Ranks compared to Wehrmacht military ranks Wehrma cht (Kriegs marine) SS (Waffen -SS) RAD SA (Female rank) HJ DJ BDM

Jungmde l NSDAP

Oberkom mando der Marine (Adolf Hitler) Reichsma rschall

Fhrer Adolf Hitler

0 Reichsjuge ndfhrer

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 Reichsleit er

Generalfe Reichsf ldmarsch hrer-SS all (Groadm iral) Generalo berst (Generala dmiral) General Oberstgr uppenf hrer Obergru

Stabsche Reichsarb f eitsfhrer

Obergener 0 alarbeitsf hrer Generalar Obergebiet

Gauleiter

Obergru

Obergauf

Hauptbefe

(Admiral)

ppenfhr er

ppenfhr er Gruppen fhrer

beitsfhre r 0

sfhrer Gebietsfh rer 0

hrerin Gaufhre rin 0

hlsleiter Oberbefeh lsleiter

Generalle Gruppen utnant fhrer (Vizeadmi ral) Generalm Brigadef ajor hrer (Konterad miral) 0 0 Oberfhr er 0

Brigadef hrer

Hauptbann fhrer

Befehlsleit er

Oberfhr er 0

0 0

Oberbannf hrer 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

Hauptdien stleiter Oberdiens tleiter

0 Oberst (Kapitn zur See) Oberstleu tnant (Fregatte

0 Standart enfhrer

0 Standart enfhrer

0 Untergau fhrerin

0 0

Dienstleite r Hauptbere ichsleiter

Oberstarb Bannfhrer 0 eitsfhrer (Stabshau ptfhrerin) Oberarbeit Oberstam sfhrer mfhrer (Stabsobe Oberjungs tammfhr er

Oberstur mbannf hrer

Oberstur mbannf hrer

Bereichsle iter

nkapitn) Major (Korvette nkapitn) 0 Sturmba nnfhrer Sturmba nnfhrer

rfhrerin) Arbeitsfh rer (Stabsfhr erin) 0 Stammfhr Jungstam er mfhrer Mdelrin gfhrerin 0 Hauptabsc hnittsleite r Oberabsch nittsleiter Abschnitts leiter Hauptgem einschaftsl eiter Obergeme inschaftsle iter Gemeinsc haftsleiter Haupteins atzleiter

Hauptgefol gschaftsf hrer

Hauptfhn 0 leinfhrer 0

Obergefolg Oberfhnl schaftsfhr einfhrer er 0 0

0 Hauptma nn (Kapitnl eutnant)

0 Hauptstu rmfhrer

0 Sturmha uptfhre r

0 Oberstfeld meister (Maidenha uptfhreri n) Oberfeldm

0 Gefolgscha ftsfhrer

0 Jungmdel gruppenf hrerin

Fhnleinf Mdelgru hrer ppenfhr erin

Oberleutn Oberstur

Oberstur

Oberscharf

Oberjungz

Obereinsa

ant (Oberleut nant zur See) Leutnant (Leutnant zur See) Stabsfeld webel

mfhrer

mfhrer

eister hrer (Maidenob erfhrerin) Scharfhre r

ugfhrer

tzleiter

Unterstu rmfhrer

Sturmfh Feldmeist rer er (Maidenf hrerin) Haupttru ppfhrer

Jungzugf hrer

Mdelsch arfhreri n 0

Jungmdel scharfhre rin 0

Einsatzleit er

Sturmsc harfhre r

Unterfeld 0 meister (Maidenun terfhrerin ) Obertrupp fhrer (Jungfhre rin) 0 0

Hauptbere itschaftslei ter

Oberfeld webel

Hauptsc harfhre r Standart enoberju nker

Obertrup pfhrer

Oberbereit schaftsleit er 0

Oberfhn rich (Oberfh nrich zur See) Feldwebe l (Bootsma nn)

Obersch arfhrer

Truppfh rer

Truppfhr er (Kamerad schaftslt

Bereitscha ftsleiter

este) Unterfeld webel (Oberboo tsmanns maat) Fhnrich Unteroffiz ier (Bootsma nnsmaat) Fahnenju nker Stabsgefr eiter Obergefr eiter Gefreiter Obersold at Soldat (Matrose) Scharfh rer Obersch arfhrer 0 Oberkamer Oberjunge 0 adschaftsf nschaftsf hrer hrer 0 Hauptabte ilungsleite r

