What is Standartenführer?
Q: What is Standartenführer?
A: Standartenführer was a rank utilized in both the S.A. and the S.S. during the Nazi regime.
Q: When was Standartenführer first established?
A: Standartenführer was established as a rank in 1925.
Q: Who was awarded the rank of Standartenführer?
A: S.A. and S.S. officers who commanded units called Standarten and had between three hundred and five hundred soldiers under their command were awarded the Standartenführer rank.
Q: When did the rank of Standartenführer get divided?
A: In 1929, Standartenführer was split into two ranks, known as Standartenführer (I) and Standartenführer (II).
Q: Was the division of the Standartenführer rank successful?
A: The division was given up in 1930 as both the S.A. and S.S. extended their rank systems to allow for more ranks.
Q: What was the equivalent rank of Standartenführer in the Waffen-SS?
A: In the Waffen-SS, Standartenführer was seen as the equivalent of a colonel (Oberst) rank.
Q: What was the insignia for Standartenführer?
A: The insignia for Standartenführer was a single oak leaf that was worn on both collars, and it was the first S.S. and S.A. rank to be displayed on both collars. From 1938, newer SS uniforms featured the shoulder boards of a German Oberst as well as the oak leaf collar patches.
