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Officer ranks
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<center>'''Officer ranks'''</center> | <center>'''Officer ranks'''</center> | ||
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! SS | ! width=20% |SS | ||
! Heer | ! width=20% |Army (Heer) | ||
! Navy | ! width=20% |Navy (Kriegsmarine) | ||
! Western | ! width=20% |Air Force (Luftwaffe) | ||
! width=20% |Western ground forces | |||
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| Reichsfuhrer | | Reichsfuhrer | ||
| Feldmarschall | | Feldmarschall | ||
| Grossadmiral | | Grossadmiral | ||
| Field Marshal, General of the Army | | Reichsmarschall (Goering only) Generalfeldmarschall | ||
| Field Marshal, General of the Army | |||
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| [[Oberstgruppenfuhrer]] | | [[Oberstgruppenfuhrer]] | ||
| [[Generaloberst]] | | [[Generaloberst]] | ||
| Generaladmiral | | Generaladmiral | ||
| Generaloberst | |||
| [[General]], [[Admiral]] | | [[General]], [[Admiral]] | ||
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| General [of branch] (e.g., General der Infantrie) | | General [of branch] (e.g., General der Infantrie) | ||
| Vizeadmiral | | Vizeadmiral | ||
| General [of branch] (e.g., General der Flieger) | |||
| [[Lieutenant general]] | | [[Lieutenant general]] | ||
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| [[Generalleutnant]] | | [[Generalleutnant]] | ||
| Konteradmiral | | Konteradmiral | ||
| [[Generalleutnant]] | |||
| [[Major general]] | | [[Major general]] | ||
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| [[Generalmajor]] | | [[Generalmajor]] | ||
| Kommodore | | Kommodore | ||
| [[Generalmajor]] | |||
| [[Brigadier general]] | | [[Brigadier general]] | ||
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| [[Oberfuhrer]] | | [[Oberfuhrer]] | ||
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| (senior colonel) | | (senior colonel) | ||
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| [[Oberst]] | | [[Oberst]] | ||
| Kapitan zur See | | Kapitan zur See | ||
| [[Oberst]] | |||
| [[Colonel]] | | [[Colonel]] | ||
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| [[Oberstleutnant]] | | [[Oberstleutnant]] | ||
| Korvettenkapitan | | Korvettenkapitan | ||
| [[Oberstleutnant]] | |||
| [[Lieutenant colonel]] | | [[Lieutenant colonel]] | ||
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| [[Major]] | | [[Major]] | ||
| Fregattenkapitan | | Fregattenkapitan | ||
| [[Major]] | |||
| [[Major]] | | [[Major]] | ||
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| [[Hauptsturmfuhrer]] | | [[Hauptsturmfuhrer]] | ||
| [[Hauptmann]] | | [[Hauptmann]] | ||
| | | Kapitanleutnant | ||
| [[Hauptmann]] | |||
| [[Captain]] | | [[Captain]] | ||
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| [[Sturmfuhrer]] | | [[Sturmfuhrer]] | ||
| [[Oberleutnant]] | | [[Oberleutnant]] | ||
| | | Oberleutnant zur Zee | ||
| [[Oberleutnant]] | |||
| [[First lieutenant]] | | [[First lieutenant]] | ||
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| [[Leutnant]] | | [[Leutnant]] | ||
| Leutnant zur See | | Leutnant zur See | ||
| [[Leutnant]] | |||
| [[Second lieutenant]] | | [[Second lieutenant]] | ||
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Revision as of 22:42, 9 October 2009
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 | Army (Heer) | Navy (Kriegsmarine) | Air Force (Luftwaffe) | Western ground forces |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reichsfuhrer | Feldmarschall | Grossadmiral | Reichsmarschall (Goering only) Generalfeldmarschall | Field Marshal, General of the Army |
| Oberstgruppenfuhrer | Generaloberst | Generaladmiral | Generaloberst | General, Admiral |
| Obergruppenfuhrer | General [of branch] (e.g., General der Infantrie) | Vizeadmiral | General [of branch] (e.g., General der Flieger) | Lieutenant general |
| Gruppenfuhrer | Generalleutnant | Konteradmiral | Generalleutnant | Major general |
| Brigadefuhrer | Generalmajor | Kommodore | Generalmajor | Brigadier general |
| Oberfuhrer | - | (senior colonel) | ||
| Standartenfuhrer | Oberst | Kapitan zur See | Oberst | Colonel |
| Obersturmbannfuhrer | Oberstleutnant | Korvettenkapitan | Oberstleutnant | Lieutenant colonel |
| Sturmbannfuhrer | Major | Fregattenkapitan | Major | Major |
| Hauptsturmfuhrer | Hauptmann | Kapitanleutnant | Hauptmann | Captain |
| Sturmfuhrer | Oberleutnant | Oberleutnant zur Zee | Oberleutnant | First lieutenant |
| Untersturmfuhrer | Leutnant | Leutnant zur See | Leutnant | Second lieutenant |