Oberführer was an early paramilitary rank of the
Nazi Party dating back to 1921. Translated as "senior leader", an
Oberführer was typically a Nazi Party member in charge of a group of paramilitary units in a particular geographical region. From 1921 to 1925, the phrase
Oberführer was used as a title in the
Sturmabteilung (SA), but became an actual
SA rank after 1926.