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Brigadeführer

Brigadeführer

Hermann Prieß here as SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS

Hermann Prieß here as SS-Brigadeführer and Generalmajor of the Waffen-SS

Brigadeführer (German: [bʁiˈɡaːdəfyːʁɐ], "brigade leader") was a paramilitary rank of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) that was used between the years of 1932 to 1945.[1] It was mainly known for its use as an SS rank. As an SA rank,[2] it was used after briefly being known as Untergruppenführer in late 1929 and 1930.

The rank was first created due to an expansion of the SS and assigned to those officers in command of SS-Brigaden. In 1933, the SS-Brigaden were changed in name to SS-Abschnitte; however, the rank of Brigadeführer remained the same.

Originally, Brigadeführer was considered the second general officer rank of the SS and ranked between Oberführer and Gruppenführer.[3] This changed with the rise of the Waffen-SS and the Ordnungspolizei. In both of those organizations, Brigadeführer was the equivalent to a Generalmajor and ranked above an Oberst in the German Army or police. The rank of Generalmajor was the equivalent of brigadier general, a one-star general in the US Army.[[4]](https://openlibrary.org/api/books?bibkeys=ISBN:1 84447 073 3&jscmd=data&format=json)

The insignia for Brigadeführer was at first two oak leaves and a silver pip, however was changed in April 1942 to a three oak leaf design after the creation of the rank SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer.[[4]](https://openlibrary.org/api/books?bibkeys=ISBN:1 84447 073 3&jscmd=data&format=json)

Brigadeführer in the Waffen-SS or police also wore the shoulder insignia of a Generalmajor and were referred to as such after their SS rank (e.g. SS-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS und Polizei).[5]

Brigadeführer
SS-Brigadeführer h.svgGeneralmajor-camo.svg
Shoulder and camo insignia
CountryNazi Germany
Service branchSchutzstaffel
Sturmabteilung
National Socialist Motor Corps
National Socialist Flyers Corps
AbbreviationBrif
RankOne-star
NATO rankOF-6
Non-NATO rankO-7
Formation1933
Abolished1945
Next higher rankGruppenführer
Next lower rankOberführer
Equivalent ranksGeneralmajor
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Insignia

Junior Rank
Oberführer
SS rank and SA rank
Brigadeführer
Senior Rank
Gruppenführer

See also

  • Corps colours (Waffen-SS)

  • List SS-Brigadeführer

  • Table of ranks and insignia of the Waffen-SS

References

[1]
Citation Linkopenlibrary.orgMcNab, Chris (2009). The SS: 1923–1945. Amber Books Ltd. ISBN 978-1-906626-49-5., pp. 29, 30.
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[2]
Citation Linkopenlibrary.orgMcNab, Chris (2009b). The Third Reich. Amber Books Ltd. ISBN 978-1-906626-51-8., p. 15.
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[3]
Citation Linkopenlibrary.org, p. 29.
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[4]
Citation Linkopenlibrary.orgFlaherty, T. H. (2004) [1988]. The Third Reich: The SS. Time-Life Books, Inc. ISBN 1 84447 073 3., p. 148.
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[5]
Citation Linkopenlibrary.orgStein, George (2002) [1966]. The Waffen-SS: Hitler's Elite Guard at War 1939–1945. Cerberus Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1841451008., pp. 297, 298 chart, 300 chart.
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[6]
Citation Linkupload.wikimedia.orgGorget patchuntil April 1942(Allgemeine SS and Waffen-SS)
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[7]
Citation Linkupload.wikimedia.orgGorget patches 1942–1945(Allgemeine SS and Waffen-SS)
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[8]
Citation Linkupload.wikimedia.orgShoulder board (Waffen-SS)
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[9]
Citation Linkupload.wikimedia.orgSA Gorget patch
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[10]
Citation Linkupload.wikimedia.orgNSFK Gorget patch
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[11]
Citation Linkupload.wikimedia.orgNSKK Gorget patch
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[12]
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