A Stabsführer (translated as Staff Leader) served as a deputy to the leader of Hitler Youth, National Socialist Flyers Corps, National Socialist Motor Corps or Sturmabteilung. It was furthermore a Hitler Youth paramilitary rank held by the senior most member of the Adult Leadership Corps.

Staff Leader
Stabsführer
Standards for the Stabsführer of HJ, NSFK, NSKK and SA
Nazi Party
StatusAbolished
Member of Hitler Youth
National Socialist Flyers Corps
National Socialist Motor Corps
Sturmabteilung
Reports to Reichsjugendführer (HJ)
Korpsführer (NSFK)
Korpsführer (NSKK)
Stabschef (SA)
AppointerFührer of the NSDAP
FormationNovember 1931
AbolishedMay 1945

The SS-Oberabschnitt (major districts) and SS-Abschnitt (sub districts) of the Allgemeine SS each had their own Stabsführer to head certain staff of the district. In the SS-Abschnitt they were often the de facto leader.[1]

Office holders edit

Hitler Youth edit

 
Hitler Youth Stabsführer should insignia
No. Portrait Stabsführer Took office Left office Time in office
1Nabersberg, KarlKarl Nabersberg
(1908–1946)
November 1931June 19342 years, 7 months
2Lauterbacher, HartmannHartmann Lauterbacher
(1909–1988)
22 May 1934August 19406 years, 2 months
3Möckel, HelmutHelmut Möckel
(1909–1945)
August 194015 February 1945 †4 years, 6 months
-Petter, KurtKurt Petter
(1909–1969)
Acting
15 February 19458 May 19452 months

NSFK edit

No. Portrait Stabsführer Took office Left office Time in office
1Obergruppenführer
Gerhard Sporleder
(1893–?)
193619403–4 years
2Obergruppenführer
Karl Sauke [de]
(1897–1958)
194019454–5 years

NSKK edit

No. Portrait Stabsführer Took office Left office Time in office
1Seydel, JosefObergruppenführer
Josef Seydel [de]
(1887–1945)
193510 April 1945 †9–10 years

SA edit

No. Portrait Stabsführer Took office Left office Time in office
1Herzog, OttoObergruppenführer
Otto Herzog
(1900–1945)
1 May 193614 June 19393 years, 44 days
2Jüttner, MaxObergruppenführer
Max Jüttner [de]
(1883–1963)
15 June 19398 May 19455 years, 327 days

References edit

  1. ^ Yerger, Mark C. (1997). Allgemeine-SS. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing. pp. 82, 117.

See also edit