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was the equivalent in the armed SS; in 1944, most active SS generals received this designation in order to command military troops during the last days of the war. Approximately fifteen SS generals were ranked as
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were promoted a year later. All five promotions were honorary SS ranks with the first promotion of an active SS officer occurring in
September 1941 when the rank was granted to
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Heydrich, Eicke, and
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region. Daluege's promotion was to avoid the SS splitting into two separate entities, one based in
Northern Germany under Daluege and the other in
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was appointed as his deputy in April 1933, Hitler promoted him to SS-
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in 1941. Helldorff was stricken from the SS rolls in 1944 after the
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Dietrich remained senior, having served as
424:(SA Chief of Staff) into a rank and promoted himself accordingly.
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383:(SA groups). Some of the early promotions to the rank included
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The
Secretary. Martin Bormann: The Man Who Manipulated Hitler
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302:(SS) one year later. Until April 1942, it was the highest
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Leaders of Hitler's Praetorian Guard
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A total of 107 men would eventually hold the rank of SS-
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Obergruppenführer und
General der Polizei und Waffen-SS
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Two SS officers would be demoted from the rank of SS-
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occurred in April 1940 when the rank was granted to
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1308:Standard practice for SS generals serving as an
1273:. The last promotion was made in March 1945 to
528:Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
243:, wearing the post-April-1942 version of the SS-
558:. The last pre-war promotion to the rank of SS-
1312:, as well as those senior SS personnel of the
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1325:Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS
1222:Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS
1219:commander Theodor Eicke was promoted to SS-
270:
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1384:came to be considered the equivalent of a
546:who would become one of the most infamous
534:received the rank a year later along with
1319:Obergruppenführer und General der Polizei
469:but only use the title of Deputy Führer.
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1171:. The first wartime promotions to SS-
682:Josias, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
264:
1956:
1752:
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502:who commanded most of the SS in the
472:A number of men were promoted to SS-
289:that was first created in 1932 as a
3037:Three-star officers of Nazi Germany
2131:The Encyclopedia of the Third Reich
2113:. Vol. 3. Fonthill Media LLC.
13:
1350:until April 1942; equivalent to a
746:Friedrich Graf von der Schulenburg
566:Friedrich Graf von der Schulenburg
14:
3048:
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1390:; holders were titled in full SS-
287:paramilitary rank in Nazi Germany
16:Paramilitary rank in Nazi Germany
1522:
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1246:Wolf-Heinrich Graf von Helldorff
435:to the newly created rank of SS-
412:was the most senior rank of the
131:
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67:
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1297:National Socialist Flyers Corps
1209:was promoted to the rank of SS-
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138:National Socialist Flyers Corps
2977:National Socialist Motor Corps
1293:National Socialist Motor Corps
127:National Socialist Motor Corps
1:
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1765:Zentner & Bedürftig 1997
1668:, pp. 297–300 Appendix.
1639:List of SS-Obergruppenführer
1165:and the rest members of the
427:Also in the summer of 1933,
341:was created which was above
329:. A similarly named rank of
38:Post April 1942 gorget patch
7:
2134:. New York: Da Capo Press.
1881:. New York: Penguin Group.
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800:Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski
698:Wolf-Heinrich von Helldorff
266:[ˈoːbɐˌɡʁʊpm̩fyːʁɐ]
10:
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2885:Reichsluftschutzbund (RLB)
1961:. New York: Random House.
1877:Evans, Richard J. (2008).
57:Shoulder and camo insignia
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1957:Lang, Jochen von (1979).
1896:Flaherty, T. H. (2004) .
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1144:
1127:Matthias Kleinheisterkamp
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918:Joachim Albrecht Eggeling
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2014:Miller, Michael (2015).
1919:Haskew, Michael (2011).
