1) SS rank 
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 .....