SS-Ranks
 
 
 
Marks of the ranks: SS-rank (old rank name), shortening: Rank equivalent in English:
Men:
SS-Schütze (SS-Mann),  
Schütze
Private
SS-Oberschütze,  
Oschütze
Senior Private
SS-Sturmmann,  
Stmn
Lance Corporal
SS-Rottenführer,  
Rottf.
Corporal
Trainees and Candidates:
SS-Unterführeranwärter,
?
NCO Trainee
SS-Junker,
?
Officer Trainee
SS-Oberjunker,
?
Officer Candidate
Non-Commissioned Officers:
SS-Untercharführer,  
Uscha.
Senior Corporal
SS-Scharführer,  
Scha.
Sergeant
SS-Oberscharführer,  
Oscha.
Staff Sergeant
SS-Hauptscharführer,  
Hascha.
Sergeant Major
SS-Stabscharführer,  
Stabscha.
Master Sergeant
SS-Sturmscharführer,
Sturmscha.
Warrant Officer
Commissioned Officers:
SS-Untersturmführer,  
Ustuf.
2nd Lieutenant
SS-Obersturmführer,  
Ostuf.
Lieutenant
SS-Hauptsturmführer,  
Hstuf.
Captain
SS-Sturmbannführer,  
Stubaf.
Major
SS-Obersturmbannführer,  
Ostubaf.
Lieutenant Colonel
SS-Standartenführer,  
Staf.
Colonel
SS-Oberführer,  
Obf.
Brigadier
Generals:
SS-Brigadeführer,  
Brigf.
Major General
SS-Gruppenführer,  
Grpf.
Lieutenant General
SS-Obergruppenführer,  
Ogrpf.
General
SS-Oberstgruppenführer,  
Ostgrpf.
Colonel General
Reichsführer-SS,  
RF-SS
(Field Marshal)
 
 
 
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