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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)
Appointer Führer of the NSDAP
FormationNovember 1931
AbolishedMay 1945

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.

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

Hitler Youth

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

NSFK

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

NSKK

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

SA

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

References

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

See also