''Untergruppenführer'' (Sub group leader) was a rare and short lived
rank of the ''Sturmabteilung'' which existed in the
SA for a few months in late 1929 and 1930. The rank was created as an intermediary position between the ranks of SA-''
Oberführer
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''Oberführer'' (short: ''Oberf'', , ) was an early paramilitary rank of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) dating back to 1921. An ''Oberführer'' was typically an NSDAP member in charge of a group of paramilitary units in a particular geograph ...
'' and SA-''
Gruppenführer
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''Gruppenführer'' (, ) was an early paramilitary rank of the Nazi Party (NSDAP), first created in 1925 as a senior rank of the SA. Since then, the term ''Gruppenführer'' is also used for leaders of groups/teams of the police, fire d ...
''. The rank was held by those ''Oberführer'' who were selected to command the early SA-brigades and SA-Untergruppen first formed in 1929. There was no prescribed insignia for those holding the rank, with the ''Untergruppenführer'' continuing to wear the uniform of an SA-''Oberführer''.
The rank of ''Untergruppenführer'' was replaced by SA-''
Brigadeführer
''Brigadeführer'' (, ) was a paramilitary rank of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) that was used between 1932 and 1945. It was mainly known for its use as an SS rank. As an SA rank, it was used after briefly being known as '' Untergruppenführer'' in ...
'' in 1931 but continued as an "ad hoc" title in the SA until 1933.
References
* Senior Rank Insignia of the SA and SS (Poster Chart), NSDAP (1931)
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Nazi paramilitary ranks