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StandartenfhrerStandartenfhrer was a Nazi Party paramilitary rank that was used in both the SA and the SS. First created as a title in 1925, in 1928 the rank became one of the first commissioned Nazi ranks and was bestowed upon those SA and SS officers who commanded units known as Standarten which were regiment sized formations of between 300-500 men. In 1929 the rank of Standartenfhrer was divided into two separate ranks known as Standartenfhrer (I) and Standartenfhrer (II). This concept was abandoned in 1930 when both the SA and SS expanded their rank systems to allow for more officer positions and thus the need for only a single Standartenfhrer rank. In 1933, when Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany the rank of Standartenfhrer had been established as the highest field officer rank, below that of Oberfhrer which was considered the first General's rank of the SS and SA. By the start of the Second World War, Standartenfhrer was widespread as both an SS rank and a rank of the SA. In the Waffen-SS, the rank was considered the equivalent of an Oberst. The insignia for Standartenfhrer consisted of a single oak leaf displayed on both collars. Standartenfhrer was the first of the SS and SA ranks to display rank insignia on both collars, without the display of unit insignia. Waffen-SS Standartenfhrers also wore the shoulder boards of a German Oberst in addition to the oak leaf collar patches.
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