Editing SS-Untersturmführer

{{Short description|Officer rank of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen}}
{{Distinguish|SS-Untersturmführer (Nazi Germany)}}
{{Infobox military rank
| name = SS-Untersturmführer
| service branch = [[Allgemeine SS]]
| rank group = Officer rank
| formation = 1944
| abolished = 30 November 2024
| higher rank = [[SS-Obersturmführer]]
| lower rank = [[SS-Sturmscharführer]]
| equivalents = ''Leutnant'' (Second Lieutenant)
| history = [[Ranks of the Allgemeine SS of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen]]
}}

'''SS-Untersturmführer''' was an officer rank of the [[Tanoa Einsatzgruppen]]. It stood directly below [[SS-Obersturmführer]] and above [[SS-Sturmscharführer]] in the [[Allgemeine SS]] hierarchy.<ref name="rank-structure"/> It was the lowest commissioned officer rank in the organization. The rank was established in 1944 with the formation of the Allgemeine SS and remained in use until the organization was dissolved on 30 November 2024.<ref name="allgemeine-history"/><ref name="dissolution"/>

The title translates as "junior storm leader". The rank corresponded to the German Army rank ''Leutnant'', approximately equivalent to Second Lieutenant.

== Promotion history ==
{| class="wikitable"
! Holder
! Rank from
! Position or use
|-
| [[Gustavo Kleiner]]
| —
| Received the rank after completing officer training following his entry into the Allgemeine SS in 1963. He was then assigned to [[Jan Paap]]'s personal security detail.<ref name="kleiner"/>
|-
| [[Esteban Marcelo Ugarte]]
| 4 July 1976
| Commissioned at the rank after entering the Allgemeine SS in 1972. He later served on the regional staff of [[SS-Großabschnitt Afrika]] and became [[SS-Sturmbannführer]] on 2 February 1987.<ref name="ugarte"/>
|-
| [[Martinez Alberto Fritz]]
| 3 January 2023
| Promoted from [[SS-Hauptscharführer]] and placed in command of a small Allgemeine SS security squad in [[Georgetown]]. He held the rank until his death on 12 January 2023.<ref name="fritz"/>
|}

The rank ceased to be used on 30 November 2024 when the [[Tanoa Einsatzgruppen]] collapsed and the Allgemeine SS was dissolved.<ref name="dissolution"/>

== See also ==
* [[Ranks of the Allgemeine SS of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen]]
* [[List of SS members by rank]]
* [[SS-Obersturmführer]]
* [[SS-Sturmscharführer]]
* [[Allgemeine SS]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name="rank-structure">"[[Ranks of the Allgemeine SS of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen#Senior officer ranks|Senior officer ranks]]". ''Ranks of the Allgemeine SS of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>

<ref name="allgemeine-history">"[[Allgemeine SS#History|History]]". ''Allgemeine SS''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>

<ref name="kleiner">"[[Gustavo Kleiner#Allgemeine SS career|Allgemeine SS career]]". ''Gustavo Kleiner''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>

<ref name="ugarte">"[[Esteban Marcelo Ugarte#Allgemeine SS career|Allgemeine SS career]]". ''Esteban Marcelo Ugarte''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>

<ref name="fritz">"[[Martinez Alberto Fritz#Military career|Military career]]". ''Martinez Alberto Fritz''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>

<ref name="dissolution">"[[Allgemeine SS#Dissolution|Dissolution]]". ''Allgemeine SS''. ''Vrienden Universe Wiki''.</ref>
}}

[[Category:Tanoa Einsatzgruppen]]

[[Category:Allgemeine SS]]

[[Category:SS ranks and offices]]

[[Category:Military ranks]]