Sturmmann

Sturmmann
SS Gorget patch
SS Shoulder and sleeve insignia
Country Nazi Germany
Service branch Hitler Youth
National Socialist Motor Corps
National Socialist Flyers Corps
Schutzstaffel
Sturmabteilung
Formation1921
Abolished1945
Next higher rankRottenführer
Next lower rankOberschütze (Waffen-SS)
Mann (Allgemeine SS and SA)
Equivalent ranksGefreiter

Sturmmann (German: [ˈʃtʊʁmman], lit.'Storm man') was a Nazi Party paramilitary rank that was first created in the year 1921. The rank of Sturmmann was used by the Sturmabteilung (SA) and the Schutzstaffel (SS).

The word originated during World War I when Sturmmann was a position held by soldiers in German pioneer assault companies, also known as "shock troops".