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1002:Karl Pfeffer-Wildenbruch
723:Ernst-Heinrich Schmauser
669:Friedrich-Wilhelm Krüger
518:Friedrich-Wilhelm Krüger
492:Night of the Long Knives
401:Fritz Ritter von Kraußer
296:(SA) and adopted by the
3022:Nazi paramilitary ranks
2404:Combat ranks Volkssturm
2075:. Cerberus Publishing.
2071:Stein, George (2002) .
1898:The Third Reich: The SS
1854:Biondi, Robert (2000).
1574:SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer
1302:SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer
367:was created in 1932 by
338:SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer
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2109:Williams, Max (2018).
2094:. Fonthill Media LLC.
2090:Williams, Max (2015).
2066:College Park, Maryland
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1995:McNab, Chris (2009b).
1879:The Third Reich at War
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1360:. However, within the
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1179:Joachim von Ribbentrop
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926:Konstantin von Neurath
759:Joachim von Ribbentrop
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2568:Schutzhaftlagerführer
1976:McNab, Chris (2009).
1938:Kershaw, Ian (2008).
1067:Karl Maria Demelhuber
1015:Hartmann Lauterbacher
829:Friedrich Hildebrandt
647:Richard Walther Darré
548:SS and police leaders
484:Richard Walther Darré
478:in 1934, these being
235:
3027:SS-Obergruppenführer
2965:SS-Totenkopfverbände
2393:Oberst-Gruppenführer
1902:Time-Life Books, Inc
1370:was equivalent to a
1310:SS and police leader
1191:Arthur Seyss-Inquart
1055:Maximilian von Herff
1039:Ernst-Robert Grawitz
796:Hans-Adolf Prützmann
784:Arthur Seyss-Inquart
520:were promoted to SS-
357:Creation and history
165:Oberst-Gruppenführer
2947:SS-Verfügungstruppe
2690:Gemeinschaftsleiter
2672:Bereitschaftsleiter
2487:Oberrottenführer HJ
2339:Obersturmbannführer
2056:Ernst Kaltenbrunner
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1980:. Amber Books Ltd.
1940:Hitler: A Biography
1923:. Amber Books Ltd.
1860:Schiffer Publishing
1232:SS-Verfügungstruppe
1215:on 1 October 1941.
1107:Gustav Adolf Scheel
938:Ernst Kaltenbrunner
922:Ernst Wilhelm Bohle
853:Richard Hildebrandt
622:Franz Xaver Schwarz
590:
451:Franz Xaver Schwarz
397:August Schneidhuber
280:senior group leader
2847:Sonderbeauftragter
2604:Reichsjugendführer
2586:Untergruppenführer
2181:Paramilitary ranks
1707:, pp. 15, 16.
1695:, pp. 29, 30.
1352:lieutenant general
1250:flight to Scotland
1244:: Rudolf Hess and
982:Hanns Albin Rauter
950:Karl Hermann Frank
861:Theodor Berkelmann
690:Karl von Eberstein
582:
536:Karl von Eberstein
377:Oberste SA-Führung
332:Untergruppenführer
251:
3017:Lists of generals
2999:
2998:
2838:Ortsgruppenleiter
2384:Obergruppenführer
2315:
2141:978-0-3068079-3-0
2120:978-1-781-55638-2
2101:978-1-78155-433-3
2048:Reinhard Heydrich
2025:978-1-932970-25-8
2006:978-1-906626-51-8
1987:978-1-906626-49-5
1978:The SS: 1923–1945
1968:978-0-394-50321-9
1949:978-0-393-06757-6
1930:978-1-907446-95-5
1888:978-0-14-311671-4
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1624:
1605:Obergruppenführer
1562:Obergruppenführer
1381:Obergruppenführer
1364:, the rank of SS-
1341:Obergruppenführer
1288:Obergruppenführer
1266:Obergruppenführer
1241:Obergruppenführer
1227:General der SS-VT
1212:Obergruppenführer
1199:Reinhard Heydrich
1174:Obergruppenführer
1157:
1156:
1135:Fritz Schlessmann
1095:Jürgen von Kamptz
