# Sturmmann > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sturmmann > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sturmmann.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturmmann > Source revision: 1329010410 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Nazi paramilitary rank Sturmmann SS Gorget patch SS Shoulder and sleeve insignia Country Nazi Germany Service branch Hitler Youth National Socialist Motor Corps National Socialist Flyers Corps Schutzstaffel Sturmabteilung Formation 1921 Abolished 1945 Next higher rank Rottenführer Next lower rank Oberschütze (Waffen-SS) Mann (Allgemeine SS and SA) Equivalent ranks Gefreiter ***Sturmmann*** (German: [\[ˈʃtʊʁmman\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Standard_German), lit. 'Storm man') was a [Nazi Party](/source/Nazi_Party) paramilitary rank that was first created in the year 1921. The rank of *Sturmmann* was used by the *[Sturmabteilung](/source/Sturmabteilung)* (SA) and the *[Schutzstaffel](/source/Schutzstaffel)* (SS). The word originated during [World War I](/source/World_War_I) when *Sturmmann* was a position held by soldiers in German pioneer assault companies, also known as "[shock troops](/source/Shock_troops)". ## Creation Following the defeat of Germany in 1918, *Sturmmann* became a paramilitary rank of the *[Freikorps](/source/Freikorps)*, violent groups of military veterans who opposed Germany's loss of World War I and the subsequent [Treaty of Versailles](/source/Treaty_of_Versailles). In 1921, *Sturmmann* became a paramilitary title of the [Nazi Party](/source/Nazi_Party)'s private army, the *[Sturmabteilung](/source/Sturmabteilung)* (SA or "Assault Detachment").[1] *Sturmmann* would eventually become a basic paramilitary rank of almost every Nazi organization, but is most closely associated as an [SA rank](/source/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Sturmabteilung) and as a [rank of the SS](/source/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Schutzstaffel). The rank of *Sturmmann* was bestowed upon those members of the SA and [SS](/source/Schutzstaffel) who had served for six months in the organization and had demonstrated basic abilities and competence.[2] ## Use *SS-Sturmmann* [Gerardus Mooyman](/source/Gerardus_Mooyman) Final ranks to enlisted men until 1945 v t e Waffen-SS Heer (Army) Luftwaffe (Air Force) Kriegsmarine (Navy) SS-Schütze Schütze Flieger Matrose SS-Oberschütze Oberschütze SS-Sturmmann Gefreiter Matrosengefreiter SS-Rottenführer Obergefreiter Matrosenobergefreiter No equivalent Hauptgefreiter Matrosenhauptgefreiter No equivalent Stabsgefreiter Matrosenstabsgefreiter No equivalent Matrosenoberstabsgefreiter *Sturmmann* was senior to the rank of *[Mann](/source/Mann_(military_rank))* in the *[Allgemeine-SS](/source/Allgemeine-SS)* (general-SS).[3] In organizations which did not use the rank of *Mann* (such as the [National Socialist Motor Corps](/source/National_Socialist_Motor_Corps)), the rank of *Sturmmann* was the equivalent of a [private](/source/Private_(rank)) and wore a blank collar patch with no insignia.[4] Within the [Waffen-SS](/source/Waffen-SS), an SS-*Sturmmann* was senior to an SS-*[Oberschütze](/source/Obersch%C3%BCtze)*.[3] The rank of *Sturmmann* was junior, in both the SS and SA, to the rank of *[Rottenführer](/source/Rottenf%C3%BChrer)*.[1][3] It was considered the equivalent to the rank of *[Gefreiter](/source/Gefreiter)* in the German Army and a lance-corporal in the British Army.[5] The insignia for *Sturmmann* consisted of a bare collar patch with a single silver stripe.