[1] The insignia for Rottenführer consisted of two double silver stripes on a bare collar patch.

[2] On field grey SS uniforms, the sleeve chevrons of an Obergefreiter (senior lance-corporal) were also worn.

Rottenführer was first established in 1932 as an SA rank due to an expansion of the organisation requiring a greater number of enlisted positions.

There was no difference in the Rottenführer insignia and the Gehaltsstufe designation was only used in written correspondence and never in verbal addressing of rank.

Rottenführer was also a rank of the Hitler Youth where the position was considered a junior squad leader title.