Editing Stabschef (section)

==Insignia==
Early insignia for {{lang|de|Stabschef}} consisted of an oak leaf patch worn on the collar of the stormtrooper uniform. Photographic evidence shows Ernst Röhm wearing such an insignia in his early days as the SA Chief of Staff. As Röhm's authority increased, so did his insignia and by mid 1931 photographic evidence shows him wearing wreathed star that was designed after that of a Bolivian general's collar, due to Röhm's previous military experience as a military adviser in Bolivia.

After 1933, the insignia for {{lang|de|Stabschef}} consisted of a "crossed lances" pattern, wreathed by a half oak leaf circle. After 1934, the insignia was changed to a wreathed tri-foil oak leaf pattern similar to the [[Uniforms and insignia of the Schutzstaffel|SS rank insignia]] of {{lang|de|[[Reichsführer-SS]]}}.{{sfn|Flaherty|2004|p= 148}} With the fall of Nazi Germany, the {{lang|de|Sturmabteilung}} ceased to exist and with it the {{lang|de|Stabschef}}.

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SA-Stabschef 1933.svg|Gorget patch (1933–1934)
SA-Stabschef.svg|Gorget patch (1934–1945)
SA OF10 ChdSt Schulterstück 1945.jpg|Shoulder patch (1933–1945)
</gallery>

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|width="30%" align="center"|Junior rank<br>'''SA-{{lang|de|[[Obergruppenführer]]}}'''
|width="40%" align="center"|'''[[Uniforms and insignia of the Sturmabteilung|SA rank]]'''<br>'''{{lang|de|Chef des Stabes der SA}}'''
|width="30%" align="center"|Senior rank<br>'''{{lang|de|[[Supreme SA Leader|Oberster SA-Führer]]}}'''
|}