SS-Rottenführer insignia

An SS-Rottenführer of the Waffen-SS

Rottenführer was a Nazi Party paramilitary rank that was first created in the year 1932. The rank of Rottenführer was used by several Nazi paramiltiary groups, among them the Sturmabteilung (SA), the Schutzstaffel (SS) and was senior to the paramilitary rank of Sturmmann. SS Corporal Patch (Released by US National Archives) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... SS Corporal Patch (Released by US National Archives) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Waffen-SS recruitment poster; Volunteer to the Waffen-SS The Waffen-SS was the armed wing of the Schutzstaffel. ... The Nazi swastika symbol The National Socialist German Workers Party ( German: Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei), better known as the NSDAP or the Nazi Party was a political party that was led to power in Germany by Adolf Hitler in 1933. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... 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. ... 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. ...

Rottenführer was first established in 1932 as an SA rank due to an expansion of the organization requiring a greater number of enlisted positions. Since early SS ranks were identical to the ranks of the SA, Rottenführer became an SS rank at the same time. The ranks and insignia of the Sturmabteilung (SA) were the first paramilitary rank system to be developed by the Nazi Party in 1920. ... 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. ...

Translated as "Team Leader", a Rottenführer was the first SS and SA position to have command over other paramilitary troops, usually no more than five to seven persons. A Rottenführer, in turn, answered to a squad leader known as a Scharführer. A paramilitary is a group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion. ... SS-Scharführer Collar Patch SA-Scharführer Collar Patch Scharführer was a Nazi Party title that was used by several paramilitary organizations from 1925 to 1945. ...

After 1934, a restructure of SS ranks made Rottenführer junior to the new rank of SS-Unterscharführer, although in the SA the rank continued to rate immediately below that of Scharführer. 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Within the Waffen-SS, Rottenführer was considered equivalent to an Obergefreiter in the German Wehrmacht. While having command over some troops, a Rottenführer in the Waffen-SS was not considered a non-commissioned officer rank. Those aspiring for promotion above Rottenführer were required to pass a promotion evaluation and combat skills assessment, during which time the Rottenführer was known by the title Unterführer-Anwärter (Junior Leader Candidate). Waffen-SS Rottenführers also had the option to pursue an officer's commission through appointment as SS-Junker. Waffen-SS recruitment poster; Volunteer to the Waffen-SS The Waffen-SS was the armed wing of the Schutzstaffel. ... Bundeswehr Obergreiter insignia Obergefreiter is rank of the German military which dates from the 19th century. ... Wehrmacht was the name of the armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945. ... A non-commissioned officer (sometimes noncommissioned officer), or NCO, is an enlisted member of an armed force who has been delegated leadership or command authority by a commissioned officer. ... For other meanings of the word Junker, please refer to: Junker (disambiguation) Junker was a paramilitary Nazi rank that was used by the Schutzstaffel (SS) between the years of 1933 and 1945. ...

The insignia for Rottenführer consisted of two silver stripes on a bare collar patch. On field grey SS uniforms, the sleeve chevrons of an Obergefreiter (Senior Corporal) were also worn. Rottenführer was also a rank of the Hitler Youth where the position was considered a junior squad leader title. The Ranks and insignia of the Hitler Youth were a Nazi Party paramilitary rank system that existed from 1932 to 1945. ...

A rank of Oberrottenführer also existed, but was only used in the Hitler Youth. Flag of the Hitler Youth The Hitler Youth (named Hitlerjugend in German, abbreviated HJ) was a paramilitary organization of the Nazi Party that existed from 1922 to 1945. ...