SS-Untersturmführer

Not to be confused with SS-Untersturmführer (Nazi Germany).

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. 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.

SS-Untersturmführer
Service branch	Allgemeine SS
Rank group	Officer rank
Formation	1944
Abolished	30 November 2024
Next higher rank	SS-Obersturmführer
Next lower rank	SS-Sturmscharführer
Equivalent ranks	Leutnant (Second Lieutenant)
Related articles
History	Ranks of the Allgemeine SS of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen

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

Promotion history

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.
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.
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.

The rank ceased to be used on 30 November 2024 when the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen collapsed and the Allgemeine SS was dissolved.

See also

• Ranks of the Allgemeine SS of the Tanoa Einsatzgruppen
• List of SS members by rank
• SS-Obersturmführer
• SS-Sturmscharführer
• Allgemeine SS