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The Waffen SS rank system is very complicated, so I have only included the more common ranks. The translation is too American equivalent of ranks. If you have any corrections or additions, then please contact me.

Reichsführer-SS
=
No equivalent rank
Reichsführer-SS Collar
Collar
Shoulder
Arm
SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer
=
General
SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer Collar
Collar
Shoulder
SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer Arm
Arm
SS-Obergruppenführer
=
Lieutenant General
SS-Obergruppenführer Collar
Collar
Shoulder
SS-Obergruppenführer Arm
Arm
SS-Gruppenführer
=
Major General
SS-Gruppenführer Collar
Collar
Shoulder
SS-Gruppenführer Arm
Arm
SS-Brigadeführer
=
Brigadier General
SS-Brigadeführer Collar
Collar
Shoulder
SS-Brigadeführer Arm
Arm
SS-Oberführer
=
Senior Colonel
SS-Oberführer Collar
Collar
Shoulder
SS-Oberführer Arm
Arm
SS-Standartenführer
=
Colonel
SS-Standartenführer Collar
Collar
Shoulder
SS-Standartenführer Arm
Arm
SS-Obersturmbannführer
=
Lieutenant Colonel
SS-Obersturmbannführer Collar
Collar
Shoulder
SS-Obersturmbannführer Arm
Arm
SS-Sturmbannführer
=
Major
SS-Sturmbannführer Collar
Collar
Shoulder
SS-Sturmbannführer Arm
Arm
SS-Hauptsturmführer
=
Captain
SS-Hauptsturmführer Collar
Collar
Shoulder
SS-Hauptsturmführer Arm
Arm
SS-Obersturmführer
=
1st Lieutenant
SS-Obersturmführer Collar
Collar
Shoulder
SS-Obersturmführer Arm
Arm
SS-Untersturmführer
=
2nd Lieutenant
SS-Untersturmführer Collar
Collar
Shoulder
SS-Untersturmführer Arm
Arm
SS-Sturmscharführer
=
Sergeant Major
SS-Sturmscharführer Collar
Collar
Shoulder
SS-Sturmscharführer Arm
Arm
SS-Hauptscharführer
=
1st Sergeant
SS-Hauptscharführer Collar
Collar
Shoulder
SS-Hauptscharführer Arm
Arm
SS-Oberscharführer
=
Techical Sergeant
SS-Oberscharführer Collar
Collar
Shoulder
SS-Oberscharführer Arm
Arm
SS-Scharführer
=
Staff Sergeant
SS-Scharführer Collar
Collar
Shoulder
SS-Scharführer Arm
Arm
SS-Unterscharführer
=
Sergeant
SS-Unterscharführer Collar
Collar
Shoulder
SS-Unterscharführer Arm
Arm
SS-Rottenführer
=
Corporal
SS-Rottenführer Collar
Collar
Shoulder
SS-Rottenführer Arm
Arm
SS-Sturmmann
=
Acting Corporal
SS-Sturmmann Collar
Collar
Shoulder
SS-Sturmmann Arm
Arm
SS-Oberschütze
=
Private 1st Class
SS-Oberschütze Collar
Collar
SS-Oberschütze Shoulder
Shoulder
Arm
SS-Schütze
=
Private
SS-Schütze Collar
Collar
Shoulder
none
Arm

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