Ranks

SS Rank Structure:

Not all armies had a perfectly similar rank structure, not even all components of the Whermacht used the same ranks. To give an idea, this is the best comparison of German Army/SS Ranks to the US and British Armies during World War 2. Modern day ranks are not used.

SS Ranks	Heer (Army) Ranks	U.S. Army Ranks	British Ranks
SS-Bewerber	Grenadier	Recruit/Private	Recruit/Private
SS-Schütze SS-Pionier (Engineer)	Grenadier	Private	Private
SS-Oberschütze SS-Oberpionier (Engineer)	Obergrenadier	Private First Class	Lance Corporal
SS-Sturmann	Gefreiter	None	None
SS-Rottenführer	Obergefreiter Stabsgefreiter	Corporal	Corporal
SS-Unterscharführer	Unteroffizier	Sergeant	Sergeant
SS-Scharführer	Unterfeldwebel	Staff Sergeant	Staff Sergeant
SS-Oberscharführer	Feldwebel	Sergeant First Class	Warrant Officer 2 - Sgt. Major
SS-Hauptscharführer	Oberfeldwebel	Master Sergeant	Warrant Officer 2 - Quartermaster Sgt.
SS-Sturmscharführer	Haputfeldwebel	Sergeant Major	Warrant Officer 1
SS Officer Ranks	Heer Officer Ranks	US Army - Officer Ranks	British Officer Ranks
SS-Untersturmführer	Leutnant	2nd Lieutenant	2nd Lieutenant
SS-Obersturmführer	Oberleutnant	1st Lieutenant	Lieutenant
SS-Hauptsturmführer	Hauptmann	Captain	Captain
SS-Sturmbannführer	Major	Major	Major
SS-Obersturmbannführer	Oberstleutnant	Lieutenant Colonel	Lieutenant Colonel
SS-Standartenführer	Oberst	Colonel	Brigadier
SS-Brigadeführer	Generalmajor	Brigadier General	Major General
SS-Gruppenführer	Generalleutnant	Major General	Lieutenant General
SS-Obergruppenführer	General der	Lieutenant General	General
SS-Oberstgruppenführer	Generaloberst	General	Field Marshal
Reichsführer-SS	Generalfeldmarschal	General of the Army	Field Marshal

SS Ranks

Heer (Army) Ranks

U.S. Army Ranks

British Ranks

SS Officer Ranks

Heer Officer Ranks

US Army - Officer Ranks

British Officer Ranks