Talk:Reichsführer-SS

message: In the novel Fatherland , set in a parallel history where Germany won the Second World War, Reinhard Heydrich is depicted as having been promoted to the rank of Reichsführer-SS, after Himmler was mysteriously killed in a plane crash in the 1950s.
I have removed this sentence. The novel is absolutely brilliant in my eyes, but I do not think this is the appropriate place. I am not usre whether an article exists on Third Reich in literature, but if not this might be the adequate place for such information Refdoc 22:22, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: What is wrong with having the Fatherland reference in this article?  The book, itself, made a very big point about Heydrich becoming Reichsfuhrer-SS.  There is no harm in having it here.  Alot of other rank/medal/award articles give fictional references.  Medal of Honor and Unterscharführer for instance.  I believe the reference should stay.  I will work on modifying it, though, to speak of both heydrich's real life aspirations to become the RF-SS as well as his holding the rank in the alterative history of Fatherland. -Husnock 22:46, 29 Mar 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reference to novel

message: "In 1929, Heinrich Himmler became Reichsführer-SS and referred to himself by his title instead of his regular SS rank."
I assume in the above it is meant 'his regular SA rank', from when the SS was but a branch of the SA. Unless it does mean he was a SS-Obergruppenführer with the designation of Reichsführer-SS before it was a proper rank in itself, though this should be clarified to avoid future similar confusion as my own. Nagelfar 01:35, 17 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: The SS was independent in practice as early as 1927, and ranks held by SS members started with the prefix "SS" instead of "SA". -OberRanks (talk) 15:15, 9 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  SA? 

message: Just to clarify, every established military textbook that gives comparative rank charts states Himmler's rank was equivalent to a Field Marshal in the German Army.  We have had some attempts to state Himmler was equal to Goring, and that he was the same thing as a Reichsmarshall but this is not the case.  Goring's rank was a special grade, held only by him, and Himmler was never acknowledged as an equivalent in rank to Goring. -OberRanks (talk) 15:15, 9 April 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: In the book by historian, Chris McNab, "The SS: 1923-1945" he states that Reichsführer-SS was (de facto) the equivalent to Reichsmarshall, but with that said, I would agree that all other charts state that Himmler's rank on paper was equivalent to a Field Marshal in the German Army. In fact, however, Himmler (from 1942 I would say and other's point to 1943) carried more weight, so to speak as time went on.  Kierzek (talk) 15:58, 9 April 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Equivalent rank

message: An ip address (User:24.57.149.85) has attempted both on this article and in Ranks and insignia of the Nazi Party to suggest that the rank of Reichsführer-SS was the "highest political rank" in Nazi Germany next only to Hitler.  This is pretty much false for a number of reasons, chief among them that Reichsleiter was the highest rank (which Himmler also held) according to established sources about the Nazi Party.  Also stating that Himmler was the most powerful man after Hitler is entirely unsourced - every recognized text on Nazi Germany states that Hermann Goring was recognized as Hitler's successor up until the end when he (at the same time as Himmler) were stripped of their ranks by Hitler in 1945.  The ip address has also run into trouble on other articles with several edits reverted as unsourced and POV.  Unless hard core reliable sources are provided, in accordance with WP:VERIFY, such edits to this article should be removed. -OberRanks (talk) 03:48, 26 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Highest Political Rank" 

message: I think we can link the Oberster Führer der SS rank directly to Hitler's wiki article alone, since he held that rank until April 30, 1945. 49.146.7.158 (talk) 05:07, 23 September 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done for now: as it is a description of the rank, not just about people who have held it. HeartGlow (talk) 12:16, 23 September 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 23 September 2020 

message: this postion seems very simmlar cause the SS was simmilar to a royal guard who have one leader at a time a (cap of the guard) where as the dutechese schutzstaffel aslo only had one leader the reichfuher-SS Marvin Hanes (talk) 09:39, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: This is no WP:RS listed source herein that states that, and this is not a forum. Further, it is WP:OR at this point. Kierzek (talk) 16:45, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Equivant to Captain of the Guard