Obergruppenführer

noun

a Nazi party paramilitary rank that was first created in 1932 as a rank of the SA and until 1942 it was the highest rank in the SS

OriginGerman Obergruppenführer →
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Meanings

nounObergruppenführer (plural Obergruppenführers)

plural Obergruppenführers

  1. a Nazi party paramilitary rank that was first created in 1932 as a rank of the SA and until 1942 it was the highest rank in the SS
  2. figurativelysomebody who wields too much power

Origin

  1. GermanObergruppenführer
  2. EnglishObergruppenführer

Borrowed from German Obergruppenführer.

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Obergruppenführer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Obergruppenf%C3%BChrer

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Chicago

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