Sturmführer
Sturmführer was a
paramilitary rank of the Nazi
Party which began as a title used by
the Sturmabteilung in 1925 and became an
actual SA rank in 1928. Translated as “Storm
Leader,” the origins of the rank
dated to the First
World War when the title
of Sturmführer
was used by leaders of German Shock Troops
and Special Action Companies. By 1930, Sturmführer had become
the first officer paramilitary rank of several Nazi
Party organizations. The title was also used as an SS
rank until 1934 when, after the Night
of the Long Knives, the SS renamed the rank as Untersturmführer.
Other variations of Sturmführer included Obersturmführer
and Hauptsturmführer, considered higher ranking
paramilitary officers to a regular Sturmführer.
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Picture courtesy of: U.S.
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