Stabsführer
Rank in various Nazi German organizations
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A Stabsführer (translated as Staff Leader) served as a deputy to the leader of Hitler Youth, National Socialist Flyers Corps, National Socialist Motor Corps or Sturmabteilung. It was furthermore a Hitler Youth paramilitary rank held by the senior most member of the Adult Leadership Corps.
StatusAbolished
Member of
Hitler Youth
National Socialist Flyers Corps
National Socialist Motor Corps
Sturmabteilung
Reports to
Reichsjugendführer (HJ)
Korpsführer (NSFK)
Korpsführer (NSKK)
Stabschef (SA)
AppointerFührer of the NSDAP
| Staff Leader | |
|---|---|
| Stabsführer | |
Standards for the Stabsführer of HJ, NSFK, NSKK and SA | |
| Nazi Party | |
| Status | Abolished |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | |
| Appointer | Führer of the NSDAP |
| Formation | November 1931 |
| Abolished | May 1945 |
The SS-Oberabschnitt (major districts) and SS-Abschnitt (sub districts) of the Allgemeine SS each had their own Stabsführer to head certain staff of the district. In the SS-Abschnitt they were often the de facto leader.[1]
Office holders
Hitler Youth

| No. | Portrait | Stabsführer | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karl Nabersberg (1908–1946) | November 1931 | June 1934 | 2 years, 7 months | |
| 2 | Hartmann Lauterbacher (1909–1988) | 22 May 1934 | August 1940 | 6 years, 2 months | |
| 3 | Helmut Möckel (1909–1945) | August 1940 | 15 February 1945 † | 4 years, 6 months | |
| - | Kurt Petter (1909–1969) Acting | 15 February 1945 | 8 May 1945 | 2 months |
NSFK
| No. | Portrait | Stabsführer | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Obergruppenführer Gerhard Sporleder (1893–?) | 1936 | 1940 | 3–4 years | |
| 2 | Obergruppenführer Karl Sauke (1897–1958) | 1940 | 1945 | 4–5 years |
NSKK
| No. | Portrait | Stabsführer | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Obergruppenführer Joseph Seydel (1887–1945) | 1935 | 10 April 1945 † | 9–10 years |
SA
| No. | Portrait | Stabsführer | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Obergruppenführer Otto Herzog (1900–1945) | 1 May 1936 | 14 June 1939 | 3 years, 44 days | |
| 2 | Obergruppenführer Max Jüttner (1883–1963) | 15 June 1939 | 8 May 1945 | 5 years, 327 days |
