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This table contains the final ranks and insignia of the Waffen-SS, which were in use from April 1942 to May 1945, in comparison to the Wehrmacht. [1] The highest ranks of the combined SS ( German : Gesamt-SS ) was that of Reichsführer-SS and Oberster Führer der SS ; however, there was no Waffen-SS equivalent to these positions.
2nd pattern SS Totenkopf, 1934–45. While different uniforms existed [1] for the SS over time, the all-black SS uniform adopted in 1932 is the most well known. [2] The black–white–red colour scheme was characteristic of the German Empire, and it was later adopted by the Nazi Party.
Waffen-SS & Allgemeine SS [14] [15] [16] [4] [17] No insignia: Oberster Führer der Schutzstaffel: Reichsführer-SS [a] SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer [b] SS-Obergruppenführer: SS-Gruppenführer: SS-Brigadeführer: SS-Oberführer: SS-Standartenführer: SS-Obersturmbannführer: SS-Sturmbannführer: SS-Hauptsturmführer [c] SS ...
The vast majority of Gestapo officers came from the police forces of the Weimar Republic; members of the SS, the SA, and the Nazi Party also joined the Gestapo but were less numerous. [103] By March 1937, the Gestapo employed an estimated 6,500 people in fifty-four regional offices across the Reich. [ 104 ]
SS-Sturm ("SS-Company"): The Sturm was the company-level formation of the General-SS and the most typical in which an average SS member would associate. Each Sturmbann had 3 to 5 of them. [11] Company commanders usually rated a rank between Untersturmführer and Hauptsturmführer. SS-Trupp ("SS-Troop"): SS-Troops were platoon-sized
4,556 (Army and Waffen-SS awards only) [7] Iron Cross (1st Class) Eisernes Kreuz 1. Klasse: 1 September 1939 – 8 May 1945 For continuous bravery before the enemy or excellence in commanding troops after being awarded the Iron Cross 2nd class c. 300,000 [8] Iron Cross (2nd Class) Eisernes Kreuz 2. Klasse: 1 September 1939 – 8 May 1945
During the early years of the SS it was used by Adolf Hitler's personal adjutants, such as Rudolf Hess. [3] Ger: Communal spirit The Ger rune was used to symbolise the communitarian ideal of the SS. The 11th SS Volunteer Panzergrenadier Division "Nordland", a Waffen-SS unit, adopted the rune as a variant of its divisional insignia. [3] Hagal ...
Reinhard Heydrich was appointed chief of the SiPo and was already head of the party Sicherheitsdienst (Security Service; SD) and the Gestapo. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In 1936, the Hauptamt Sicherheitspolizei was founded by Himmler, in order to create a centralized command office under Nazi control of the German criminal investigation and secret state police ...