Ranks and insignia of the Ordnungspolizei

The ranks and insignia of the Ordnungspolizei were developed in 1936 after the
nationalization of Germany's regular police forces.

Contents
Ordnungspolizei rank titles
Ordnungspolizei rank insignia
Rank insignia 1941-1945
Rank and Pay
References
The wreathed Polizeiadler (police
eagle) was worn as a cap badge and
on the left sleeve by all uniformed
Ordnungspolizei rank titles police

Ordnungspolizei (Orpo) ranks were based on local police titles and were considered
a separate system from the ranks of the SS. It was also possible for Orpo members to hold dual status in both the Orpo and the SS,
meaning that two ranks could be held simultaneously. In the case of Orpo generals, equivalent SS rank was always held in which case
the Orpo general would be addressed by their SS rank first, followed by their police titles (for example: SS-Obergruppenführer und
General der Polizei). In 1944, all Orpo generals also gained equivalent Waffen-SS rank so that, in the event of capture by the Allies,
the Orpo general would hold status as a military of
ficer instead of a police official.

Orpo personnel who were also members of the Allgemeine-SS were authorized to wear an embroidered SS Sigrunen patch on the
breast pocket.

Ordnungspolizei rank insignia

In addition to collar and shoulder insignia, Ordnungspolizei also wore the wreathed police eagle on the upper left sleeve. The collar
patch and shoulderboards were backed, and the sleeve eagle (below the rank of Leutnant) embroidered, in truppenfarbe, a color-code
which indicated the branch of police: green for Schutzpolizei (protection police) and police general officers, wine-red for
Gemeindepolizei (municipal protection police), orange for ruralGendarmerie, carmine-red for fire brigades, gold for maritime police,
light grey for administrative police.[1]
 Collar Collar
Shoulder
Orpo general rank SS equivalent insignia insignia
insignia
1936–42 1942–45

Chef der Deutschen

Reichsführer-SS
Polizei

Generaloberst der
Oberstgruppenführer
Polizei

General der Polizei Obergruppenführer

Generalleutnant der
Gruppenführer
Polizei

Generalmajor der
Brigadeführer
Polizei

Note: Since most police generals, increasingly as time went on, were also SS generals, they typically wore an SS uniform except at
police-specific functions.

Orpo officer rank SS equivalent Shoulder insignia Collar insignia

Oberst der Polizei Standartenführer

Oberstleutnant der Polizei Obersturmbannführer

Major der Polizei Sturmbannführer

Hauptmann der Polizei Hauptsturmführer

Oberleutnant der Polizei Obersturmführer
Leutnant der Polizei Untersturmführer
 Shoulder Collar
Orpo enlisted rank Translation SS equivalent
insignia insignia
Meister
Master Sturmscharführer
(Sergeant Major)
Hauptwachtmeister
Chief watch master Hauptscharführer
(Master Sergeant)

Revier-
oberwachtmeister
(Schupo) Precinct senior watch
Bezirks- master
oberwachtmeister District senior watch Oberscharführer
(Gendarmerie) master
Zugwachtmeister Platoon watch master
(Kasernierte Polizei)
(Technical Sergeant)
Senior watch master
Oberwachtmeister Scharführer
(Staff Sergeant)
Wachtmeister
Watch master Unterscharführer
(Sergeant)
Rottmeister
Team master Rottenführer
(Corporal)
Unterwachtmeister
Junior watch master Sturmmann
(Constable)
Anwärter
Candidate Mann
(Constable Cadet)

Source:[2]

Rank insignia 1941-1945

der Schutzpolizei 3 = a
Wchtmeister der Schutzpolizei 4 = Oberwachtmeister der Schutzpolizei 5 = Revier-Oberwach tmeister der
eister der Schutzpolizei 8 = Leutnant der Schutzpolizei 9 = Oberarzt der Polizei 10 = Stabsarzt der Polizei 11 = Regierungsrat 12 =
S-Brigadeführer und Generalmajor der Polizei 15 = SS-Gruppenführer und Generalleutnant der Polizei 16 = SS-Obergruppenführer
neraloberst der Polizei 18 = Reichsführer SS und Chef der Deutschen Polizei
 Annual Pay
Reichsmark
Pay Mannschaften (Enlisted)
(RM) Corresponding rank in
Grade Unterführer (NCO) Offiziere (Officers)
[3] (basic pay
Revieroffiziere the SS (Wehrmacht) [4]
without
allowances)[3]
- .. Anwärter SS-Anwärter (Schütze)
Anwärter with more than 6
- .. SS-Mann (Oberschütze)
months service

- .. Unterwachtmeister SS-Sturmmann (Gefreiter)

SS-Rottenführer
A8c5 1,536 Rottwachtmeister
(Obergefreiter)
SS-Unterscharführer
A8c4 1,920 Wachtmeister
(Unteroffizier)
SS-Scharführer
A8c3 2,040 Oberwachtmeister
(Unterfeldwebel)
SS-Oberscharführer
A8c2 2,340 Revieroberwachtmeister
(Feldwebel)
Hauptwachtmeister with less SS-Hauptscharführer
A8c1 2,370
than 12 years service (Oberfeldwebel)
Hauptwachtmeister with more SS-Hauptscharführer
A8a 2,100–2,800
than 12 years service (Oberfeldwebel)
Hauptwachtmeister appointed SS-Hauptscharführer
A7c 2,000–3,000
before April 12, 1943 (Oberfeldwebel)
SS-Sturmscharführer
A7a 2,350–3,500 Meister
(Stabsfeldwebel)
Obermeister SS-Untersturmführer
A5b 2,300–4,200
Revierleutnant (Leutnant)
SS-Untersturmführer
A4e 2,800–4,600 Leutnant
(Leutnant)
SS-Obersturmführer
A4e 2,800–4,600 Oberleutnant
(Oberleutnant)
Inspektor SS-Obersturmführer
A4c2 2,800–5,000
Revieroberleutnant (Oberleutnant)
SS-Hauptsturmführer
A4c1 2,800–5,300 Revierhauptmann
(Hauptmann)
SS-Hauptsturmführer
A3b 4,800–6,900 Hauptmann
(Hauptmann)
Major SS-Sturmbannführer
A2c2 8,400
(Major)

Oberstleutnant SS-Obersturmbannführer
A2b 9,700
(Oberstleutnant)

Oberst SS-Standartenführer
A1a 12,600
(Oberst)

Generalmajor SS-Brigadeführer
B7a 16,000
(Generalmajor)

Generalleutnant SS-Gruppenführer
B4 19,000
(Generalleutnant)

B3a 24,000 General SS-Obergruppenführer

(General)
Mean annual pay for an industrial worker was 1,459 Reichsmark 1939, and for a privately employed white-collar worker 2,772
Reichsmark.[5]

References
1. Gordon Williamsson, World War II German Police Units, Osprey Publishing 2006, p. 8.
2. Schutzpolizei des Reiches(http://www.uniforminsignia.org/?option=com_insigniasearch&Itemid=53&result=1536)
Retrieved 2016-01-10.
3. Reichsbesoldungsordnung 1943, RGBl I:38
4. Andrew Mollo, Uniforms of the SS, Vol. 5: "Sicherheitsdienst und Sicherheitspolizei 1931-1945" (London: Windrow &
Green, 1992), p. 51
5. Die Besoldung eines Soldaten der Wehrmacht (http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Soldat/Besoldung.htm)
Retrieved 2013-11-26

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