Bereichsleiter

{{Italic title}} [[File:ORGANISATIONSBUCH DER NSDAP 1940 6. Auflage Politische Leiter Uniformen Tafel 11 Ausgehanzug einreihig, mit weissem Rock Bereichsleiter Reichsleitung Nazi Party handbook Third Reich No known copyright Brighter dark scan.jpg|thumb|''Bereichsleiter'' dress uniform, 1940]] '''''Bereichsleiter''''' (Department Leader) was a [[Ranks and insignia of the Nazi Party|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 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 ''Kreisleiter'' were now denoted through the use of a special [[Ranks and insignia of the Nazi Party#Armband system|political armband]].

==Sources== * Clark, J. (2007). Uniforms of the NSDAP. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing

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