SA-Gruppenführer

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SA-Gruppenführer was a senior paramilitary rank in Nazi Germany’s Sturmabteilung (SA), typically commanding large regional formations below the level of the highest SA leadership.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Nazi Party rank
Sturmabteilung rank
paramilitary rank
abolishedWith defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945
appliesTo SA officers NERFINISHED
associatedWithIdeology National Socialism NERFINISHED
associatedWithOrganization Brownshirts NERFINISHED
commandResponsibility SA-Gruppen (groups) NERFINISHED
large regional SA formations
country Nazi Germany
etymology derived from German "Gruppe" (group) and "Führer" (leader)
genderRestriction primarily male holders
hierarchicalLevel senior rank
hierarchicalPosition above SA-Brigadeführer
below SA-Obergruppenführer
historicalClassification rank of a fascist organization
historicalContext rise and consolidation of Nazi power
insigniaLocation collar patches
languageOfName German
literalMeaning SA group leader
militaryBranch paramilitary organization
notableHolderExample Edmund Heines NERFINISHED
Karl Ernst NERFINISHED
Viktor Lutze NERFINISHED
organizationalRole regional SA leadership
organizationType rank within a political militia
partOf Sturmabteilung NERFINISHED
rankGroup general officer equivalent
rankStructureContext SA rank system
relatedRank SS-Gruppenführer NERFINISHED
service Sturmabteilung command structure
status defunct rank
subordinateTo SA-Obergruppenführer
superiorTo SA-Brigadeführer NERFINISHED
timePeriod Nazi era
typeOfAuthority paramilitary command authority
usedBy Nazi Party NERFINISHED
usedIn Germany NERFINISHED
woreInsignia distinctive SA uniform
three oak leaves collar patches

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SA-Obergruppenführer aboveRank SA-Gruppenführer
SA officers includedRank SA-Gruppenführer