Nazi military and SS ranks
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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.
| 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 |