Comparative ranks of Nazi Germany explained

The comparative ranks of Nazi Germany contrasts the ranks of the Wehrmacht to a number of national-socialist organisations in Nazi Germany from 1933 to 1945 in a synoptic table. Nazi organisations used a hierarchical structure, according to the so-called Führerprinzip (leader principle), and were oriented in line with the rank order system of the Wehrmacht.

Nazi rank structure in comparison to the Wehrmacht

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See also

• Comparative military ranks of World War II
• Glossary of German military terms
• Glossary of Nazi Germany
• World War II German Army ranks and insignia

References

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Further reading

• Wolfgang Benz (editor): Wie wurde man Parteigenosse? Die NSDAP und ihre Mitglieder. Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2009, (Fischer 18068 Die Zeit des Nationalsozialismus).
• Book: Davis . Brian L. . Badges and Insignia of the Third Reich 1933-1945 . 1942 . Cassell . 978-1854095121 .