  hauptsturmfÃ¼hrer was a nazi party paramilitary rank that was used in several nazi organizations such as the ss, nskk and the nsfk. the rank of hauptsturmfÃ¼hrer was a mid-grade company level officer and was the equivalent of a captain (hauptmann) in the german army and also the equivalent of captain in foreign armies. hauptsturmfÃ¼hrer was the most commonly held ss officer rank during the second world war. ==overview== the rank of hauptsturmfÃ¼hrer evolved from the much older rank of sturmhauptfÃ¼hrer, created in 1928 as a rank of the sturmabteilung (sa). the ss used the rank of sturmhauptfÃ¼hrer from 1930 to 1934 at which time, following the night of the long knives, the name of the rank was changed to hauptsturmfÃ¼hrer although the insignia remained the same. some of the most infamous ss members are known to have held the rank of hauptsturmfÃ¼hrer. among them are josef mengele, the infamous doctor assigned to auschwitz; klaus barbie, gestapo chief of lyon; alois brunner, adolf eichmann's assistant; and amon gÃ¶th, who was sentenced to death and hanged for committing mass murder during the liquidations of the ghettos at tarnÃ³w and krakow, the camp at szebnie and the plaszow camp, portrayed in the film schindler's list. the insignia of hauptsturmfÃ¼hrer was three silver pips and two silver stripes on a black collar patch, worn opposite a unit insignia patch. on the field grey duty uniform, the shoulder boards of an army hauptmann were also displayed. the rank of hauptsturmfÃ¼hrer was senior to the rank of obersturmfÃ¼hrer and junior to sturmbannfÃ¼hrer. ; insignia of rank of hauptsturmfÃ¼hrer: wss of2 hsturmf-supply.jpg|shoulder mark hh-ss-hauptsturmfuhrer-collar.png|gorget patches hauptm-hauptstf.png|military camouflage {| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; margin: 0.5em auto; clear: both;" |- |width="30%" align="center"|junior rank'obersturmfÃ¼hrer |width="40%" align="center"|nazi party paramilitary rank'hauptsturmfÃ¼hrer |width="30%" align="center"|senior ranksturmbannfÃ¼hrer |} ==see also== *[[table of ranks and insign
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