Bereichsleiter
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Bereichsleiter was a a Nazi Party political rank
which existed between the years of 1939 and 1945. The rank of Bereichsleiter was created primarily to replace the older rank of Kreisleiter
(County Leader) but was also was used on higher levels of the Nazi Party (Regional and National) as a senior Chief of Staff
position.
Those Bereichsleiters who were assigned to the position Kriesleiter were now denoted through the use of a special political armband.
Ranks and insignia of the Nazi Party
Ranks and insignia of the Nazi Party were paramilitary titles used by the National Socialist German Workers Party between approximately 1928 and the fall of Nazi Germany in 1945...
which existed between the years of 1939 and 1945. The rank of Bereichsleiter was created primarily to replace the older rank of Kreisleiter
Kreisleiter
Kreisleiter was a Nazi Party political rank and title which existed as a political rank between 1930 and 1945 and as a Nazi Party title from as early as 1928...
(County Leader) but was also was used on higher levels of the Nazi Party (Regional and National) as a senior Chief of Staff
Chief of Staff
The title, chief of staff, identifies the leader of a complex organization, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a Principal Staff Officer , who is the coordinator of the supporting staff or a primary aide to an important individual, such as a president.In general, a chief of...
position.
Those Bereichsleiters who were assigned to the position Kriesleiter were now denoted through the use of a special political armband.
Source
- Clark, J. (2007). Uniforms of the NSDAP. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing