Ranks and insignia of the Waffen-SS

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. The highest ranks of the combined SS () was that of  and   ; however, there was no Waffen-SS equivalent to these positions. Table

Remarks
  (SS-applicant) and  (SS-aspirant) were both removed as  ranks before 1941. See also
 Corps colours (Waffen-SS)
 Uniforms and insignia of the Schutzstaffel
 Ranks and Insignia of the German Army in World War II
 Comparative military ranks of World War II
 List of SS personnel
 Glossary of Nazi Germany
 SS-Degen

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External links
 German WWII Army & SS Rank & Insignia

 
 
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