{{Short description|German paramilitary title}} {{Italic title}} [[File:Friedrich von Salpius 1831-1909 Königlicher Landgerichtsrat, Ulrich von Salpius1881-1914 Hauptmann Kompanieführer, Grabmale in Celle, Hehlentorfriedhof östlicher Teil.jpg|thumb|Grave of Ulrich von Salpius (1881–1914), described as "''[[Hauptmann]]'' [and] ''Kompagnieführer''" [sic]. He [[died of wounds]] at [[Bapaume]] in October 1914, early in the First World War.]] '''''Kompanieführer''''' ("company leader") is a German [[paramilitary]] title that has existed since the [[First World War]]. Originally, the title of ''Kompanieführer'' was held by the officer commanding an [[infantry]] [[company (military unit)|company]] (most often a ''[[Hauptmann]]'' or ''[[Oberleutnant]]''. After the close of World War I, the title became the first of several officer ranks in the ''[[Freikorps]]''.
The last usage of ''Kompanieführer'', as a paramilitary title, was in 1944 and 1945 when the position was held by company commanders of [[Volkssturm]] units. Due to the title's use of the word "[[Führer]]", the title of ''Kompanieführer'' is no longer employed in the modern day military of [[Germany]]. Today the title is sometimes used by {{lang|de|Schützenvereine}} (shooting societies).<ref>{{cite web |title=Die 2. Kompanie hat einen neuen Kompanieführer |url=https://usk-gifhorn.de/die-2-kompanie-hat-einen-neuen-kompaniefuehrer/ |website=USKgifhorn |access-date=February 6, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Kompanieführer |url=https://www.hubertusschuetzen.com/vorstand/hauptvorstand/kompaniefuehrer/ |website=St. Hubertus Schützenbruderschaft |access-date=February 6, 2024}}</ref>
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