1083:Heinrich von Maur
1075:Curt von Gottberg
998:Alfred Wünnenberg
914:Siegfried Taubert
788:Reinhard Heydrich
710:August Heissmeyer
702:Friedrich Jeckeln
586:Obergruppenführer
578:Promotion history
571:Obergruppenführer
561:Obergruppenführer
544:Friedrich Jeckeln
523:Obergruppenführer
475:Obergruppenführer
466:Obergruppenführer
460:Obergruppenführer
438:Obergruppenführer
409:Obergruppenführer
364:Obergruppenführer
344:Obergruppenführer
320:Obergruppenführer
256:Obergruppenführer
246:Obergruppenführer
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229:
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2291:Untersturmführer
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2282:Sturmscharführer
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2273:Hauptscharführer
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1027:Wilhelm Stuckart
970:Friedrich Alpers
958:Friedrich Rainer
837:Dietrich Klagges
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1023:Ulrich Greifelt
954:August Eigruber
865:Wilhelm Keppler
804:Wilhelm Rediess
694:Philipp Bouhler
665:Udo von Woyrsch
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514:Udo von Woyrsch
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2874:Zellenleiter
2744:Reichsleiter
2717:Dienstleiter
2559:Sonderführer
2383:
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2237:Rottenführer
2192:Combat ranks
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1271:Artur Phleps
1262:
1254:20 July plot
1237:
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1216:
1207:Paul Hausser
1202:
1187:Hans Lammers
1166:
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1152:Hans Kammler
1131:August Frank
1111:Paul Wegener
1103:Benno Martin
990:Artur Phleps
986:Hans Jüttner
978:Otto Hofmann
889:Paul Scharfe
845:Wilhelm Murr
833:Karl Fiehler
792:Paul Hausser
767:Hans Lammers
643:Kurt Daluege
556:World War II
512:
500:Kurt Daluege
471:
433:Adolf Hitler
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389:Viktor Lutze
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292:
291:rank of the
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147:Abbreviation
75:Nazi Germany
2829:Mitarbeiter
2820:Kreisleiter
2802:Blockleiter
2613:Korpsführer
2595:Stabsführer
2541:Blockführer
2532:Sturmführer
2505:Truppführer
2255:Scharführer
2219:Oberschütze
1837:Haskew 2011
1801:Miller 2015
1741:Biondi 2000
1705:McNab 2009b
1681:McNab 2009b
1611:Senior rank
1583:Junior rank
1568:Senior rank
1540:Junior rank
1487:(Waffen-SS)
1471:(Waffen-SS)
1205:commander,
1051:Werner Best
946:Ernst Sachs
893:Oswald Pohl
841:Paul Körner
651:Walter Buch
618:Rudolf Hess
488:Walter Buch
455:Rudolf Hess
309:after only
189:Korpsführer
3006:Categories
2989:Volkssturm
2913:Nazi Party
2811:Inspekteur
2775:Amtsleiter
2469:Aufseherin
2357:Oberführer
2040:Karl Wolff
1813:Evans 2008
1717:McNab 2009
1693:McNab 2009
1666:Stein 2002
1484:Camouflage
1281:Rank usage
1119:Carl Oberg
1019:Karl Hanke
885:Emil Mazuw
869:Karl Wolff
385:Ernst Röhm
381:SA-Gruppen
369:Ernst Röhm
347:and below
2956:Waffen-SS
2895:Präsident
2735:Gauleiter
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2577:Gauführer
2422:Zugführer
2228:Sturmmann
1753:Lang 1979
1617:Stabschef
1453:Waffen-SS
1445:1942–1945
1428:Waffen-SS
1362:Waffen-SS
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962:Hugo Jury
686:Max Amann
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421:Stabschef
177:Stabschef
3032:SS ranks
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