Night of the Long Knives
The rank of "Sturmscharführer" was first created in June 1934, after the Night of the Long Knives. Due to a reorganization of the SS, "Sturmscharführer" was created as the most senior enlisted rank of the "SS-Verfügungstruppe" (SS-VT), replacing the older "Sturmabteilung" (SA) title of "Haupttruppführer".