| The following is a table of equivalent ranks between the German Army, British Army and Waffen SS - some ranks do not have a direct equivalent - American ranks will be similar to the British ones. | ||
| German Army | Waffen SS | British Army |
| Gemeiner, Landser | Schütze | Private |
| Oberschütze | ||
| Grenadier | Sturmmann | Lance Corporal |
| Obergrenadier | ||
| Gefreiter | Rottenführer | Corporal |
| Obergefreiter | Unterscharführer | |
| Stabsgefreiter | ||
| Unteroffizier | Scharführer | Sergeant |
| Unterfeldwebel | Oberscharführer | Colour Sergeant |
| Feldwebel | ||
| Oberfeldwebel | Hauptscharführer | Sergeant Major |
| Stabsfeldwebel | Hauptbereitschaftsleiter | |
| Sturmscharführer | Warrant Officer | |
| Leutnant | Untersturmführer | Second Lieutenant |
| Oberleutnant | Obersturmführer | First Lieutenant |
| Hauptmann | Hauptsturmführer | Captain |
| Major | Sturmbannführer | Major |
| Oberstleutnant | Obersturmbannführer | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Oberst | Standartenführer | Colonel |
| Oberführer | Brigadier |
|
| Generalmajor | Brigadeführer | Major General |
| Generalleutnant | Gruppenführer | Lieutenant General |
| General | Obergruppenführer | General |
| Generaloberst | Oberstgruppenführer | |
| Generalfeldmarschall | Riechsführer-SS | Field Marshal |