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A '''Standartenfuhrer''' was a rank in the Nazi [[SS]], approximately equivalent to [[colonel]]. The term derives fron Standarte, a formation roughly equivalent to a [[regiment]] in the SS and [[SA]]. | A '''Standartenfuhrer''' was a rank in the Nazi [[SS]], approximately equivalent to [[colonel]]. The term derives fron Standarte, a formation roughly equivalent to a [[regiment]] in the SS and [[SA]]. | ||
The next lower rank was [[Obersturmbannfuhrer]]. [[Oberfuhrer]] and [[Brigadefuhrer]] are above it; Oberfuhrer was considered a "senior colonel" grade while Brigadefuhrer was the first [[general|general officer]] grade. | |||
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A Standartenfuhrer was a rank in the Nazi SS, approximately equivalent to colonel. The term derives fron Standarte, a formation roughly equivalent to a regiment in the SS and SA.
The next lower rank was Obersturmbannfuhrer. Oberfuhrer and Brigadefuhrer are above it; Oberfuhrer was considered a "senior colonel" grade while Brigadefuhrer was the first general officer grade.