Scharführer
Sign in to savethumb|An SS-Scharführer serving in KZ Mauthausen Scharführer (, ) was a title or rank used in early 20th century German military terminology. In German, Schar was one term for the smallest sub-unit, equivalent to (for example) a "troop", "squad", or "section". The word führer simply meant "leader".
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- Military rank.name
- Scharführer
- Military rank.image
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- Military rank.caption
- Gorget patch
- Military rank.caption2
- Shoulder and camo insignia
- Military rank.service branch
- Schutzstaffel Sturmabteilung National Socialist Motor Corps National Socialist Flyers Corps
- Military rank.abbreviation
- Scharf
- Military rank.formation
- 1921
- Military rank.abolished
- 1945
- Military rank.higher rank
- Oberscharführer
- Military rank.lower rank
- Unterscharführer
- Military rank.equivalents
- Unterfeldwebel
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thumb|An SS-Scharführer serving in KZ Mauthausen Scharführer (, ) was a title or rank used in early 20th century German military terminology. In German, Schar was one term for the smallest sub-unit, equivalent to (for example) a "troop", "squad", or "section". The word führer simply meant "leader".
The term Scharführer can be traced to World War I, when it was referred to a NCO in charge of several shock troopers, or other special forces soldiers.