[4] The [field grey](/source/Field_grey) uniforms of the Waffen-SS also displayed the sleeve chevron of a *Gefreiter*. ## Insignia - [Shoulder strap (insignia)](/source/Shoulder_strap_(insignia)) in [Feldgrau](/source/Feldgrau) (all other enlisted ranks OR-1 to OR-3 of the Waffen-SS) - SS [Gorget patches](/source/Gorget_patches) - SS [Sleeve badge](/source/Sleeve) - SA gorget patch - NSKK gorget patch - NSFK gorget patch ## Post-war use The term and rank has not been used in Germany since World War II. ## See also - [Table of ranks and insignia of the Waffen-SS](/source/Table_of_ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Waffen-SS) Junior rank SS-Mann Rank Allgemeine SS SS-Sturmmann Senior rank SS-Rottenführer Junior ranks SS-Oberschütze Rank Waffen-SS SS-Sturmmann Senior rank SS-Rottenführer Junior rank SA-Mann SA rank SA-Sturmmann Senior rank SA-Rottenführer Junior rank Oberschütze also Oberkanonier Obergrenadier (from 1942) Oberpionier Oberfahrer Oberfunker, etc. Rank Wehrmacht (Heer) Gefreiter Senior rank Obergefreiter[3] ## Notes 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMcNab2009b15_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMcNab2009b15_1-1) [McNab 2009b](#CITEREFMcNab2009b), p. 15. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELumsden2000109_2-0)** [Lumsden 2000](#CITEREFLumsden2000), p. 109. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMcNab200930_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMcNab200930_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMcNab200930_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMcNab200930_3-3) [McNab 2009](#CITEREFMcNab2009), p. 30. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFlaherty2004148_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEFlaherty2004148_4-1) [Flaherty 2004](#CITEREFFlaherty2004), p. 148. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEStein1984297_5-0)** [Stein 1984](#CITEREFStein1984), p. 297. ## Bibliography - Flaherty, T. H. (2004) [1988]. *The Third Reich: The SS*. Time-Life Books, Inc. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-84447-073-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-84447-073-3). - Lumsden, Robin (2000). *A Collector's Guide To: The Waffen–SS*. Ian Allan Publishing, Inc. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-7110-2285-2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7110-2285-2). - McNab, Chris (2009). *The SS: 1923–1945*. Amber Books Ltd. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-906626-49-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-906626-49-5). - McNab, Chris (2009b). *The Third Reich*. Amber Books Ltd. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-906626-51-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-906626-51-8). - Stein, George (1984) [1966]. [*The Waffen-SS: Hitler's Elite Guard at War 1939–1945*](https://archive.org/details/waffensshitlers00stei). Cornell University Press. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-8014-9275-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8014-9275-0). v t e Paramilitary ranks of Nazi Germany Combat ranks Anwärter Schütze Oberschütze Sturmmann Rottenführer Unterscharführer Scharführer Oberscharführer Hauptscharführer Sturmscharführer Untersturmführer Obersturmführer Sturmhauptführer (until 1939) Hauptsturmführer Sturmbannführer Obersturmbannführer Standartenführer Oberführer Brigadeführer Gruppenführer Obergruppenführer Oberst-Gruppenführer Combat ranks Volkssturm Volkssturmmann Zugführer Kompanieführer Bataillonsführer Non-combat ranks Bewerber Aufseherin Mann Oberrottenführer HJ Staffelführer Truppführer Obertruppführer Haupttruppführer Sturmführer Blockführer Rapportführer Sonderführer Schutzhaftlagerführer Gauführer Untergruppenführer Stabsführer Reichsjugendführer Korpsführer Oberster SA-Führer Stabschef (SA) Reichsführer-SS Nazi Party ranks (NSDAP) Helfer Arbeitsleiter Bereitschaftsleiter Einsatzleiter Gemeinschaftsleiter Abschnittsleiter Bereichsleiter Dienstleiter Befehlsleiter Gauleiter Reichsleiter Admin position (NSDAP) Abteilungsleiter Amtsleiter Betriebsobmann Bezirksleiter Blockleiter Inspekteur Kreisleiter Mitarbeiter Ortsgruppenleiter Sonderbeauftragter Stellenleiter Stützpunktleiter Zellenleiter Reichsluftschutzbund (RLB) RLB-Präsident Organizations Nazi Party Sturmabteilung Schutzstaffel Allgemeine SS SS-Verfügungstruppe Waffen-SS SS-Totenkopfverbände Hitler Youth National Socialist Motor Corps National Socialist Flyers Corps Volkssturm --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Sturmmann](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturmmann) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturmmann?action=history)). 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