Scharführer was a Nazi Party title that was used by several paramilitary organizations from 1925 to 1945. The, officially National Socialist German Workers' Party, ( abbreviated NSDAP) was a Political party in Germany between 1919 and 1945 Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Translated as “Squad Leader”, the title of Scharführer can trace its origins to the First World War, where a Scharführer was often a Sergeant or Corporal who commanded special action or shock trooper squads. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Scharführer is most recognizable as a rank of the SS and title of the SA. The ranks and insignia of the Schutzstaffel were a paramilitary rank system used by the SS to differentiate that organization from the regular German armed The ranks and insignia of the Sturmabteilung ( SA) were the first paramilitary rank system to be developed by the Nazi Party in 1920 Scharführer was first used as a title in the Sturmabteilung as early as 1921 and became an actual rank in 1928. The, abbreviated SA, ( German for "Assault detachment" or "Assault section" usually translated as " stormtroop(ers Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Scharführer was the first NCO rank of the SA, and was denoted by a single pip centered on a collar patch. A non-commissioned officer (sometimes noncommissioned officer) also known as an NCO or Noncom, is an enlisted member of an Armed force In 1930, veteran Scharführers were appointed to the new rank of SA-Oberscharführer, denoted by an additional silver stripe to the Scharführer collar patch. Oberscharführer was a Nazi Party paramilitary rank that existed between the years of 1932 and 1945.
The SS originally used the same insignia for Scharführer as the SA, but this changed in 1934 with a reorganization of the SS rank structure. The ( German for "Protective Squadron" abbreviated SS - or ( Runic)- was a major Nazi organization under Adolf Hitler and the Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. At that time, the old rank of SS-Scharführer became known as SS-Unterscharführer with the title of SS-Scharführer becoming equivalent to an SA-Oberscharführer. Unterscharführer was a Paramilitary rank of the Nazi Party that was used by the Schutzstaffel (SS between the years of The rank of SS-Truppführer was removed from the SS, to be replaced by SS-Oberscharführer and the new rank of SS-Hauptscharführer. Truppführer was a Nazi Party paramilitary rank that was first created in 1930 as a rank of the Sturmabteilung (SA or Nazi Stormtroopers Hauptscharführer was a Nazi paramilitary rank which was used by the Schutzstaffel (SS between the years of 1934 and 1945 The early Waffen-SS created an even higher rank, known as SS-Sturmscharführer. The Waffen-SS ( German for "Armed SS" literally "Weapons SS" was the Combat arm of the Schutzstaffel ("Protective Squadron" Sturmscharführer was a Nazi rank of the Waffen-SS that existed between 1934 and 1945
Within the SA, Scharführer was senior to the rank of SA-Rottenführer while in the SS, a Scharführer was senior to that of SS-Unterscharführer. Rottenführer was a Nazi Party paramilitary rank that was first created in the year 1932. Unterscharführer was a Paramilitary rank of the Nazi Party that was used by the Schutzstaffel (SS between the years of The rank of Scharführer was also used by some lesser known Nazi Party organizations; among them the National Socialist Flyers Corps (NSFK), National Socialist Motorist Corps (NSKK) and the Hitler Youth (HJ). The National Socialist Flyers Corps ( German: Nationalsozialistisches Fliegerkorps; NSFK) was a paramilitary organization The National Socialist Motor Corps (Nationalsozialistisches Kraftfahrkorps NSKK) also known as the National Socialist Drivers Corps For the SS division with the nickname Hitlerjugend see 12th SS Panzer Division Hitlerjugend The Hitler Youth ( German:,
| Junior Rank Unterscharführer |
SS rank Scharführer |
Senior Rank Oberscharführer |
| Junior Rank Rottenführer |
SA rank Scharführer |
Senior Rank Oberscharführer |