SS-Sturmbannführer

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SS-Sturmbannführer was a mid-level paramilitary rank in the Nazi Schutzstaffel (SS), roughly equivalent to a major in the army.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Nazi rank
SS rank
paramilitary rank
abolishedWith defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945
associatedWithIdeology Nazism
surface form: National Socialism
branch SS
countryOfOrigin Nazi Germany
equivalentTo Major (army rank)
genderRestriction primarily male holders
hasInsignia four silver pips and a stripe on SS collar patch
higherRank SS-Obersturmbannführer
historicalContext Nazi paramilitary organization
languageOfName German
literalMeaning storm unit leader
lowerRank SS-Hauptsturmführer
militaryRankClass field officer
notableFor use in SS officer hierarchy
organizationType paramilitary organization rank
partOf Schutzstaffel rank structure
rankLevel mid-level
status defunct rank
timePeriod Third Reich
surface form: Nazi era

World War II
surface form: World War II era
usedBy Schutzstaffel (SS)
surface form: Allgemeine SS

Schutzstaffel (SS)
surface form: Schutzstaffel

Waffen-SS
usedFor command of battalion-sized units
staff officer positions
usedInConflict World War II
surface form: Second World War
wornOn SS uniform collar patches

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Rudolf Lange militaryRank SS-Sturmbannführer
Wernher von Braun militaryRank SS-Sturmbannführer