Hauptsturmführer was a Throughout the existence of the German SS, the organization maintained a unique set of ranks and insignia that differentiated it from other branches of the German military, German state, and the Nazi Party. The original SS ranks were the same as the ranks of the SA, but eventually developed into... Nazi rank of the For other uses of the abbreviation SS, see SS (disambiguation) The Schutzstaffel (Protective Squadron), or SS, was a large paramilitary organization that belonged to the Nazi party. The Nazis regarded the SS as an elite unit, based on the Praetorian Guard, with all SS personnel selected on racial and ideological... SS which was used between the years of 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). Events January-April January 1 - Alcatraz becomes a federal prison. January 7 - First Flash Gordon comic strip is published. January 10 - Execution of Marinus van der Lubbe January 24 - Einstein visits White House January 26 - The... 1934 and 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 5 - The Soviet Union recognizes the new pro-Soviet government of Poland. January 7 - British General Bernard Montgomery holds a press conference in which he claims credit for victory in the Battle of... 1945. The rank of Hauptsturmführer was a mid-grade company level officer and was the equivalent of a Captain is both a nautical term and a military rank. The word came to English via French from the Latin capitaneus (chief) which is itself derived from the Latin word for head (caput). The term has different meanings both at sea and in the military. Confusion between the three types... Hauptmann in the German The Wehrmacht (literally defence force or means/power of resistance) was the name of the armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945. It replaced the old Reichswehr and was succeeded by the West German Bundeswehr, and the East German Nationale Volksarmee (NVA). The term was not only used for... Wehrmacht. Hauptsturmführer was the most commonly held SS officer rank during the Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km (60,000 ft) into the air. August 9, 1945 World War II was a global conflict that started in 7 July 1937 in Asia and 1 September 1939 in Europe and lasted until 1945, involving the majority of the... Second World War.

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SS-Hauptsturmführer Insignia

A highly decorated SS-Hauptsturmführer of the Waffen-SS recruitment poster; Volunteer to the Waffen-SS The Waffen-SS was the armed wing of the Schutzstaffel. Its roots lay with various German paramilitary organizations that formed the Freikorps and those of the Nazi party such as the SA and that were later absorbed into the SS-Verf... Waffen-SS, circa 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). Events World War II January January 4 - The Battle of Monte Cassino begins. January 5 - Murder of Danish playwright Kaj Munk January 17 - British forces, in Italy, cross the Garigliano River. January 20 - The Royal Air... 1944

The rank of Hauptsturmführer evolved from the much older rank of Sturmhauptführer, created in 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). Events January-May January 6- 7 - River Thames floods in London - 14 drowned January 17 - OGPU arrests Lev Trotsky in Moscow; he assumes a status of passive resistance and is exiled to Turkestan February - Kurume University... 1928 as a rank of the Hitler addressing SA members in the late 1920s The Sturmabteilung (SA, German for Storm Division and is usually translated as stormtroops or stormtroopers) functioned as a paramilitary organisation of the NSDAP – the German Nazi party. It played a key role in Adolf Hitlers rise to power in the... Sturmabteilung. The SS used the rank of Sturmhauptführer from 1930 to 1934 at which time, following the The Night of the Long Knives (German, Nacht der langen Messer), also known as Reichsmordwoche or the Blood Purge, was a purge ordered by Adolf Hitler of potential political rivals in the Sturmabteilung, or S.A. The Night of the Long Knives took place during the late night of Saturday... Night of the Long Knives, the name of the rank was changed to Hauptsturmführer although the insignia remained the same.

Some of the most infamous SS members are known to have held the rank of Hauptsturmführer. Among them are Josef Mengele Dr. Josef Mengele (March 16, 1911–February 7, 1979) was a Nazi doctor who performed experiments that were condemned as murderously sadistic on prisoners in Auschwitz. He also participated in the selection of people to be sent to the gas chambers. Mengeles nickname was Beppo; he... Josef Mengele, Chief Medical Officer of Auschwitz; Klaus Barbie Klaus Barbie (October 25, 1913–September 25, 1991) was a Hauptsturmführer in the German SS and the Gestapo (secret police) during the Nazi regime. He used the alias Klaus Altmann while he was hiding in Bolivia from 1955. Barbie was born in Bad Godesberg and was... Klaus Barbie, Gestapo Chief of This article is about the French city. For other usages (as Lyons), see Lyons (disambiguation). Lyon (British English Lyons) is a city in eastern-central France. Together with its suburbs and satellite towns, Lyon forms the second largest metropolitan area in France after Paris, and approximately the 20th to 25th... Lyons, and Amon Göth who was immortalized in the film Movie poster of Schindlers List Schindlers List is a 1993 movie based on the book Schindlers Ark by Thomas Keneally (the book was later renamed Schindlers List as well). The movie, directed by Steven Spielberg, relates the tale of Oskar Schindler, a German entrepreneur who was... Schindler's List.

The insignia of Hauptsturmführer was three silver pips and two silver stripes on a black collar patch, worn opposite a SS unit insignia was a form of uniform insignia used by the S.S. between the years of 1932 and 1945. SS unit insignia was displayed on an SS member’s right collar and was worn opposite the badge of SS rank. The exception to this was in the... unit insignia patch. On the field grey duty uniform, the shoulder boards of an Army Hauptmann were also displayed. The rank of Hauptsturmführer was senior to the rank of Obersturmführer and junior to Sturmbannführer.