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| [[Oberstgruppenfuhrer]]
| [[Oberstgruppenfuhrer]]
| [[Generaloberst]]
| [[Generaloberst]]
| Admiral
| Generaladmiral
| [[General]], [[Admiral]]
| [[General]], [[Admiral]]
|-
|-
| [[Obergruppenfuhrer]]
| [[Obergruppenfuhrer]]
| General [of branch] (e.g., General der Infantrie)
| General [of branch] (e.g., General der Infantrie)
| Viceadmiral
| Vizeadmiral
| [[Lieutenant general]]
| [[Lieutenant general]]
|-
|-
| [[Gruppenfuhrer]]
| [[Gruppenfuhrer]]
| [[Generalleutnant]]
| [[Generalleutnant]]
| Conteradmiral
| Konteradmiral
| [[Major general]]
| [[Major general]]
|-
|-
| [[Brigadefuhrer]]
| [[Brigadefuhrer]]
| [[Generalmajor]]
| [[Generalmajor]]
|
| Kommodore
| [[Brigadier general]]
| [[Brigadier general]]
|-
|-
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| [[Standartenfuhrer]]
| [[Standartenfuhrer]]
| [[Oberst]]
| [[Oberst]]
| Kapitan der Schiffe
| Kapitan zur See
| [[Colonel]]
| [[Colonel]]
|-
|-
| [[Obersturmbannfuhrer]]
| [[Obersturmbannfuhrer]]
| [[Oberstleutnant]]
| [[Oberstleutnant]]
| Kapitan der Fregatten
| Korvettenkapitan
| [[Lieutenant colonel]]
| [[Lieutenant colonel]]
|-
|-
| [[Sturmbannfuhrer]]
| [[Sturmbannfuhrer]]
| [[Major]]
| [[Major]]
| Kapitanleutnant
| Fregattenkapitan
| [[Major]]
| [[Major]]
|-
|-
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| [[Sturmfuhrer]]
| [[Sturmfuhrer]]
| [[Oberleutnant]]
| [[Oberleutnant]]
| Leutnant
| Kapitanleutnant
| [[First lieutenant]]
| [[First lieutenant]]
|-
|-
| [[Untersturmfuhrer]]
| [[Untersturmfuhrer]]
| [[Leutnant]]
| [[Leutnant]]
|
| Leutnant zur See
| [[Second lieutenant]]
| [[Second lieutenant]]
|}
|}

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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.

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