Oberführer was an early paramilitary rank of the Nazi Party dating back to 1921. The, officially National Socialist German Workers' Party, ( abbreviated NSDAP) was a Political party in Germany between 1919 and 1945 Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Translated as “Senior Leader”, an Oberführer was typically a Nazi Party member in charge of a group of paramilitary units in a particular geographical region. From 1921 to 1925, the phrase Oberführer was used as a title in Sturmabteilung, but became an actual SA rank after 1926. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The, abbreviated SA, ( German for "Assault detachment" or "Assault section" usually translated as " stormtroop(ers The ranks and insignia of the Sturmabteilung ( SA) were the first paramilitary rank system to be developed by the Nazi Party in 1920 Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Oberführer was also a rank of the Schutzstaffel (SS), established in 1925 as a rank for SS officers in charge of one of several SS-Gaus throughout Germany. The ranks and insignia of the Schutzstaffel were a paramilitary rank system used by the SS to differentiate that organization from the regular German armed The ( German for "Protective Squadron" abbreviated SS - or ( Runic)- was a major Nazi organization under Adolf Hitler and the In 1930, the SS was reorganized into SS-Gruppen and Brigades, at which time Oberführers became subordinate to the higher rank of Brigadeführer. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brigadeführer was an SS rank that was used in Nazi Germany between the years of 1932 and 1945
By 1932, Oberführer was an established rank of both the SS and SA and was considered the first general officer rank, approximately the equivalent to a Brigadier. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. This article refers to the military rank For the Doctor Who character known as the Brigadier see Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart. Oberführers wore two oak leaves on a uniform collar, along with the shoulder boards and lapels of a General Officer. In 1938, the status of SS-Oberführer began to change with the rise of the SS-Verfügungstruppe which would later become the Waffen-SS. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The SS-Verfügungstruppe ( The Combat Support Force) (short SS-VT) were combat divisions of the SS, trained according to the German Army ( Wehrmacht The Waffen-SS ( German for "Armed SS" literally "Weapons SS" was the Combat arm of the Schutzstaffel ("Protective Squadron" Since Brigadeführer was rated equal to a Generalmajor, and Standartenführer to an Oberst, Oberführer had no military equivalent and quickly became regarded as a Senior Colonel rank. Please see " General " for other countries which use this rank General (genəˈraːl is presently the highest rank Standartenführer was a Nazi Party paramilitary rank that was used in both the S Senior Colonel is a field grade officer rank placed between a regular Colonel and a Major General. This distinction continues in historical circles with some texts referring to Oberführer as a Senior Colonel rank while others state it has a military equivalent to Brigadier-General. Brigadier General is the lowest ranking General Officer in some countries usually sitting between the ranks of Colonel and Major General.
One of the more famous holders of the rank of Oberführer was Julian Scherner, immortalized in the film Schindler's List as the cold and calculating SS and Police Leader of Warsaw. Julian Scherner ( September 23, 1895 - April 28, 1945) was a Nazi Party official who served in the Schutzstaffel Schindler's List is a Biographical film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Steven Zaillian. SS and Police Leader (SS- und Polizeiführer was a title for senior Nazi officials that commanded large units of the SS during and prior to World War II Warsaw (Warszawa; also known by other names) is the Capital and Largest city of Poland. Emil Maurice, the actual founder of the SS in 1925, also held the rank of Oberführer. Emil Maurice ( January 19, 1897, Westermoor &ndash February 6, 1972, Munich) was an early member of the Nazi Party Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
| Junior Rank Standartenführer |
SS rank and SA rank Oberführer |
Senior Rank Brigadeführer |
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