry. - General of the Infantry (Imperial Russia)