SS-Obergruppenführer
| SS-Obergruppenführer | |
|---|---|
| Service branch | Allgemeine SS |
| Abolished | 30 November 2024 |
| Next higher rank | SS-Oberstgruppenführer |
| Next lower rank | SS-Gruppenführer |
| Related articles | |
| History | Ranks of the Allgemeine SS of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen |
SS-Obergruppenführer was a rank of the Allgemeine SS of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen. It ranked above SS-Gruppenführer and below SS-Oberstgruppenführer.[1]
Use
Carlos Federico Almirón held the rank while serving as the first Chef des Stabes der Reichsführung-SS from 15 July 1944 until 3 August 1958.[2] On the day of Almirón's retirement, Héctor Germán Reinoso was promoted to SS-Obergruppenführer and succeeded him in Georgetown. Reinoso remained Chief of Staff until his retirement on 18 December 1973.[3]
Alejandro Horacio Küster was promoted to SS-Obergruppenführer on 15 July 1981 when he became commander of SS-Oberabschnitt Osttanoa. He held the rank until 17 August 2001, when he became head of Allgemeine SS territorial administration and was promoted to SS-Oberstgruppenführer.[4][5] Miguel Ángel Schneider later received the rank on 1 December 2013 when he succeeded Küster as head of territorial administration. SS-Obergruppenführer remained Schneider's highest rank through the end of his service on 30 November 2024.[6]
Chiche Alem held the rank from 1992 until his promotion to SS-Oberstgruppenführer in 1996.[7] Carlos Gustavo Schweitzer was promoted to SS-Obergruppenführer in 2012 when he became head of the Amt für Sicherheitsoperationen. He was promoted to SS-Oberstgruppenführer in 2019 after leaving the Amt to command the SS Fischjägergruppen.[8]
Gustavo Kleiner was recorded as an SS-Obergruppenführer by 12 August 1999, when he ordered Esteban Marcelo Ugarte to stop the large staged killings at Gbarnga death camp.[9] Kleiner was promoted to SS-Oberstgruppenführer on 21 October 2002.[10]
The Allgemeine SS ceased to exist on 30 November 2024. Its central command was disbanded and subordinate departments were ordered to end their operations.[11] The rank was abolished on the same date.
See also
- Ranks of the Allgemeine SS of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen
- List of SS members by rank
- Allgemeine SS
- SS-Oberstgruppenführer
- SS-Gruppenführer
References
- ↑ "Senior leadership ranks". Ranks of the Allgemeine SS of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
- ↑ "Chief of Staff". Carlos Federico Almirón. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
- ↑ "Chief of Staff". Héctor Germán Reinoso. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
- ↑ "Allgemeine SS career". Alejandro Horacio Küster. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
- ↑ "Territorial administration". Alejandro Horacio Küster. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
- ↑ "Territorial administration". Miguel Ángel Schneider. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
- ↑ "Reichsführer-SS". Chiche Alem. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
- ↑ "Career". Carlos Gustavo Schweitzer. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
- ↑ "Command of Gbarnga death camp". Esteban Marcelo Ugarte. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
- ↑ "Allgemeine SS career". Gustavo Kleiner. Vrienden Universe Wiki.
- ↑ "Dissolution". Allgemeine SS. Vrienden Universe Wiki.