Sturmbannführer

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Key facts

Military rank.formation: 1921
Military rank.abolished: 1945
Military rank.higher rank: Obersturmbannführer
Military rank.lower rank: Hauptsturmführer
Military rank.equivalents: Major
Military rank.name: Sturmbannführer
Military rank.image: 150px
Military rank.caption: SS Gorget patches
Military rank.service branch: Schutzstaffel20px Sturmabteilung National Socialist Motor Corps National Socialist Flyers Corps
Military rank.abbreviation: Stubaf
Military rank.NATO rank: OF-3

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Sturmbannführer (; ) was a Nazi Party paramilitary rank equivalent to major that was used in several Nazi organizations, such as the SA, SS, and the NSFK. The rank originated from German shock troop units of the First World War. thumb|200px| Max Hansen (SS officer)|Max Hansen, Sturmbannführer of the [[Waffen-SS]]

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