Oberfuhrer

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Not to be confused with Sonderfuhrer , a rank independent assignment to the Wehrmacht and most Nazi organisations.
Oberfuhrer
SS Gorget patch
Country   Nazi Germany
Service branch Schutzstaffel
Sturmabteilung
National Socialist Motor Corps
National Socialist Flyers Corps
Abbreviation Oberf
NATO rank code OF-5
Formation 1921
Abolished 1945
Next higher rank Brigadefuhrer
Next lower rank Standartenfuhrer
Equivalent ranks Oberst
Emil Maurice as an Oberfuhrer

Oberfuhrer (short: Oberf , [?oːb?.fyː??] , lit.   ' senior leader ' ) was an early paramilitary rank of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) dating back to 1921. An Oberfuhrer was typically an NSDAP member in charge of a group of paramilitary units in a particular geographical region. [1] From 1921 to 1925, the phrase Oberfuhrer was used as a title in the Sturmabteilung (SA), but became an actual SA rank after 1926.

Oberfuhrer was also a rank of the Schutzstaffel (SS, at that time a branch of the SA), established in 1925 as Gaufuhrer , a rank for SS officers in charge of SS personnel in the several Gaue throughout Germany; in 1928 the rank was renamed Oberfuhrer , and used of the commanders of the three regional SS-Oberfuhrerbereiche . In 1930, the SS was reorganized into SS-Gruppen and Brigaden , at which time Oberfuhrer became subordinate to the higher rank of Brigadefuhrer . By 1932, Oberfuhrer was an established rank of the SA, SS and NSKK . [1] [2]

Oberfuhrer wore two oak leaves on the uniform collar rank patch, along with the shoulder boards and lapels of a general officer. [3] In 1938, the status of SS-Oberfuhrer began to change with the rise of the SS-Verfugungstruppe (SS-VT), which would later become the Waffen-SS . Since Brigadefuhrer was rated equal to a Generalmajor , and Standartenfuhrer to an Oberst , Oberfuhrer had no military equivalent and quickly became regarded as a senior colonel rank. [4] This distinction continues in historical circles with most texts referring to Oberfuhrer as a senior colonel rank [4] [5] while some others state it was a military equivalent to a British Army brigadier . [6]

Rank insignia [ edit ]

Oberfuhrer SS, SA, NSKK, and NSFK
Rank insignia

Schutzstaffel (SS)
Sturmabteilung (SA)
NS Motor Corps (NSKK)
NS Flyers Corps (NSFK)

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Waffen-SS collar insignia


Junior Rank
Standartenfuhrer 		SS rank and SA rank
Oberfuhrer 		Senior Rank
Brigadefuhrer

See also [ edit ]

Notes [ edit ]

  1. ^ a b McNab 2009b , p. 15.
  2. ^ McNab 2009 , pp. 29, 30.
  3. ^ Flaherty 2004 , p. 148.
  4. ^ a b Yerger 1997 , p. 235.
  5. ^ Miller 2006 , p. 521.
  6. ^ McNab 2009 , p. 186.

Bibliography [ edit ]

  • Flaherty, T. H. (2004) [1988]. The Third Reich: The SS . Time-Life Books, Inc. ISBN   1-84447-073-3 .
  • McNab, Chris (2009). The SS: 1923?1945 . Amber Books Ltd. ISBN   978-1-906626-49-5 .
  • McNab, Chris (2009b). The Third Reich . Amber Books Ltd. ISBN   978-1-906626-51-8 .
  • Miller, Michael (2006). Leaders of the SS and German Police, Vol. 1 . R. James Bender Publishing. ISBN   93-297-0037-3 .
  • Yerger, Mark C. (1997). Allgemeine-SS: The Commands, Units and Leaders of the General SS . Schiffer Publishing Ltd. ISBN   0-7643-0145-4 .
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