Standart enjunker Untersch arfhrer

0 Scharfh rer

0 Untertrup pfhrer

0 Kameradsc haftsfhrer

0 Jungensch aftsfhrer

0 Mdelsch aftsfhre rin 0 0 0

0 Jungmdel schaftsfhr erin 0 0 0 0 0 Jungmdel Pol.Ltr.An wrter. Oberabteil ungsleiter

SSJunker 0 Oberrott enfhrer Rottenf hrer

0 0 0 Rottenf hrer

0 Hauptvor mann Obervorm ann Vormann 0

0 0 Oberrotten fhrer Rottenfhr er 0 Hitlerjunge

0 0 Oberhord enfhrer

0 Arbeitsleit er Oberhelfer Helfer

Hordenfh 0 rer 0 Pimpf 0 BDMMdel

Sturmma Oberstur nn mmann SS-Mann

Sturmma Arbeitsma nn nn

(Arbeitsm aid)

References
1. Wei, Hermann (2002) (Hrsg.): Biographisches Lexikon zum Dritten Reich. 2. ^ NSDAP and RAD ranks cannot be directly assigned a corresponding Wehrmacht rank. 3. ^ Gring from 1940 onward 4. ^ The rank of Sturmhauptfhrer was removed after the purge of the SA in the summer of 1934 and replaced with the
rank of Hauptsturmfhrer. This page was last modified on 9 July 2010 at 12:56. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attributes

Wermacht [Defense Force] it was the unified armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945. It
consisted of the Heer (army), the Kriegsmarine (navy) and the Luftwaffe (air force).

Kriegsmarine [War Navy] German Navy during the Nazi regime (19351945). It
superseded the Reichsmarine and the Marine of World War I.

SS (SchutzStaffel) or Waffen-SS [Armed SS] [Protection Squadron] abbreviated SS

or with stylized "Armanen" Sig runes was a major paramilitary organization under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party. And it protected Adolf Hitler. The Waffen-SS was a multi-ethnic and multi-national military force of the Third Reich. It constituted the armed wing of the Schutzstaffel. It was Adolf Hitler's will that the Waffen-SS never be integrated into the army. It was to remain the armed wing of the Party and to become an elite police force once the war was won.

SA SturmAbteilung [Storm Division or Batallion] abbreviated SA and usually translated as

stormtroop(er)s, functioned as a paramilitary organization of the Nazi Party. SA men were often called "brownshirts" for the

color of their uniforms. The SA was also the first Nazi paramilitary group to develop pseudo-military titles for bestowal upon its members. The SA ranks were adopted by several other Nazi Party groups, chief amongst them the SS, itself originally a branch of the SA. The SA became largely irrelevant after Adolf Hitler ordered the "Blood Purge" of 1934. This event became known as the Night of the Long Knives. After it occurred, the SA was effectively superseded by the SS, though never formally dissolved.

RAD Reichsarbeitsdienst [Reich Labor Service] institution established by Nazi

Germany as an agency to reduce unemployment.

Hitler-Jugend [Hitlers Youth] a paramilitary organization of the Nazi Party. It existed from 1922 to 1945. The HJ was the second oldest paramilitary Nazi group.

DJ or Deutsches Jungvolk [German Youth] A subdivision of the Hitler Youth for boys
aged 10 to 14. It reinforced the National Socialist view of Aryan ideals and transmitted the Nazi idea of the Volksgemeinschaft (national or people's community). It emphasized the teaching of loyalty to Hitler and the regime, and it sponsored youth activity to reinforce the importance of male physical strength, vitality, and militarism at a very young age. They were devoted to the Nazi thoughts and they wore scarves. Parents could send their children to become members of the organization up to the age of fourteen. The Nazis believed that teaching children how to become tough would free them from their weaknesses. It showed anti-Semitism through indoctrination.

BDM Bund Deutscher Mdel [League of German Girls or League of German Maidens] the female branch of the overall Nazi party youth movement, the Hitler Youth. It was the only female
youth organization in Nazi Germany.

JungMdel or Jungmdelbund [Young Girl's League] was the section of the

Hitler Youth for girls between the ages of 10 and 14.

NSDAP Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei [National Socialist German Workers' Party] commonly known in English as the Nazi Party (from the German Nazi, abbreviated from the pronunciation
of Nationalsozialist), was a political party in Germany between 1919 and 1945. It was known as the German Workers' Party (DAP) prior to a change of name in 1920.