Obersturmbannführer
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Obersturmbannführer was a paramilitary rank in the German Nazi Party which was used by the SA and the SS. The rank of Obersturmbannführer was junior to the rank of Standartenführer, and was equivalent
Manfred Schönfelder, here Ostubaf of the Waffen-SS in 1944
Adolf Eichmann, shown on trial in 1961
Sturmbannführer
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Sturmbannführer was a Nazi Party paramilitary rank equivalent to major that was used in several Nazi organizations, such as the SA, SS, and the NSFK. The rank originated from German shock troop units
Obersturmbannführer
…rank of Oberstleutnant (lieutenant colonel) in the German Army. As the SA expanded, the rank of Ostubaf was created in May 1933 to provide a rank above Sturmbannführer; likewise, the Ostubaf was an SS rank. The Obersturmbannführer rank insignia was composed of four silver pips and a black stripe on a silver background…
Max Hansen, Sturmbannführer of the Waffen-SS