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This table contains the final ranks and insignia of the
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 ...
, which were in use from April 1942 to May 1945, in comparison to the
Wehrmacht
The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the ''Heer'' (army), the '' Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previo ...
. The highest ranks of the combined SS (german: Gesamt-SS) was that of and ; however, there was no Waffen-SS equivalent to these positions.
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* (SS-applicant) and (SS-aspirant) were both removed as ranks before 1941.
See also
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Corps colours (Waffen-SS) Corps colours, or Troop-function colours (German language, German: ''Waffenfarben'') were worn in the Waffen-SS from 1938 until 1945 in order to distinguish between various Military branch, branches of service, units, and functions. The corps colour ...
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Uniforms and insignia of the Schutzstaffel
The uniforms and insignia of the ''Schutzstaffel'' served to distinguish the Nazi Germany paramilitary ranks, Nazi paramilitary ranks of the ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) between 1925 and 1945 from the ranks of the ''Wehrmacht'' (the regular German arme ...
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Ranks and Insignia of the German Army in World War II
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Comparative military ranks of World War II The following table show comparative officer ranks of World War II, with the ranks of Allied powers, the major Axis powers and various other countries and co-belligerents during World War II.
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The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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List of SS personnel
Between 1925 and 1945, the German ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) grew from eight members to over a quarter of a million ''Waffen-SS'' and over a million '' Allgemeine-SS'' members. Other members included the ''SS-Totenkopfverbände'' (SS-TV), which ran ...
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Glossary of Nazi Germany
This is a list of words, terms, concepts and slogans of Nazi Germany used in the historiography covering the Nazi regime.
Some words were coined by Adolf Hitler and other Nazi Party members. Other words and concepts were borrowed and appropriated, ...
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