German Army and Waffen-SS Ranks

•	German Army		Waffen-SS		US Army Equivalent	•
•	General Ranks		General Ranks		General Ranks	•
G5	Gen.Feldm.	Generalfeldmarschal	–	–	General of the Army	G5
G4	Gen.Ob.	Generaloberst	SS-Obstgruf.	SS-Oberstgruppenführer	General (lit.: "Colonel General)	G4
G3	Gen.d. ... Gen.d.Art. Gen.d.Inf. Gen.d.Kav. Gen.d.Pz.Tr. Gen.Ob.St.Arzt Gen.Ob.St.Vet.	General der ... General der Artillerie General der Infanterie General der Kavallerie General der Panzertruppen Generaloberstabs ... Generaloberstabsarzt Generaloberstabsveterinär	SS-Ogruf.	SS-Obergruppenführer	Lieutenant General (... Combat Arm) Lieutenant General (Artillery) Lieutenant General (Infantry) Lieutenant General (Cavalry) Lieutenant General (Armor) Lieutenant General ( ... Service) Lieutenant General (Medical Service) Lieutenant General (Veterinary Service)	G3
G2	Gen.Lt. Gen.St.Artz Gen.St.Vet.	Generalleutnant Genralstabs ... Generalstabsarzt Genralstabsveterinär	SS-Gruf.	SS-Gruppenführer	Major General Major General ( ... Service) Major General (Medical Service) Major General (Veterinary Service)	G2
G1	Gen.Maj. G.A. Gen.Vet.	Generalmajor General ... Generalarzt Generalveterinär	SS-Brig-Fhr.	SS-Brigadeführer	Brigadier General Brigadier General ( ... Service) Brigadier General (Medical Service) Brigadier General (Veterinary Service)	G1
•	Officer Ranks		Officer Ranks		Officer Ranks	•
•	—	—	SS-Oberf.	SS-Oberführer	(lit.: "Senior Colonel)	•
O6	Ob. / Obst. Obst.A. Obst.Vet.	Oberst Oberst ... Oberstarzt Oberstveterinär	SS-Staf.	SS-Standartenführer	Colonel Colonel ( ... Service) Colonel (Medical Corps) Colonel (Veterinary Corps)	O6
O5	Oberstlt. Ob.F.Arzt Ob.F.Vet. Ob.F.Apoth. Ob.Mus.Insp.	Oberstleutnant Oberfeld ... Oberfeldarzt Oberfeldveterinär Oberfeldapotheker Obermusikinspizient *	SS-Obstubaf.	SS-Obersturmbannführer	Lieutenant Colonel Lieutenant Colonel ( ... Service) Lieutenant Colonel (Medical Service) Lieutenant Colonel (Veterinary Service) Lieutenant Colonel (Pharmaceutical Service) Lieutenant Colonel (Band)	O5
O4	Maj Ob.Sta.A. Ob.St.Vet. Ob.St.F.Apoth. Mus.Insp.	Major Oberstabs ... Oberstabsarzt Oberstabsveterinär Oberstabsfeldapotheker Musikinspizient *	SS-Stubaf.	SS-Sturmbannführer	Major Major ( ... Service) Major (Medical Service) Major (Vterinary Service) Major (Pharmaceutical Service) Major (Band)	O4
O3	Hptm. Rttm. Sta.A. St.Vet. St.F.Apoth. St.Mus.Insp.	Hauptmann Rittmeister Stabs ... Stabsarzt Stabsveterinär Stabsfeldapotheker Stabsmusikmeister *	SS-Hstuf.	SS-Hauptsturmführer	Captain Captain (Cavalry) Captain ( ... Service) Captain (Medical Service) Captain (Medical Veterinary) Captain (Pharmaceutical Service) Captain (Band)	O3
O2	Oblt.	Oberleutnant Ober ... Oberarzt Oberveterinär Oberfeldapotheker Obermusikmeister *	SS-Ostuf.	SS-Obersturmführer	1st Lieutenant 1st Lieutenant (... Service) 1st Lieutenant (Medical Service) 1st Lieutenant (Medical Veterinary) 1st Lieutenant (Pharmaceutical Service) 1st Lieutenant (Band)	O2
O1	Lt.	Leutnant Assistenzarzt Apotherker Veterinär Musikmeister *	SS-Ustuf.	SS-Untersturmführer	2nd Lieutenant 2nd Lieutenant (Medical Service) 2nd Lieutenant (Medical Veterinary) 2nd Lieutenant (Pharmaceutical Service) 2nd Lieutenant (Band)	O1
As with many European armies (before NATO), the rank designation of Brigadier General did not exist in the German Army, and Colonels were promoted directly to the rank of Generalmajor (Major General). The US Army equivalent ranks indicated here can therefor only be an indication of the hierarchy. * In the German Army, officers in the band branch were not officially officers, but soldiers with officer rank. They did wear uniforms of officers.
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