at Yale Law School| SS Ranks | Western Equivalents |
| Oberstgruppenfuehrer | General |
| Obergruppenfuehrer | Lieutenant General |
| Gruppenfuehrer | Major General |
| Brigadefuehrer | Brigadier General |
| Oberfuehrer | No Equivalent |
| Standartenfuehrer | Colonel |
| Obersturmbannfuehrer | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Sturmbannfuehrer | Major |
| Hauptsturmfuehrer | Captain |
| Obersturmfuehrer | First Lieutenant |
| Untersturmfuehrer | Second Lieutenant |
| Strumscharfuehrer | Master Sergeant |
| Hauptscharfuehrer | Technical Sergeant |
| Oberscharfuehrer | Staff Sergeant |
| Scharfuehrer | Sergeant |
| Unterscharfuehrer | Corporal |
| Rottenfuehrer | Private First Class |
| Sturmann | Private |
| SS-Mann | No Equivalent |