Register of SS leaders in general's rank

This register of SS leaders in general's rank includes the members of the Allgemeine SS and Waffen-SS, in line with the appropriate SS seniority list (Dienstaltersliste der Waffen-SS) from July 1, 1944. It contains (incomplete) further SS Honour leaders (SS-Ehrenführer) and SS-Rank leaders for special duty (SS-Rangführer zur besonderen Verwendung), short for SS Honour – and rank leaders (SS-Ehren- und Rangführer).

List of SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer (literal: SS-Colonel group leader), short SS-Obstgruf, was from 1942 to 1945 the highest commissioned rank in the Schutzstaffel (SS), with the exception of Reichsführer-SS. SS-Obstgruf was comparable to four-star ranks in English speaking armed forces (today equivalent to NATO OF-9).

Name Assignment Birth and death Comments Kurt Daluege Chief of the Ordnungspolizei 1936–1943; Acting Reich Protector of Bohemia and Moravia 1942–1943 1897–1946 also: Generaloberst der Polizei (Colonel general of the police); executed Josef Dietrich (also: Sepp Dietrich) Supreme commander 6th Panzer Army 1892–1966 also: Generaloberst der Waffen-SS (Colonel general of the Waffen-SS); briefly imprisoned Paul Hausser (also: Papa Hausser) Supreme commander Army Group "Oberrhein" (Heeresgruppe "Oberrhein") 1880–1972 also: Generaloberst der Waffen-SS Franz Xaver Schwarz Reichsschatzmeister der NSDAP (Reich Treasurer of the Nazi Party) 1875–1947 Held in an internment camp until his death in 1947

List of SS-Obergruppenführer SS-Obergruppenführer (literal: SS-Senior group leader), short SS-Ogruf, was the second highest commissioned rank in the SS, comparable to three-star ranks in English speaking armed forces (today equivalent to NATO OF-8).