SS Brigade Leader

Hermann Prieß with the rank of SS Brigade Leader and Major General of the Waffen SS

SS-Brigadführer (short: Brif ; address: Brigadführer ) was the lowest general rank of the Schutzstaffel (SS) in the German Reich , which would be comparable to today's brigadier general . The rank was introduced in May 1933.

Ranking and insignia

This SS rank corresponded to the major general of the Wehrmacht or the SA brigade leader . The base of the shoulder pieces was held in the weapon color "silver-gray", which is common for all ranks of the Waffen-SS . According to today's NATO rank codes , this rank would be comparable to OF-6 ( Brigadier General ).

Rank
lower: SS-Oberführer	SS Brigade Leader (Brif)	higher: SS-Gruppenführer

Badge of rank SS-Brigadführer and Major General of the Waffen-SS

Collar tab before 1942
(Allgemeine SS / Waffen-SS)

Collar tab 1942–1945
(Allgemeine SS / Waffen-SS)

Shoulder piece
(Waffen-SS)

Sleeve badge camouflage suit
(Wehrmacht / Waffen-SS)

Uniform color: field gray

The illustrations show the badges of rank or rank badges that were worn as shoulder pieces and collar tabs , but also as sleeve badges from 1942 for camouflage or special suits. The mirror-like collar tabs with the badge of rank were worn on the field-gray uniform jacket of the Waffen-SS or the gray field blouse.

See also

• Illustration of the ranks and insignia of the Waffen SS
• Gun colors (Waffen-SS)
• List of SS brigade leaders
• NS ranks
• SS ranks
• General ranks of the Wehrmacht
• Ranks of the order police

Web links

Commons : Rangabzeichen SS-Brigadführer  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Wiktionary: SS-Brigadführer  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

References and comments

1. ↑ Gordon Williamson: The SS - Hitler's Instrument of Power. 1994, p. 250, appendix.
2. ↑ OF stands for officer ranks , cf. NATO glossary abbreviations used in NATO documents and publications / Glossaire OTAN des abréviations utilisées dans les documents et publications OTAN ( Memento of 8 May 2010 in the Internet Archive )
3. ^ Dictionary of German military history. 1st edition. Military Publishing House of the GDR, Berlin 1985, p. 145 Rank badge 29/30.