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Gauführer was an early paramilitary rank used by the Schutzstaffel (SS) between 1925 and 1929. Translated as "SS-region leader", the SS-Gauführer had command of several SS-Stafflen which were in turn commanded by an SS-Staffelführer.

The rank of Gauführer was influenced by the similar named Nazi Party position of Gauleiter. The insignia for a Gauführer was a swastika armband with two white stripes.

The rank of SS-Gauführer ceased to exist in 1929 when the SS-Gaus were re-consolidated into new SS units known as SS-Oberführerbereiche, each commanded by an SS-Oberführer.

v t e Paramilitary ranks of Nazi Germany
Combat ranks	Anwärter Schütze Oberschütze Sturmmann Rottenführer Unterscharführer Scharführer Oberscharführer Hauptscharführer Sturmscharführer Untersturmführer Obersturmführer Sturmhauptführer (until 1939) Hauptsturmführer Sturmbannführer Obersturmbannführer Standartenführer Oberführer Brigadeführer Gruppenführer Obergruppenführer Oberst-Gruppenführer
Combat ranks Volkssturm	Volkssturmmann Zugführer Kompanieführer Bataillonsführer
Non-combat ranks	Bewerber Aufseherin Mann Oberrottenführer HJ Staffelführer Truppführer Obertruppführer Haupttruppführer Sturmführer Blockführer Rapportführer Sonderführer Schutzhaftlagerführer Gauführer Untergruppenführer Stabsführer Reichsjugendführer Korpsführer Stabschef (SA) Reichsführer-SS
Nazi Party ranks (NSDAP)	Helfer Arbeitsleiter Bereitschaftsleiter Einsatzleiter Gemeinschaftsleiter Abschnittsleiter Bereichsleiter Dienstleiter Befehlsleiter Gauleiter Reichsleiter
Admin position (NSDAP)	Abteilungsleiter Amtsleiter Betriebsobmann Bezirksleiter Blockleiter Inspekteur Kreisleiter Mitarbeiter Ortsgruppenleiter Sonderbeauftragter Stellenleiter Stützpunktleiter Zellenleiter
Reichsluftschutzbund (RLB)	RLB-Präsident
Organizations	Nazi Party Sturmabteilung Schutzstaffel Allgemeine SS SS-Verfügungstruppe Waffen-SS SS-Totenkopfverbände Hitler Youth National Socialist Motor Corps National Socialist Flyers Corps Volkssturm

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