SS-Obergruppenführer

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SS-Obergruppenführer was one of the highest commissioned ranks in the Nazi Schutzstaffel (SS), roughly equivalent to a senior general in a military hierarchy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf SS rank
paramilitary rank
abbreviation SS-Ogruf
abolishedInYear 1945
approximateEquivalentRank army lieutenant general to full general (context-dependent)
senior general
associatedOrganization NSDAP
branch Nazi Party paramilitary
commandAuthority could exercise authority over police and SS units in assigned region
commandLevel corps-level or higher commands in Waffen-SS
high-level regional and central SS offices
countryOfOrigin Nazi Germany
hierarchicalPosition one of the highest commissioned SS ranks
higherRank Reichsführer-SS
SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer
historicalContext used in administration of Nazi occupation and genocide policies
ideologicalAssociation Nazism
insigniaColorContext black SS uniform
field-grey Waffen-SS uniform
introducedInYear 1932
languageOfName German
literalMeaning Senior group leader
lowerRank SS-Gruppenführer
notableHolder Ernst Kaltenbrunner
Friedrich Jeckeln NERFINISHED
Heinrich Himmler
Karl Wolff NERFINISHED
Reinhard Heydrich
Sepp Dietrich
partOf Schutzstaffel rank structure
rankGroup general officer rank
rankSystem distinct from but aligned with Wehrmacht general ranks
responsibilityScope large military formations and/or major SS administrative regions
status defunct rank
typicalAppointment Higher SS and Police Leader (HSSPF)
SS corps or army-level commander in Waffen-SS
usedBy Allgemeine SS
Schutzstaffel
Waffen-SS
usedDuringConflict Second World War
usedDuringPeriod Nazi era
woreInsignia shoulder boards similar to army general officers
three oak leaves on SS collar patch


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