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BrigadefhrerBrigadefhrer was an SS rank that was used in Nazi Germany between the years of 1932 and 1945. Brigadefhrer was also an SA rank. The rank was first created due to an expansion of the SS and assigned to those officers in command of SS-Brigaden. In 1933, the SS-Brigaden were changed in name to SS-Abschnitte; however, the rank of Brigadefhrer remained the same. Originally, Brigadefhrer was considered the second General Officer rank of the SS and ranked between Oberfhrer and Gruppenfhrer. This changed, however, with the rise of the Waffen-SS and also the Ordnungspolizei. In both of those organizations, Brigadefhrer was considered the equivalent to a Generalmajor and ranked just above an Oberst in the German Wehrmacht. The insignia for Brigadefhrer was at first two oak leaves and a silver pip, however was changed in 1942 to a three oak leaf design after the creation of the rank Oberstgruppenfhrer. Brigadefhrers also wore the shoulder insignia of a Generalmajor and were referred to as such after their SS rank (e.g. SS-Brigadefhrer und Generalmajor der Waffen-SS und Polizei).
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