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
Max Hansen, Sturmbannführer of the Waffen-SS
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
Sturmbannführer
…silver pips centered on a collar patch. The rank rated below Standartenführer until 1932, when Sturmbannführer became subordinate to the new rank of Obersturmbannführer. In the Waffen-SS, Sturmbannführer was considered equivalent to a major in the German Wehrmacht. Various Waffen-SS units composed of foreign recruits…
Manfred Schönfelder, here Ostubaf of the Waffen-SS in 1944
Adolf Eichmann, shown on trial in 1961