Sturmmann

Sturmmann (, ) was a Nazi Party paramilitary rank that was first created in the year 1921. The rank of Sturmmann was used by the Sturmabteilung (SA) and the Schutzstaffel (SS).

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Military rank.name: Sturmmann
Military rank.image: 150px
Military rank.caption: SS Gorget patch
Military rank.caption2: SS Shoulder and sleeve insignia
Military rank.service branch: Hitler Youth National Socialist Motor Corps National Socialist Flyers Corps Schutzstaffel Sturmabteilung
Military rank.formation: 1921
Military rank.abolished: 1945
Military rank.higher rank: Rottenführer
Military rank.lower rank: Oberschütze (Waffen-SS)Mann (Allgemeine SS and SA)
Military rank.equivalents: Gefreiter

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Commons category: SS-Sturmmann
short name: Stuma

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Sturmmann (, ) was a Nazi Party paramilitary rank that was first created in the year 1921. The rank of Sturmmann was used by the Sturmabteilung (SA) and the Schutzstaffel (SS).

The word originated during World War I when Sturmmann was a position held by soldiers in German pioneer assault companies, also known as "shock troops".