Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SS

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Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SS was a high-ranking officer grade in Nazi Germany’s Waffen-SS, roughly equivalent to a major general in other military organizations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Waffen-SS rank
military rank
abolishedWith defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945
approximateNATOCode OF-7
associatedWith SS leadership structure
category Nazi military ranks
SS ranks
commandLevel corps and division formations
country Nazi Germany
equivalentRank Generalleutnant (Wehrmacht)
linked to: Generalleutnant

major general
etymology from German "General" and "Leutnant"
higherRank General der Waffen-SS
historicalContext Nazi paramilitary organizations
ideologyContext National Socialism
linked to: Nazism
languageOfName German
lowerRank Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS
militaryBranch Waffen-SS
notableFor high-ranking Waffen-SS officer grade
organizationalRole division-level command
senior field command
partOf Schutzstaffel
linked to: Schutzstaffel (SS)

Waffen-SS rank structure
rankGroup general officer
region German-occupied Europe
service Waffen-SS officers
linked to: Waffen-SS
status defunct rank
timePeriod World War II era
typeOf commissioned officer rank
usedBy SS officers in combat formations
usedInConflict Second World War
linked to: World War II

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Karl Brandt militaryRank Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SS
Richard Glücks militaryRank Generalleutnant der Waffen-SS
linked to: Generalleutnant of the Waffen-SS