Comparison of Certain Nazi Paramilitary Rank Systems
| Wehrmacht (Kriegsmarine) |
SS (Waffen-SS) |
SA | RAD (Female rank) |
HJ | DJ | BDM | Jungmädel | NSDAP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Führer Adolf Hitler |
| Reichsmarschall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Generalfeldmarschall (Großadmiral) | Reichsführer-SS | Stabschef | Reichsarbeitsführer | Reichsjugendführer | 0 | 0 | 0 | Reichsleiter |
| Generaloberst (Generaladmiral) |
Oberstgruppenführer | 0 | Obergeneralarbeitsführer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gauleiter |
| General (Admiral) |
Obergruppenführer | Obergruppenführer | Generalarbeitsführer | Obergebietsführer | 0 | Obergauführerin | 0 | Hauptbefehlsleiter |
| Generalleutnant (Vizeadmiral) |
Gruppenführer | Gruppenführer | 0 | Gebietsführer | 0 | Gauführerin | 0 | Oberbefehlsleiter |
| Generalmajor (Konteradmiral) |
Brigadeführer | Brigadeführer | 0 | Hauptbannführer | 0 | 0 | 0 | Befehlsleiter |
| 0 | Oberführer | Oberführer | 0 | Oberbannführer | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hauptdienstleiter |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Oberdienstleiter |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dienstleiter |
| Oberst (Kapitän zur See) |
Standartenführer | Standartenführer | Oberstarbeitsführer (Stabshauptführerin) |
Bannführer | 0 | Untergauführerin | 0 | Hauptbereichsleiter |
| Oberstleutnant (Fregattenkapitän) |
Obersturmbannführer | Obersturmbannführer | Oberarbeitsführer (Stabsoberführerin) |
Oberstammführer | Oberjungstammführer | 0 | 0 | Bereichsleiter |
| Major (Korvettenkapitän) |
Sturmbannführer | Sturmbannführer | Arbeitsführer (Stabsführerin) |
Stammführer | Jungstammführer | Mädelringführerin | 0 | Hauptabschnittsleiter |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hauptgefolgschaftsführer | Hauptfähnleinführer | 0 | 0 | Oberabschnittsleiter |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Obergefolgschaftsführer | Oberfähnleinführer | 0 | 0 | Abschnittsleiter |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hauptgemeinschaftsleiter |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Obergemeinschaftsleiter |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gemeinschaftsleiter |
| Hauptmann (Kapitänleutnant) |
Hauptsturmführer | Sturmhauptführer | Oberstfeldmeister (Maidenhauptführerin) |
Gefolgschaftsführer | Fähnleinführer | Mädelgruppenführerin | Jungmädelgruppenführerin | Haupteinsatzleiter |
| Oberleutnant (Oberleutnant zur See) |
Obersturmführer | Obersturmführer | Oberfeldmeister (Maidenoberführerin) |
Oberscharführer | Oberjungzugführer | 0 | 0 | Obereinsatzleiter |
| Leutnant (Leutnant zur See) |
Untersturmführer | Sturmführer | Feldmeister (Maidenführerin) | Scharführer | Jungzugführer | Mädelscharführerin | Jungmädelscharführerin | Einsatzleiter |
| Stabsfeldwebel | Sturmscharführer | Haupttruppführer | Unterfeldmeister (Maidenunterführerin) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Hauptbereitschaftsleiter |
| Oberfeldwebel | Hauptscharführer | Obertruppführer | Obertruppführer (Jungführerin) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Oberbereitschaftsleiter |
| Oberfähnrich (Oberfähnrich zur See) |
Standartenoberjunker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feldwebel (Bootsmann) |
Oberscharführer | Truppführer | Truppführer (Kameradschaftsälteste) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bereitschaftsleiter |
| Unterfeldwebel (Oberbootsmannsmaat) |
Scharführer | Oberscharführer | 0 | Oberkameradschaftsführer | Oberjungenschaftsführer | 0 | 0 | Hauptabteilungsleiter |
| Fähnrich | Standartenjunker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Unteroffizier (Bootsmannsmaat) |
Unterscharführer | Scharführer | Untertruppführer | Kameradschaftsführer | Jungenschaftsführer | Mädelschaftsführerin | Jungmädelschaftsführerin | Oberabteilungsleiter |
| Fahnenjunker | SS-Junker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stabsgefreiter | 0 | 0 | Hauptvormann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Arbeitsleiter |
| Obergefreiter | Oberrottenführer | 0 | Obervormann | Oberrottenführer | Oberhordenführer | 0 | 0 | Oberhelfer |
| Gefreiter | Rottenführer | Rottenführer | Vormann | Rottenführer | Hordenführer | 0 | 0 | Helfer |
| Obersoldat | Sturmmann | Obersturmmann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Soldat (Matrose) |
SS-Mann | Sturmmann | Arbeitsmann (Arbeitsmaid) |
Hitlerjunge | Pimpf | BDM-Mädel | Jungmädel | Pol.Ltr.Anwärter. |
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