The first two of the four field grade officer ranks in the Waffen-SS, SS-Sturmbannführer and SS-Obersturmbannführer, wore collar patches in the same style as company-grade officers, but with four 12mm aluminium pips instead of the three. The left collar patch for the rank of SS–Sturmbannführer consisted of four pips, while that for SS-Obersturmbannführer a single … Continue reading Field Grade Officers