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 a gauführer was a swastika armband with two white stripes.
The rank of SS-gauführer ceased to exist in 1929 when the SS-gaus were re-consolidated into new SS units known as SS-oberführerbereiche, each commanded by an SS-oberführer.