Standartenführer

The SS Standartenführer (short: Staf; speech: Standard Leader ) was the second-highest ranking officer of the Schutzstaffel (SS ) outside the General ranks, which would be comparable to today's A16 colonel in the German Reich.

The rank of Standartenführer was intended for the commanding officers of the SS Standard, each consisting of 3-4 SS storm spells and had a standard strength 1000-3000 man. In the Waffen- SS Standartenführer usually commanded a regiment (outline similar to the army ).

In the images of the insignia or badges of rank are shown, which were worn as shoulder pieces, but also as an insignia or collar flap. The starting Standartenfuhrer up now mirrored insignia of rank badges were worn on the field gray uniform jacket of the Waffen- SS or the gray tunic.

Ranking and insignia

This SS rank was the SA- Standartenführer purposes, even the then Colonel, and was lower than the SS General of the Waffen -SS. The shoulder pieces of colonel were worn exclusively in the associations of the Waffen- SS and its predecessor organizations in subordination to the army, for the first time in the occupation of Austria in 1938. The base of the shoulder pieces was kept in the fixed location for officers of the Waffen- SS weapons color.

By war's end in 1945 reached 621 members of the SS to the rank of " SS Standard Leader".

• OF - stands for the en Officer

• Badges of rank SS - Standartenführer of the Waffen- SS

( here weapons color copper brown Enlightenment)

( here weapons color cornflower blue SS Medical Corps )

Collars

Sleeve insignia for camouflage