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! SS
! SS
! Heer
! Heer
! Navy
! Western
! Western
|-
|-
| Reichsfuhrer
| Reichsfuhrer
| Feldmarschall
| Feldmarschall
| Field Marshal, General of the Army
| Grossadmiral
| Field Marshal, General of the Army, Fleet Admiral
|-
|-
| [[Oberstgruppenfuhrer]]
| [[Oberstgruppenfuhrer]]
| [[Generaloberst]]
| [[Generaloberst]]
| [[General]]
| Admiral
| [[General]], [[Admiral]]
|-
|-
| [[Obergruppenfuhrer]]
| [[Obergruppenfuhrer]]
| General [of branch] (e.g., General der Infantrie)
| General [of branch] (e.g., General der Infantrie)
| Viceadmiral
| [[Lieutenant general]]
| [[Lieutenant general]]
|-
|-
| [[Gruppenfuhrer]]
| [[Gruppenfuhrer]]
| [[Generalleutnant]]
| [[Generalleutnant]]
| Conteradmiral
| [[Major general]]
| [[Major general]]
|-
|-
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| [[Oberfuhrer]]
| [[Oberfuhrer]]
| -
| -
|
| (senior colonel)
| (senior colonel)
|-
|-
| [[Standartenfuhrer]]
| [[Standartenfuhrer]]
| [[Oberst]]
| [[Oberst]]
| Kapitan der Schiffe
| [[Colonel]]
| [[Colonel]]
|-
|-
| [[Obersturmbannfuhrer]]
| [[Obersturmbannfuhrer]]
| [[Oberstleutnant]]
| [[Oberstleutnant]]
| Kapitan der Fregatten
| [[Lieutenant colonel]]
| [[Lieutenant colonel]]
|-
|-
| [[Sturmbannfuhrer]]
| [[Sturmbannfuhrer]]
| [[Major]]
| [[Major]]
| Kapitanleutnant
| [[Major]]
| [[Major]]
|-
|-
| [[Hauptsturmfuhrer]]
| [[Hauptsturmfuhrer]]
| [[Hauptmann]]
| [[Hauptmann]]
| Oberleutnant
| [[Captain]]
| [[Captain]]
|-
|-
| [[Sturmfuhrer]]
| [[Sturmfuhrer]]
| [[Oberleutnant]]
| [[Oberleutnant]]
| Leutnant
| [[First lieutenant]]
| [[First lieutenant]]
|-
|-
| [[Untersturmfuhrer]]
| [[Untersturmfuhrer]]
| [[Leutnant]]
| [[Leutnant]]
|
| [[Second lieutenant]]
| [[Second lieutenant]]
|}
|}

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This editable Main Article is under development and subject to a disclaimer.

The Nazi Schutzstaffel (SS) had its own system of ranks, not precisely mapping either to the ranks of the regular German army (Heer), or Western ranks.

While the Sturmabteilung was a largely irrelevant force after 1934, it used most of the same ranks.

Officer ranks
SS Heer Navy Western
Reichsfuhrer Feldmarschall Grossadmiral Field Marshal, General of the Army, Fleet Admiral
Oberstgruppenfuhrer Generaloberst Admiral General, Admiral
Obergruppenfuhrer General [of branch] (e.g., General der Infantrie) Viceadmiral Lieutenant general
Gruppenfuhrer Generalleutnant Conteradmiral Major general
Brigadefuhrer Generalmajor Brigadier general
Oberfuhrer - (senior colonel)
Standartenfuhrer Oberst Kapitan der Schiffe Colonel
Obersturmbannfuhrer Oberstleutnant Kapitan der Fregatten Lieutenant colonel
Sturmbannfuhrer Major Kapitanleutnant Major
Hauptsturmfuhrer Hauptmann Oberleutnant Captain
Sturmfuhrer Oberleutnant Leutnant First lieutenant
Untersturmfuhrer Leutnant Second lieutenant