German WW2 Ranks And the U.S. equivalent
German	English	German	English
Schutze/Grenadier	Private/Grenadier	Mannschaft	Enlisted Man
Oberschutze/Obergrenadier	Private First Class	Mannschaft	Enlisted Man
Gefreiter	Lance Corporal	Mannschaft	Enlisted Man
Obergefreiter	Senior Lance Corporal	Gruppenfuhrer	Junior NCO
Unteroffizier	Corporal	Gruppenfuhrer	Junior NCO
Unterfeldwebel	Junior Sergeant	Gruppenfuhrer	Junior NCO
Feldwebel	Sergeant	Oberfedwebel	Senior NCO
Oberfeldwebel	Sergeant	Oberfedwebel	Senior NCO
Stabsfeldwebel	Staff Sergeant	Oberfedwebel	Senior NCO
Leutnant	Second Lieutenant	Zugfuhrer	Platoon Commander
Oberleutnant	First Lieutenant	Zugfuhrer	Platoon Commander
Hauptmann	Captain	Kompaniefuhrer	Company Cmdr
Major	Major	Bataillons Ko	Battalion Cmdr
Oberstleutnant	Lieutenant-Colonel	Bataillons Ko	Battalion Cmdr
Oberst	Colonel	Regiments Ko	Regimental Cmdr
Generalmajor	Major General	Infanteriebrigade Ko	Brigade Commander
Generalleutnant	Lieutenant General	Divisions Kommandeur	Divisional Cmdr
General	General	Kommandierender Gen	Commanding General
Generaloberst	Colonel General
Generalfeldmarschall	Field Marshal	Oberbefehlshaber	Commander in Chief