General der Nachrichtentruppe (Literally: General of the Communications Troops) was a rank of German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 Army General

General (Germany)

General is presently the highest rank of the German Army and Luftwaffe . It is the equivalent to the rank of Admiral in the German Navy .-Early history:...

 introduced by the Wehrmacht

Wehrmacht

The Wehrmacht – from , to defend and , the might/power) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer , the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe .-Origin and use of the term:...

 in 1940.

The rank was equivalent to the long established General der Kavallerie, General der Artillerie

General of the Artillery (Germany)

General of the artillery may mean:#a rank of general in the Imperial Army, Reichswehr or Wehrmacht - the second-highest regular rank below Generaloberst. Cavalry officers of equivalent rank were called general of the cavalry, and infantry officers of equivalent rank general of the infantry...

and General der Infanterie

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...

. The Wehrmacht also introduced General der Gebirgstruppe

General der Gebirgstruppe

General der Gerbirgstruppe was a rank of German Army General introduced by the Wehrmacht in 1940....

n (mountain troops), General der Pioniere

General der Pioniere

General der Pioniere was a rank of German Army General introduced by the Wehrmacht in 1938.The rank was equivalent to the long established General der Kavallerie, General der Artillerie and General der Infanterie...

(engineers), General der Flieger

General der Flieger

General der Flieger was a General’s rank of the German Luftwaffe.The rank was equivalent to the long established General der Kavallerie, General der Artillerie and General der Infanterie...

(aviators), General der Fallschirmtruppe

General der Fallschirmtruppe

General der Fallschirmtruppe was a General’s rank of the German Luftwaffe.The rank was equivalent to the long established General der Kavallerie, General der Artillerie and General der Infanterie...

n (parachute troops) and General der Panzertruppe

General der Panzertruppe

General der Panzertruppe was a rank of German Army General introduced by the Wehrmacht in 1935. As the commander of a Panzer Corp this rank corresponds to a US Army Lieutenant-General...

n (armored troops).

Only two officers held the rank; Erich Fellgiebel

Erich Fellgiebel

Fritz Erich Fellgiebel was a career German Army officer and a "July 20th" conspirator in the plot to assassinate Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler.-Military career:...

 (1886-1944) from 1 August 1940 until his dismissal following the July 20 plot

July 20 Plot

On 20 July 1944, an attempt was made to assassinate Adolf Hitler, Führer of the Third Reich, inside his Wolf's Lair field headquarters near Rastenburg, East Prussia. The plot was the culmination of the efforts of several groups in the German Resistance to overthrow the Nazi-led German government...

 assassination attempt and Albert Praun

Albert Praun

General Albert Praun was a General in the German army who became the Chief Signals Officer of the Wehrmacht during World War II....

(1894-1975) who was appointed on 1 October 1944 and served until he was taken into captivity in May 1945.