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This register of SS leaders in general's rank includes the members of the ''
Allgemeine SS The ''Allgemeine SS'' (; "General SS") was a major branch of the ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany; it was managed by the SS Main Office (''SS-Hauptamt''). The ''Allgemeine SS'' was officially established in the autumn ...
'' and
Waffen-SS The (, "Armed SS") was the combat branch of the Nazi Party's ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) organisation. Its formations included men from Nazi Germany, along with Waffen-SS foreign volunteers and conscripts, volunteers and conscripts from both occup ...
, in line with the appropriate ''SS seniority list'' (''Dienstaltersliste der Waffen-SS'') from July 1, 1944. It contains (incomplete) further ''SS Honour leaders'' (SS-''Ehrenführer'') and ''SS-Rank leaders for special duty'' (''SS-Rangführer zur besonderen Verwendung''), short for ''SS Honour – and rank leaders'' (SS-''Ehren- und Rangführer'').


List of ''SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer''

SS-'' Oberst-Gruppenführer'' (literal: SS-Colonel group leader), short ''SS-Obstgruf'', was from 1942 to 1945 the highest commissioned rank in the ''
Schutzstaffel The ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS; also stylized as ''ᛋᛋ'' with Armanen runes; ; "Protection Squadron") was a major paramilitary organization under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in Nazi Germany, and later throughout German-occupied Europe ...
'' (SS), with the exception of ''
Reichsführer-SS (, ) was a special title and rank that existed between the years of 1925 and 1945 for the commander of the (SS). ''Reichsführer-SS'' was a title from 1925 to 1933, and from 1934 to 1945 it was the highest rank of the SS. The longest-servi ...
''. ''SS-Obstgruf'' was comparable to
four-star rank A four-star rank is the rank of any four-star officer described by the NATO OF-9 code. Four-star officers are often the most senior commanders in the armed services, having ranks such as (full) admiral, (full) general, colonel general, army ge ...
s in English speaking armed forces (today equivalent to NATO OF-9).


List of ''SS-Obergruppenführer''

SS-''
Obergruppenführer ' (, "senior group leader") was a paramilitary rank in Nazi Germany that was first created in 1932 as a rank of the ''Sturmabteilung'' (SA) and adopted by the ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) one year later. Until April 1942, it was the highest commissio ...
'' (literal: SS-Senior group leader), short ''SS-Ogruf'', was the second highest commissioned rank in the SS, comparable to
three-star rank An officer of three-star rank is a senior commander in many of the armed services holding a rank described by the NATO code of OF-8. The term is also used by some armed forces which are not NATO members. Typically, three-star officers hold the ...
s in English speaking armed forces (today equivalent to NATO OF-8).


List of ''SS-Gruppenführer''

SS-''
Gruppenführer __NOTOC__ ''Gruppenführer'' (, ) was an early paramilitary rank of the Nazi Party (NSDAP), first created in 1925 as a senior rank of the SA. Since then, the term ''Gruppenführer'' is also used for leaders of groups/teams of the police, fire d ...
'' (literal: SS-Group leader), short ''SS-Gruf'', was the third highest commissioned rank in the SS, comparable to
two-star rank An officer of two-star rank is a senior commander in many of the armed services holding a rank described by the NATO code of OF-7. The term is also used by some armed forces which are not NATO members. Typically, two-star officers hold the rank ...
s in English speaking armed forces (today equivalent to NATO
OF-7 An officer of two-star rank is a senior commander in many of the armed services holding a rank described by the NATO code of OF-7. The term is also used by some armed forces which are not NATO members. Typically, two-star officers hold the rank ...
).


List of ''SS-Brigadeführer''

SS-''
Brigadeführer ''Brigadeführer'' (, ) was a paramilitary rank of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) that was used between the years of 1932 to 1945. It was mainly known for its use as an SS rank. As an SA rank, it was used after briefly being known as ''Untergruppenf ...
'' (literal: SS-Brigade leader), short ''SS-Brif'', was the lowest general rank in the SS, comparable to
one-star rank An officer of one-star rank is a senior commander in many of the armed services holding a rank described by the NATO code of OF-6. The term is also used by some armed forces which are not NATO members. Typically, one-star officers hold the rank ...
s in English speaking armed forces (today equivalent to NATO
OF-6 An officer of one-star rank is a senior commander in many of the armed services holding a rank described by the NATO code of OF-6. The term is also used by some armed forces which are not NATO members. Typically, one-star officers hold the rank ...
).


See also

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Comparative ranks of Nazi Germany The comparative ranks of Nazi Germany contrasts the ranks of the Wehrmacht to a number of national-socialist organisations in Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945 in a synoptic table. Nazi organisations used a hierarchical structure, according to the so ...
* Generaloberst (Nazi Germany) *
List of Nazi Party leaders and officials This is a list of Nazi Party (NSDAP) leaders and officials. It is not meant to be an all inclusive list. A * Gunter d'Alquen – Chief Editor of the SS official newspaper, '' Das Schwarze Korps'' ("The Black Corps"), and commander of the SS ...


Sources

*Andreas Schulz, Günter Wegmann, Dieter Zinke: ''Die Generale der Waffen-SS und der Polizei 1933–1945.'' Biblio-Verlag, Bissendorf 2003 ff., . (in 6 volumes). **Volume 1: ''A–G (Abraham–Gutenberger)'', Bissendorf 2003, **Volume 2: ''H–K (Hachtel–Kutschera)'', Bissendorf 2005, **Volume 3: ''LA–PL (Lammerding–Plesch)'', Bissendorf 2008, **Volume 4: ''PO–SCHI (Podzun–Schimana)'', Bissendorf 2009, **Volume 5: ''SCHL–T (Schlake–Turner)'', Bissendorf 2011, **Volume 6: ''U-Z (Ullmann–Zottmann)'', Bissendorf 2012, *Wolfgang Graf: ''Österreichische SS-Generale, Himmlers verlässliche Vasallen''. Hermagoras-Verlag, Klagenfurt / Ljubljana / Wien 2012, {{Ranks, uniforms, and insignia of Nazi Germany SS generals Nazi-related lists Lists of generals