Obersturmbannführer
Obersturmbannführer ([ˈoːbɐʃtʊʁmbanfyːʁɐ], lit. 'senior assault-unit leader', short: Ostubaf) was a paramilitary rank in the German Nazi Party (NSDAP) which was used by the SA (Sturmabteilung) and the SS (Schutzstaffel). The rank of Obersturmbannführer was junior to the rank of Standartenführer, and was equivalent to the military rank of Oberstleutnant (lieutenant colonel) in the German Army.
