Obersturmbannführer
German, noun[oːbɐˈʃtʊʁmbanˌfyːʁɐ]
Obersturmbannführer is spelled O-B-E-R-S-T-U-R-M-B-A-N-N-F-Ü-H-R-E-R (19 letters) and appears about once in every 7 million words in written German, the 140,468th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Obersturmbannführer is a German masculine noun meaning “military rank of the nazi SA and SS, corresponds with lieutenant colonel. Senior rank is Standartenführer, rank below is Sturmbannführer…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Anrede von SA-Obersturmbannführer und SS-Obersturmbannführer”.
What does Obersturmbannführer mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemilitary rank of the nazi SA and SS, corresponds with lieutenant colonel. Senior rank is Standartenführer, rank below is Sturmbannführer (major).
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Anrede von SA-Obersturmbannführer und SS-Obersturmbannführer 2. Offizier im Range eines SA-Obersturmbannführers oder SS-Obersturmbannführers
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Obersturmbannführer
- Obersturmbannführers genitive
- Obersturmbannführern dative definite plural
- Ostubaf abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Obersturmbannführer?
- [oːbɐˈʃtʊʁmbanˌfyːʁɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Obersturmbannführer in German?
Obersturmbannführer appears about once in every 7 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).