SS Oberfuhrer; need help

[Harvey A]

Hello to the Forum,

I have seen conflicting information regarding the relative ranking of an Oberfuhrer within the SS.

Was an Oberfuhrer the equivalent of a Colonel or was he equivalent to a Brigadier General? Or something else?

Thanks,

[Woolgar]

Hi Harvey, I dont believe there was an eqivalent to an Oberfuhrer in the US or British armies

Nick

[Gerdan]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberf%C3%BChrer

Gerdan

[Peter J.]

If I'm not mistaken, Oberführer was a higher paygrade than Standartenführer, both being Colonels though.

cheers
Peter

[Ilse]

Oberführer

Oberführer = Brigadier or Brigadier General

According to Mark C Yergers...German Cross in Gold books

and

Anatomy of an SS State by Helmut Krausnick, Martin Broszat, Hans-Adolf Jacobsen.

[Peter J.]

"Was an Oberfuhrer the equivalent of a Colonel or was he equivalent to a Brigadier General? Or something else?"

Harvey, I would go for the 3rd option. The rank insignias of 1943 with bars, oakleaves and pips had gold colour down to Brigadeführer and green from Oberführer to Unterscharführer.

cheers
Peter

[Harvey A]

My thanks to all who replied.

harvey