Insignia Title
(English) 		German Army equivalent Approximate equivalents/translations during World War II
Collar Shoulder Sleeve
(parka) 		U.S. UK
General ranks
SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer und Generaloberst der Waffen-SS
(SS-Supreme group leader and colonel general of the Waffen-SS)

Generaloberst

General

General
SS-Obergruppenführer und General der Waffen-SS
(SS-Senior group leader and general of the Waffen-SS) 		General der Waffengattung Lieutenant general Lieutenant-general
SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Waffen-SS
(SS-Group leader and lieutenant general of the Waffen-SS) 		Generalleutnant Major general Major general
SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS
(SS-Brigadier leader and major general of the Waffen-SS) 		Generalmajor Brigadier general Brigadier
Officer ranks
SS-Oberführer
(SS-Senior leader) 		No army equivalent; equivalent to Kommodore in the Kriegsmarine Senior colonel Colonel
SS-Standartenführer
(SS-Standard leader) 		Oberst Colonel Colonel
SS-OberSTURMBANNFührer
(SS-Senior assault unit leader) 		Oberstleutnant Lieutenant colonel Lieutenant colonel
SS-Sturmbannführer
(SS-Assault unit leader) 		Major Major Major
SS-Hauptsturmführer
(SS-Head assault leader) 		Hauptmann/Rittmeister Captain Captain
SS-Obersturmführer
 Oberleutnant First lieutenant Lieutenant
SS-Untersturmführer
(SS-Second/Junior assault leader) 		Leutnant Second lieutenant
Non-commissioned officer ranks
SS-Sturmscharführer
(SS-Assault section leader) 		Stabsfeldwebel Sergeant major Regimental sergeant major
Various
Depending on rank 		SS-Stabsscharführer
(SS-Staff section leader) 		Hauptfeldwebel
senior NCO e.g., Oberfeldwebel or Feldwebel, seldom Unterfeldwebel. 		N/a (Company) Sergeant major
SS-Hauptscharführer
(SS-Head section leader) 		Oberfeldwebel Master sergeant Sergeant major
SS-Standartenoberjunker OA
(Officer aspirant) 		Fahnenjunker-Oberfeldwebel OA
(Officer aspirant)
SS-Oberscharführer
(SS-Senior section leader) 		Feldwebel Technical sergeant Staff sergeant
SS-Standartenjunker OA
(Officer aspirant) 		Fahnenjunker-Feldwebel OA
(Officer aspirant)
SS-Scharführer
(SS-Section leader) 		Unterfeldwebel Staff sergeant Sergeant
SS-Oberjunker OA
(Officer aspirant) 		Fahnenjunker-Unterfeldwebel OA
(Officer aspirant)
SS-Unterscharführer
(SS-Junior section leader) 		Unteroffizier Sergeant Corporal
SS-Junker OA
(Officer aspirant) 		Fahnenjunker-Unteroffizier OA
(Officer aspirant)
Enlisted ranks
No equivalent Stabsgefreiter Administrative corporal Lance corporal
SS-Rottenführer
(SS-Squad leader) 		Obergefreiter Corporal Lance corporal
SS-Sturmmann
(SS-Assault man/Storm trooper) 		Gefreiter Acting corporal Senior private
SS-Oberschütze
(SS-Senior rifleman) 		Oberschütze Private first class Senior private
No insignia SS-Schütze
(SS-Rifleman) 		Soldat, Schütze, Grenadier Private Private