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''Untersturmführer'' was a paramilitary rank of the German ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) first created in July 1934. The rank can trace its origins to the older SA rank of ''Sturmführer'' which had existed since the founding of the SA in 1921. The rank of ''Untersturmführer'' was senior to ''Hauptscharführer'' (or ''Sturmscharführer'' in the ''Waffen-SS'') and junior to the rank of ''Obersturmführer''. ==Overview== ''Untersturmführer'' was the first commissioned SS officer rank, equivalent to a second lieutenant in other military organizations. The insignia consisted of a three silver pip collar patch with the shoulder boards of an army lieutenant. Because of the emphasis the SS placed on the leadership of their organization, obtaining the rank of ''Untersturmführer'' required a screening and training process different from the standard promotion system in the enlisted ranks. ; Insignia of rank of ''Untersturmführer'' of the Waffen-SS: Shoulder-wss-ill-untersturmf.jpg| SS-Untersturmfuehrer collar.png | Leutn-unterstf.png| In the early days of the SS, promotion to ''Untersturmführer'' was simply a matter of course as an SS member rose within the enlisted ranks to a position where they were ready to assume the duties of an officer. ''Untersturmführer'' was also occasionally an appointed position, given to an SS member so that they would be able to immediately begin as an officer in the organization. This was typically the case in security organizations, such as the ''Gestapo'' and ''Sicherheitsdienst'' (SD). A typical scenario in the early SS was for a member to join as an ''SS-Mann'' and the receive promotion directly to ''Sturmführer''. In some cases, where an officer was being "groomed" to take up an SS leadership position, an officer could be promoted even higher. Such was the situation with Friedrich Jecklen who was promoted directly from ''Mann'' to ''Sturmbannführer'' as well some situations of SS officers joining the organization as an ''SS-Oberführer''. By 1938, the size and logistics of the SS brought about the need for an established system of becoming an SS officer with this system different for both the ''Waffen-SS'' (military SS) and the general SS formations of the ''Allgemeine-SS''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Untersturmführer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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