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Originally Posted by forlik
No mistake here.
SS Standartenfuehrer == Wehrmacht Oberst == Colonel.
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But SS members did not use standard military ranks afaik...!?!
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Originally Posted by forlik
What's strange and funny in these rank names?
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Because they sound strange in German, non military and a
kind of fantasy like...
Standarteführer=Banner-Carrier
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Originally Posted by forlik
Standarte means not only the Flag/Banner  |
It means Banner-carrier, that was the guy in roman legions who
carried the banner foloowing pic:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...herrnhalle.svg
The Nazis adapted some styles of the Romans...