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Ranks and insignia of the Waffen-SS

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This table contains the final ranks and insignia of the Waffen-SS, which were in use from April 1942 to May 1945, in comparison to the Wehrmacht.[1] The highest ranks of the combined SS (German: Gesamt-SS) was that of Reichsführer-SS and Oberster Führer der SS; however, there was no Waffen-SS equivalent to these positions.[2]

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  1. senior NCO, e.g. Hauptscharführer or Oberscharführer, seldom Scharführer.[8]
  2. However, administratively Rottenführer (2. Gehaltsstufe) existed.[9]

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