Oberst in the Wehrmacht
editOberst was in the German Reich and Nazi Germany the highest field officer rank, comparable to the OF-5 rank in many NATO-Armed forces. It was equivalent to Kapitän zur See in the Kriegsmarine, and SS-Standartenführer in the Waffen-SS until 1945.
Branch | German Army | Luftwaffe | Waffen-SS | Kriegsmarine |
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Rank designation |
Oberst |
Standartenführer der Waffen-SS |
Kapitän zur See |
junior rank: Oberstleutnant |
(German officer rank) |
senior rank: Generalmajor |