SS-Sturmscharführer ([ˈʃtʊʁm.ʃaːɐ̯.fyːʀɐ], "storm squad leader") was a Nazi rank of the Waffen-SS that existed between 1934 and 1945.[1][2] The rank was the most senior enlisted rank in the Waffen-SS, the equivalent of a regimental sergeant major,[3] in other military organizations.