Oberführer
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Oberführer was an early paramilitary rank of the Nazi Party dating back to 1921. An Oberführer was typically an NSDAP member in charge of a group of paramilitary units in a particular geographical reg
Emil Maurice as an Oberführer
Standartenführer
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Standartenführer was a Nazi Party paramilitary rank that was used in several NSDAP organizations, such as the SA, SS, NSKK and the NSFK. First founded as a title in 1925, in 1928 it became one of the
Oberführer
…with the rise of the SS-Verfügungstruppe (SS-VT), which would later become the Waffen-SS. Since Brigadeführer was rated equal to a Generalmajor, and Standartenführer to an Oberst, Oberführer had no military equivalent and quickly became regarded as a senior colonel rank. This distinction continues in historical…
Hermann Fegelein as an SS-Standartenführer