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
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
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- Rank insignia
- See also
- Citations
- Bibliography
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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]]