Generalmajor
Germany. It is the third-highest general officer rank in the German Army ("Heer") and German Air Force ("Luftwaffe"). This rank is also used in the Austrian Armed Forces, but is abbreviated as GenMjr. Historically, German Army ranks for its generals prior to 1945 were offset by one from those of most other major European armies. Thus, prior to 1945, the "Generalmajor" rank in the German Army was equivalent to the brigadier general rank in other armies, and so forth. Section::::"Generalmajor" in modern Germany. The rank is rated OF-7 in NATO, and is grade B7 in the pay rules  of the Federal Ministry of Defence. It is equivalent to "Konteradmiral" in the German Navy ("Marine") or to "Generalstabsarzt", and "Admiralstabsarzt" in the "Zentraler Sanitätsdienst der Bundeswehr". On the shoulder straps ("Heer", "Luftwaffe") there are two golden pips (stars) in golden oak leaves. Section::::"Generalmajor" in East Germany. "Generalmajor" was in the so-called "armed organs of the GDR" (), represented by Ministry of National Defence, and Ministry for State Security, the lowest general officer rank, comparable to the one-star rank in many NATO-Armed forces (Rangcode OF-6). This was in reference to Soviet military doctrine and in line with other  armed forces of the Warsaw Pact. The equivalent rank of the "Volksmarine" (GDR Navy) was the "Konteradmiral", often called simply "Herr Admiral" for short. Section::::"Generalmajor" of the "Wehrmacht". "Generalmajor" was in the German Reich and Nazi Germany the lowest general officer rank, comparable to the one-star rank in many NATO-Armed forces (Rangcode OF-6). It was equivalent to "Konteradmiral" in the "Kriegsmarine", and "SS-Brigadeführer" in the "Waffen-SS" until 1945.